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Cogswell
1949
Sceloporus gracilisus
Sep. 1 Brannon Mtn., 3957 ft. Humboldt Co. Calif. one
3:00 p.m. was collected here from a pile of boards & shingles,
which is all that is left of an old lookout building.
The mtn is on the highest part of the peak, in an
open area with low boulders, grass & dry
herbs, and surrounded by arctostaphylos shrubs
(3 sp.) and open pine forests. The Temperature
was estimated to be about 80-85° F. when two
lizards were first seen here -- running between
sections of the board pile when I back the truck
over ground nearby. The one collected had re-
mained in the shade of a board for 30 seconds
or so, after having been chased for several
seconds. It bobbed upward on its legs several
times after arriving in the shade.
Sceloporus sp. were seen along the road at
abundantly
various points within the open pine forest at higher
altitudes here and also in drier ogh-madrone
or exposed ridges &
chaparral areas below the main Douglas
fir belt; but the latter were probably
S. occidentalis.
Sep. 3
many noted in this same area, including some
-4 very small individuals.
Sep 6-10 Red mtn ridge, 5300-5400 ft. 14 mi. S Wayford Trmity Co.
Calif. - This sp. is abundant in the more open
shrubland and "chaparral", in open pine
forest, and in the barren rock areas where
any large rocks are nearby. I collected on 10th