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E.L. Karathan
1954
Bufo canorus (30)
June 18 200 yards SE Tioga Pass Ranger Station, 9920 ft., Tuolumne Co., Coly. Lake drops off to 2 1/2' depth on W side.
matted down grasses right to edge and shot through
underneath with mice (micotus?) lemmings. Two juvenile
frogs taken here, are immediately took cover beneath
matted cover as I approached it. Mossy, soggy mat
beneath meadow grasses along lake edge. Adult F seen
right at edge of lake. 2:05 P.M. (DS.) In full sunlight
but half submerged in water. Resting on surface of grass
clumps. Choral temp. 23.5° C. Water temp. 3 1/4