. Animal life in the Yosemite; an account of the mammals, birds, reptiles, and amphibians in a cross-section of the Sierra Nevada. Zoology. THE MAMMALS. Moles. Scapanus latimanus (Bachman)^ Field characters.—Total length 6 to 6% inches (150-170 mm.), tail about 11/2 inches (38 mm.); body short and cylindrical; snout long and pointed (fig. 4); forefeet with greatly expanded and flattened palms and long heavy claws (fig. 5a); tail scantily and coarsely haired; no eyes or ears visible. Pelage short, soft, plush-like in texture; coloration uniform, dark brown, gray, or blackish (accord- ing to sub
. Animal life in the Yosemite; an account of the mammals, birds, reptiles, and amphibians in a cross-section of the Sierra Nevada. Zoology. THE MAMMALS. Moles. Scapanus latimanus (Bachman)^ Field characters.—Total length 6 to 6% inches (150-170 mm.), tail about 11/2 inches (38 mm.); body short and cylindrical; snout long and pointed (fig. 4); forefeet with greatly expanded and flattened palms and long heavy claws (fig. 5a); tail scantily and coarsely haired; no eyes or ears visible. Pelage short, soft, plush-like in texture; coloration uniform, dark brown, gray, or blackish (accord- ing to subspecies), appearing silvery when smoothed down. Habits: Strictly subterranean; live in tunnels formed by the animals themselves in the ground. Workings: Low raised ridges (containing runways) along the surface of ground; also, le^s commonly, mounds of earth with irregu- lar surface, erupted from underground tunnels, and with no indication left of any opening to burrow (fig. 22). Occurrence.—Present in small to moderate numbers locally across the Yosemite region; noted from Snelling eastward to Mono Mills and up to an altitude of 9500 feet (in Lyell Canon) ; especially common in meadows of Yo- semite Individuals live and work Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Grinnell, Joseph, 1877-1939; Storer, Tracy Irwin, 1889-. Berkeley, Calif. , University of California Press
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