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Case, S.M. 1975 Rana muscosa 12 Calf. Tuolumne Co., Lukenslake, YNP, etc. 4 Sept (cont) A number of tadpoles were seen in this area of lake. Were very wary and at the slightest disturbance would move away & bury into the silt (in which they were almost impossible to find). After much work caught 5 tads. Left the rest to become happy adults. Calif: Tuolumne Co., unnamed ck from Lukenslake, ~0.5 mi from lake towards White Wolf campg, near bk of trail for Lukens lake's 4 Sept. ck ~ 50 ft from trail so decided to see if anything there. Spotted individual sitting on gravel "sandbar". He jumped into H2O and hit under algal covered rock from which he was retrieved. Stream w no gradient but ran slowly / quietly. Small stm, only 1-2 ft across & only ~ 1ft deep. California: El Dorado Co., Tamarack lake T , B17 E 15 Sept. f'd only juveniles out. Most w/in small area of lake near outlet. Suspect is where muscosa usually breeds, or at least where young all congregate since is where I have almost always fd tads.