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[[underlined]] Gyrinophilus porphyriticus [[/underlined]] is the only salamander known to bite, but [[strikethrough]] I bel [[/strikethrough]] he says of [[underlined]] Aneides [[/underlined]] that, because of its huge jaw muscles and powerful jaws, it is probably more capable of biting than any other Salamander.  I believe there is one record since that time of an  [[underlined]] Aneides [[/underlined]] trying to bite, but I think there is no other record of a salamander attacking a person.  This record of [[underline]] Aneides [[/underline]], with that of yesterday, serves to link up the [[underline]] Monterery [[/underline]] and Santa Barbara records, & shows that there seems to be no hiatus in the range of this animal down the coast. 
   There [[underlined]] is [[/underlined]] however, a hiatus in the range of [[underlined]] Ensatina eschscholtzii [[/underlined]] (Monterey - Los Angeles) which we had hoped to fill - but we have not.
   We heard many [[underlined]] Hyla Regilla [[/underlined]] in Gaviota Pass & I saw one small one in the grass.

#9 [[underlined]] Sceloporus [[/underlined]] near Los Alamos  On log.
[[insertion]] tag 10118 [[/insertion]] 10. [[underline]] Pituophis [[/underline]] " " " [[Dittos for: near Los Alamos]] [[/quote marks]] Under log.
11. [[underline]] Diadophis [[/underline]] [[strikethrough]] Gaviota Pass [[/strikethrough]] " " " [[Dittos for: near Los Alamos]] In dry wash.
12. Aneides   Gaviota Pass [[male symbol]] Under log (This one bit me!)

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13. Aneides   Gaviota Pass    Under log.
14. " " " " " [[Dittos for: Aneides   Gaviota Pass    Under log.]]
15. Batrachoseps " " " " [[Dittos for: Gaviota pass under log]]
16. " " " " " [[Dittos for: Batrachoseps Gaviota pass under log]]

April 11, 1929. Thursday.

   Again we get off to a late start, this time on the outskirts of Los Angeles.  From 12.30 to 2 we fished and hunted in and along the Los Angeles River below the Los Veliz Boulevard Bridge.  Under the bridge in slowly flowing water [[strikethrough]] were [[/strikethrough]] with many weeds were many Hyla (?) tadpoles and sticklebacks.  
Going downstream about 1/4 mile we came to a little tributary flowing in from the south.  It was clear and swift, and rather deep, carrying about as much water as the main stream.  In this tributary we saw small minnows, and sticklebacks were abundant in the grass.  We caught many of the latter, several ripe (?) females and one male with red undersurface of the head. After great