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Mayhew
1962
Journal
45.
Aug.11
Glamis area, Imperial Co., Calif.
Ike Harris then took us out to
Purgetory Flats to see Don Saylor &
"Andy" Anderson & their shackos. They
are a couple of gold prospectors
that have lived in the area for
about 30 years.
Then we returned to the dunes
and caught the following animals
between 1800 and 1845:
Uma notata - 10 (6?, 1♀, 3in) (3 released)
Urosaurus gracilis - 2 (10?, 1♀)
We looked for Coleonyx along the
road from 1950 to 2045 without seeing
any. We weren't too surprised, however,
because the air temp. when we quit
at 2045 was 40.0°C (104°F). We
returned to the road at 2225 and
looked until 2340. One ♀ Coleonyx
was all we found (and one juvenile
Crotalus cerastes). Maximum air temp.
today was 116°F; minimum temp. tonight
was 82°F.
Aug. 12
We arose at 0600 and ate breakfast.
Then we looked for lizards along
the road from 0640 to 0830. During
this time we caught 7 P. m'calli
(1♀, 6 juven) (5 released). We simply
made one pass as we were leaving
the area. We reached UCR at 1145