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Hyila regilla (?)
Aug. 30 150 yards E Tiger Pass Ranger Station, 9430 ft., Tuolumne
Co., Calif. Recently metamorphosed (of this summer)
abundant in grasses. One pond, now 50x20 x 16" deep,
still for toads in it with tails, but nearly all have
emerged. 12:50 P.M. (D.S.) Young (body length 3/4")
tree-frog noted at bottom of lake 2' from edge in
water 16" deep. No tail vestige, light gray below.
Bottom of lake light brownish. It remained there for
at least 10 minutes. Possibly I had stirred it up
while it rested at the lake edge, forcing it into
the water. Another I saw swimming on surface
10' from above the grassy lake edge.
Oct. 16 same locality as above.
No Hyila seen 2-4 P.M. today. Air temperatures
ranged from about 8-14° C. Some ice crystals edge
of N facing banks of ditches and rivulets. Wind of near
gale velocity. Hibernation of tree-frogs this elevation
may be effective.
Oct. 16 Hyila adults and subadults out in leaf litter
in front of Ranger's Club, East Center, Yosemite
Valley, Mariposa Co., Calif. 9 P.M. Air temperature
14.1° C.
Oct 17 Dozens of subadult (young of this year?) collected
from under a plank near temperature station Sentinel
meadow, 1/2 mi. S East Center, Yosemite Valley.
Average body length 5 individuals 19.7 mm. One
adult only collected 31.2 mm. Air temp. 9 A.M.
48° F. Few other Hyila active in dew-covered grasses.