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El Koshsturn
1956
journal
April 21 466 at Clear Creek (cont.)
1 Anniella pulchra Left area 4:50 p.m.
Water flowing clear creek; afternoon mild with
hazy sun. Supper 6:40 P.M. Mojave (8058)
We started running road from Mojave on.
Better road conditions (less traffic) from junction
466 and 395. An alternate old stretch of the
highway parallels 395 for a number of miles.
Night temps. not too cool for reptiles (RCS)
but we found none. Pavement cool; winds very
strong at Mojave at sunset. Camped at Stelbins'
favorite site 3 mi. N, 1 mi. W of Victorville
along Mojave River. mild, moonlit evening.
Bufo microcephalus
B. boreas holochilus
Sandy areas above river level slightly dampish
under the surface. Temperature at night down to
April 22 about 10° C. at 6:00 A.M. Breakfast Victorville
then SE through Apple Valley, State 18.
Junny, warm. Took
Crystal Creek Park road due south from Lucerne
Valley.
2 Ensatina e. croceata - schenkeri juveniles (a
third juvenile was returned after being collected)
1 Geochrotus multicinctus
Sceloporus occidentalis
On returning northward to Lucerne Valley we
collected two reptiles on the dirt road.
1 Mastigophis flagellum 1 Phrynosoma platyhirina