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Occurrence record: Herpetology:R.203220.004

Preserved specimen of Chelonia mydas (Linnaeus, 1758) | Green Turtle recorded on 2025-02-07
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Dataset

Data partner OZCAM (Online Zoological Collections of Australian Museums) Provider
Data resource Australian Museum provider for OZCAM
Institution code Australian Museum
Supplied institution code "AM"
Collection Australian Museum Herpetology Collection
Supplied collection code "Herpetology"
Catalog number R.203220.004
Other catalog numbers ["ecatalogue.irn:10576390,urn:catalog:AM:Herpetology:R.203220.004"]
Record type Preserved specimen
Supplied basis "PreservedSpecimen"
Associated Occurrence Status Representative record
Associated occurrences This record has 5 inferred associated occurrences
For more information see Inferred associated occurrence details
License CC-BY 3.0 (Au)
Degree of establishment Pathology sample
Presence/Absence PRESENT
Sampling protocol [Pathology sample]
Associated records REPRESENTATIVE
Country conservation Vulnerable
State conservation Vulnerable

Event

Event ID urn:australianmuseum.net.au:Events:10086830
Occurrence date 2025-02-07
Supplied date "2025-02-07/2025-02-07"
Sampling protocol Pathology sample  
End day of year 38
Date precision DAY
Start day of year 38

Taxonomy

Scientific name Chelonia mydas
Supplied scientific name "Chelonia mydas (Linnaeus, 1758)"
Identified to rank species
Common name Green Turtle
Kingdom Animalia
Phylum Chordata
Class Reptilia
Order Testudines
Family Cheloniidae
Genus Chelonia
Species Chelonia mydas
Name match metric exactMatch
Accepted name Chelonia mydas (Linnaeus, 1758)
Scientific name authorship (Linnaeus, 1758)
Name parse type SCIENTIFIC
Name according to (Linnaeus, 1758)

Geospatial

Country Australia
State or Territory New South Wales
Latitude -33.013332
Supplied as: "-33.013332"
Longitude 151.59305
Supplied as: "151.59305"
Datum EPSG:4326
Verbatim locality Toronto
Location remarks Australia, New South Wales, Toronto (33° 00' 48" S, 151° 35' 35" E) 07/02/2025 - 07/02/2025, Taronga Registry of Health(Collector and donor), Pathology sample, Accession
Coordinate precision Unknown
Terrestrial true
Verbatim latitude 33° 00' 48" S
Biome TERRESTRIAL
Marine false
Country Code AU
Verbatim longitude 151° 35' 35" E

Additional properties

verbatim uncertainty 1km-10km

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    Inferred associated occurrence details

    This record has been identified as the representative occurrence in a group of associated occurrences. This mean other records have been detected that seem to relate to this record and this particular record has the most detailed information on the occurrence. More information about the duplication detection methods and terminology in use is available here:

    Representative Record
    Record UUID 00f22955-3141-4790-bd70-e918e93d288c
    Data Resource Australian Museum provider for OZCAM
    Raw Scientific Name Chelonia mydas (Linnaeus, 1758)
    Coordinates -33.013332,151.59305
    Related records
    Record UUID cd0431b8-ed9b-4f84-9dc4-b68a22579f79
    Data Resource Australian Museum provider for OZCAM
    Raw Scientific Name Chelonia mydas (Linnaeus, 1758)
    Coordinates -33.013332,151.59305
    Record UUID a52e9307-dc33-4e14-a2b5-6990317da201
    Data Resource Australian Museum provider for OZCAM
    Raw Scientific Name Chelonia mydas (Linnaeus, 1758)
    Coordinates -33.013332,151.59305
    Record UUID ace312d4-18d2-4796-a0bd-7c18c1eb7f2a
    Data Resource Australian Museum provider for OZCAM
    Raw Scientific Name Chelonia mydas (Linnaeus, 1758)
    Coordinates -33.013332,151.59305
    Record UUID cf10592e-c9c6-4b3f-8071-a7a9a3a1e3e3
    Data Resource Australian Museum provider for OZCAM
    Raw Scientific Name Chelonia mydas (Linnaeus, 1758)
    Coordinates -33.013332,151.59305
    Record UUID a4126dc3-0ba7-4f6e-b80d-77e67e84ecee
    Data Resource Australian Museum provider for OZCAM
    Raw Scientific Name Chelonia mydas (Linnaeus, 1758)
    Coordinates -33.013332,151.59305

