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  • Cultus Lake [underlined] May 30/42 [1942] Ascaphus Creek - Followed "Lake side Trail" along west shore of Cultus lake to this stream and followed up stream bed looking for tadpoles of Ascaphus [tailed frog] Stream is of fair size - typical mountain type flowing through rocky canyon over gravel bed. Thimbleberry, Devil's club, nettles, Deer ferns, all found leaving under brush together with fallen logs + branches. About 1/3 mile up from Lake Cowan [McTaggart Cowan] saw movement of something small in a pool. While examining the place carefully I saw a salamander larva about 5 1/2 inches in length on bottom of pool On capture in net it proved to be Dicamptodon ensatus [underlined][California giant salamander]. The larvae is very light in color and most difficult to see on the gravel bottom + in shifting light. Although not particularly "scary" [easily scared] it moves toward shelter beneath larger rocks when disturbed. Altogether 4 were seen and two of these were collected. Gill tufts are short + poorly developed as compared with the specimen formerly at the Museum from Seattle. The two specimens were retained alive + taken home for photographing. One ate worms in captivity on May 31 [1942]. Both died June 3 [1942].
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