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EL Kardatum
1956
Buffo conuue
June 30 Upper Blue Lake, 8100 ft., Alpine Co. Calif.
40 yards NW of lake edge at extreme north end
of lake. Eggs found first in shallow (tr 3")
sees 10 x 20 yards. Eggs over are 3'x 15", mostly
in two puddles not more than 1 1/2" deep, 1/2 to
3/3rds of eggs swollen and grayish. Air temp 1" above
water 17.8o C. Water 1/2" below surface 23.6o C.
at 4:03 P.M. (D.S.T.) Bright sun, cloudy
sky but brisk NW wind.
Vaughlder Blue-X #7 facing E over a pool where
eggs discovered. Peaks in background, a jutting
peak. Discovery of these eggs confirms sympatry
of conuue and loreae at this locality, as
indicated by two adult birds in Stanford
collection (both had been cataloged as B. loreae).
Adult -> found under log 16' x 8" along with
3 adult -> loreae and unattacked gravid & brood.
Water flowing, to 2" depth under log. I took
a photograph (Vaughlder 4x5 #8) of site
facing SE toward lake. First known sympatry of conuue
lack of active conuue this afternoon suggest a
small population. Conditions appear right for this
siurnal beast to be out breeding in numbers. I
sroaged the willow seeps and checked ponds, under
logs, etc. for a good hour. Two adult -> loreae
were out in the water near the lake edge, but
about 26 others were collected under logs. Conuue
breeding site typical for species - shallow and