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Case, Susan M. 1972 Rana muscosa 4 Siesta Lake, Yosemite Nat'l Park, Tuolumne Co, Caley elev ~ 7900' 4/22 (cont.) Stopped ~ 5:00 P.M. to see if we could get anymore frogs since we know they are there. Walked over to the SW side of lake where saw them before but no activity. Continued around away then came back. One was caught ~ 2-3' from H2O. Smell indiv. caught - characteristic odor most prominent, W in a few min. another life indiv. was caught. A third was heard to jump into the lake but got away. A dead tadpole ~~ which was metamorphosing was found on m ~ 1 ft of shore & brought back. Hind legs were developing but no forelegs were externally visible. We continued to walk around the edge of the lake ( best described as edge as very soggy mud to much grass growing in it) to the side nearest road but no more adults were seen. Tadpoles were obvious along the edge of