Field notes, v1306
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Greene, H. 1989 June 5 (continued) January. When I jussed a flat rock approx 40 cm in greatest width, a juvenile Elgaria kingii dashed approx 50 cm to the cover of a roller oak log. The lizard had a well-banded, unregenerated tail, and I could clearly see sinuous waves in the turked tail as it rapidly scottered away. It initially froze upon reaching the cover of the log, as a small portion of the tail remained visible until I reached for it. I tore up the log a little, but the latter was thick and I failed to find the lizard. Drove up to SWRS before returning to the Hardy's house, but still no snakes. From approx 1920-2100 hrs I made two circuits on the road, from Portal to SWRS, back to State Line, and then to Portal. Saw six white-tailed deer, but the only keep was a fairly fresh DOR Phrynosoma modestum at 1950hrs, 2.3mi E. of Portal. Only a sliver of a moon, which was at times obscured by clouds, so it's very dark. June 6 Checked the telemetered Crotalus molossus, found him at 1705 hrs - the device is in shade from the rocks it is in and two large Opuntia patches above and west of it. I photographed the snake, which lie in an elliptical open coil, w/ body extending well out of the crack. The head was easily visible but back up in the hole. No tongue flicks or other sign of the snake sensing me, and I was at pains to not disturb it. Probably could have caught it, but I want