Field journal, v4298
Page 219
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Mayhew 1964 Journal 7. Aug. 19 Mojave Desert, San Bernardino Co., Calif. before sundown, so we left the area at 1530. We reached UCR at 1630 after a trip of 307 miles. During this period we captured the following lizards: Uma scoparia - 28 (released 9) Callisaurus - 20 ( " 11) Sceloporus magister- 2 Uta stansburiana - 9 Crotaphytus wielgeri - 1 Cnemidophorus tigris- 2 Phrynosoma platyhiros- 3 (released 3) Dipsosaurus dorsalis - 9 ( " 9 ) Total - 74 32 Lizards did not seem to be nearly as abundant in the areas sampled as they have in previous years. I'm afraid this current long drought is taking its toll of lizards in these desert areas. Sept. 2 Glamis area, Imperial Co., Calif. Al Bennett, Shirley Hill & I left UCR to try to get a September sample of Phrynosoma micelli. We left the campus at 0745. We made one rapid pass between the canals, but saw no lizards (not even DOR's). We spent the afternoon in the Algodones Dunes observing the twins that Urosaurus gracilissus and Uma notata are active in September. However, I spent