Field journal, v4298
Page 85
Image from the Biodiversity Heritage Library. Contributed by Museum of Vertebrate Zoology, University of California, Berkeley. | www.biodiversitylibrary.org
Transcription
Mayhew 1962 Journal 42. Aug. 5 Glamis area, Imperial Co., Calif. Colonyx - 11 (6 ad ♂, 2 ad ♀, 3 juv.), 3 released (+1 DOR) Crot. wilczeki - 1 (juv. ♀) In addition, data were obtained from 4 DOR Callisaurus draconoides. Since 18 were released, of 4 kept animals were young, we brought 28 lizards back to dissect. 3 DOR were kept for reproductive data (1 Colonyx, 1 Phrynosoma wicalli, 1 Callisaurus). Aug. 8 Palm Springs, Riverside Co., Calif. Walt Murbly, Bill Threedell, Dave Rentler and I left UCR at 0610 for our monthly sample at this site. We looked for lizards from 0720 to 1035. From 0720 to 0830 we looked just north of the last subdivision on Vista Chino Ave. Although the small drainage contained as much green Larrea divricata on this side of Vista Chino as it does on the side we explored the last two trips, very few lizards or tracks were seen here. We caught a total of 12 lizards of 4 species here. Then we drove to Palm Springs Panorama. The vegetation (Larrea divricata, Dicoria canescens) was in fine shape. Lizards were somewhat more abundant here, even though the air temperature was getting so high by the time we