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  • Amphibia - 4 Aug [August] 27 [1943] Four A. gracile [underlined] [Ambystoma gracile - Northwestern salamander] adults were collected on lake shore (Croteau Lake) under logs or otten [rotten] wood a few feet from waters edge + within a few feet of each other. Size as follows - 93 mm [millimeters]; 104; 102; 140 The three smaller specimens showed only a little sign of light markings; the large one was marked quite conspicuously with bronze, irregular spots as described before Have these individuals just left the lake? Yes. The 3 smaller ones still have stumps of gills. Skin noted very loose over head after death in individuals collected the previous day. Does skin shedding accompany metamorphosis. One more taken on shore - size 105 [millimeters]; gill stumps still evident. [August] 28 [1943] Area in which 4 A. gracile [underlined] were found yesterday was re-examined with no results. Air temp. [temperature] (raining) 50 [degree symbol] Water temp. [temperature] (at edge of lake) 56 [degree symbol] Toads are certainly widely scattered in the Plateau area. Individuals were seen almost at the top of Mt. Strata (near pools a few hundred feet below the peak); in large rock slide at base of Strata; in dense woods; along all trails. Hyla [tree frog] is almost as common. Tadpoles are present in many of the apparently permanent pools where they are often seen crowded into the
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