EL Kaidatum 1956 Journal April 25 that C. erastes has been active in area. Desert iguana and Uma observed on highway when we returned to Palm Springs at noon. Hot day (in 90'2) with slight haze over mountains. Worked afternoon in smaller Canyon just NW of main Totquitz Canyon, 1½ mi SW Palm Springs. One Crotaphytus collisius seen. Birds included phainopepla, desert song sparrow, Coly.quail. Warm hut sited in canyon. 1 Sauromalus obesus, 1 Cnemidophorus tigris, 3 Uta stansburiana. Road walk 7-8:30 P.M. same route as last night. Too cool. No reptiles. April 26 Left Palm Springs 7 A.M. for Indio and lower Coachella Valley. Hwy 11 to Coachella and U.S. 99 south on west side of Salton Sea. Warm and windy. Kolaschume #9 - 200 ft. below sea level facing west toward Santa Rosa mt. showing old sea level level bench W of north end Salton Sea, We collected sand dune area east of Hwy 99 about 3 miles N by NW from Springs. Winds rise to approximately 25-30 miles per hour kept lizard activity down. 2 humped out Z flusket. Few Uma notata seen, also a few Uta stansburiana and collisius decormids. No snake tanks and few lizard tanks left around side of large dunes. Mesquite and erastes lucido D.O.R. Texas nightbook 2 Uma notata 10:30 - 12:00 A.M. Quick check behind Kern Springs. Unhospitalable body at lowered service station prevented our checking springs near house for Bora ziguis