Field journal, v4298
Page 61
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Mayhew 1962 Journal 30. June 21 Palm Springs, Riverside Co., Calif. to Vista Chino. It was getting quite warm by this time (1010 - 41.0°c air temp.), so we caught only 2 Dipsozaurus dorsalis + 1 Crotaphytus wislizeni. We quit looking for lizards at 1030 & headed for UCR. We reached UCR at 1145 after a trip of 119 miles. Our catch for the morning: Uma inornata - 20 (10♂, 6♀) (4 escaped: 3♀, 1 ♂) Dipsozaurus dorsalis - 16 (10 ♂, 2 ♀) 4 released Crotaphytus wislizeni - 3 (♂) Total 39 We brought 31 back for dissection. June 26 Hesperia, San Bernardino Co., Calif. Walt Mobely, Bill Threesdell, Kenneth Evans + I left UCR at 0620 to get a June sample of Sceloporus sp. in the Mojave Desert & San Gabriel Mts. We looked for Sceloporus magister around Hesperia from 0715 to 1245. We captured 18 of them during this period. Most of the animals were found on the west side of Hesperia. Then we drove toward Phelan to gather a sample of Sceloporus occidentalis. However, the wind was blowing rather hard by this time, so we saw no lizards. Therefore, I decided to go to Blue Ridge to try to get a