Field notes, v1310
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13 July Sylvilagus audubini - which we ate for dinner. Went to bed about 10:30 pm in a slow slow steady rain which lasted well into the night. The tents were pitched along the road. July Woke up to completely overcast skies caused by low clouds. Had breakfast and then packed up our wet gear. Collected the following around the campsite before we left in the morning. Stayed mostly cloudy all morning long. 176 - 185 Sceloporus clarkii: Several shot off stone walls and out of trees at late morning when the sun broke through a bit. The lizards hide under rocks at the base or near trees and come out to heat up in the rocks before taking to the trees. ?? have lateral blue belly patches ad blue throat; ?? have a small black gular patch. 186-203 Urosaurus ornatus: Off the rocks & +204-205 trees, in and around the arroyo. Much less common above the arroyo on the plateau. More on the rocks at this locality than elsewhere. Measurements of freshly ventilated nine specimens: