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Callisaurus draconoides
Sept. 8 3 mi. S.E. Joshua Tree P.O., San Bernardino Co., Calif.
In and near large sandy wash
collected three individuals. Dominant
vegetation was Catclaw and Desert
Willow, with some Burro Brush on the
wash margins. Temperatures were
as follows:
Callisaurus = 40.8° C.
sand = 38.9° C.
6" above sand = 32.0° C. (shade)
Callisaurus = 41.2° C.
sand = 49+° C.
6" above sand = 38.5° C.
Callisaurus = 40.8° C.
sand = 46.5° C.
The animals were very active, some
ran as much as 50 ft. away, disappearing
still on the run. Animals which
stopped while still in view were not
observed to show the tail-waving
action commonly observed by me in
animals observed near Tucson, Arizona.