    Additional political boundaries information

    Area Management
    GER Hunter Valley GER Hunter Valley
    GER National Corridor GER National Corridor
    Great Eastern Ranges Initiative GER Great Eastern Ranges Initiative
    Hunter Analysis Mask GER Hunter Analysis Mask
    IBRA (Interim Biogeographic Regionalisation for Australia (IBRA) Version 7 (Regions) Sydney Basin
    IBRA (Interim Biogeographic Regionalisation for Australia (IBRA) Version 7 (Subregions), contextual (polygon) Wyong
    NRM Regions 2010 Hunter-Central Rivers
    NRM Regions 2017 Hunter
    Natural Resource Management (NRM) Regions 2023 Hunter
    Area management
    National Landcare Program Management Units 2018 Hunter
    Biodiversity
    IBRA 6 Regions Sydney Basin
    IBRA 7 Regions Sydney Basin
    IBRA 7 Subregions Wyong
    Hydrology
    Australian Drainage Divisions 2021 South East Coast (NSW)
    Drainage Divisions Level 1 South East Coast (NSW)
    Drainage Divisions Level 2 MACQUARIE-TUGGERAH LAKES
    Indigenous
    Indigenous Areas 2021 Lake Macquarie
    Indigenous Land Use Agreements Powercoal Pty Ltd, Victor Perry, Stephen Seiver & NSW ALC ILUA Area Agreement
    Indigenous Locations 2021 Lake Macquarie - West
    Indigenous Regions 2021 NSW Central and North Coast
    RATSIB (representative Aboriginal/Torres Strait Islander body) Areas 2024 New South Wales
    Marine
    States including coastal waters New South Wales (including Coastal Waters)
    Political
    ASGS Australian States and Territories New South Wales
    Australian States and Territories New South Wales
    Commonwealth Electoral Divisions 2021 Hunter
    Electorates March 2025 Hunter
    Indigenous Land Use Agreements Powercoal Pty Ltd, Victor Perry, Stephen Seiver & NSW ALC ILUA Area Agreement
    Local Government Areas 2011 Lake Macquarie (C)
    Local Government Areas 2012 deprecated Lake Macquarie - West
    Local Government Areas 2023 Lake Macquarie
    Local Government Areas PSMA 2018 LAKE MACQUARIE CITY COUNCIL
    NSW Local Land Services Regions Hunter
    PSMA ABS Census Indigenous Language Speakers by Area - I01B (2016) 42
    PSMA ABS Census Selected Person Characteristics by Indigenous Status by Area - I01A (2016) 8030
    PSMA ABS Greater Capital City Statistical Areas (2016) REST OF NSW
    PSMA ABS SA2 Statistical Areas (2016) TORONTO - AWABA
    PSMA ABS SA3 Statistical Areas (2016) LAKE MACQUARIE - WEST
    PSMA ABS SA4 Statistical Areas (2016) NEWCASTLE AND LAKE MACQUARIE
    PSMA Commonwealth Electoral Boundaries (2018) HUNTER
    PSMA Indigenous Areas (2016) LAKE MACQUARIE
    PSMA Indigenous Locations (2016) LAKE MACQUARIE - WEST
    PSMA Indigenous Regions (2016) NSW CENTRAL AND NORTH COAST
    PSMA Remoteness Areas (2016) Major Cities of Australia
    PSMA State Electoral Boundaries (2018) LAKE MACQUARIE
    PSMA States (2016) NEW SOUTH WALES
    State Electoral Divisions 2022 Lake Macquarie
    World Country Boundaries Australia
    Social
    Australia 2021 Australia
    Destination Zones 2021 Toronto - Awaba
    Greater Capital City Statistical Areas 2021 Rest of NSW
    Postal Areas 2021 2283
    Remoteness Areas 2021 Major Cities of Australia
    States and Territories 2021 New South Wales
    Statistical Areas Level 1 11102121916
    Statistical Areas Level 2 Toronto - Awaba
    Statistical Areas Level 3 Lake Macquarie - West
    Statistical Areas Level 4 Newcastle and Lake Macquarie
    Tourism Regions 2021 Hunter
    Vegetation
    Australia's Indigenous forest estate (2013) v2.0 Other special rights, Native forest
    Forests of Australia (2013) v2.0 Eucalypt Medium Open
    Forests of Australia 2018B Non forest
    NVIS 4.1 Major Vegetation Groups Cleared, non-native vegetation, buildings
    NVIS 4.1 Major Vegetation Subgroups Cleared, non-native vegetation, buildings
    Tenure of Australia's forests (2013) v2.0 Private Freehold
    Vegetation types - native Eucalypt open forests
    Vegetation types - present Eucalyptus open forest

    Environmental sampling for this location

    Biodiversity
    Occurrence Density 54812.0 frequency
    Species Richness 2259.0 frequency
    Climate
    Precipitation - annual (Bio12) 1125.0 mm
    Precipitation - coldest quarter (Bio19) 209.0 mm
    Precipitation - driest period (Bio14) 12.0 mm
    Precipitation - driest quarter (Bio17) 177.0 mm
    Precipitation - seasonality (Bio15) 33.0 mm
    Precipitation - warmest quarter (Bio18) 349.0 mm
    Precipitation - wettest period (Bio13) 37.0 mm
    Precipitation - wettest quarter (Bio16) 401.0 mm
    Radiation - annual mean (Bio20) 16.7 MJ/m2/day
    Radiation - seasonality (Bio23) 33.0
    Radiation - warmest quarter (Bio26) 21.9 MJ/m2/day
    Temperature - annual mean (Bio01) 17.9 degrees C
    Temperature - annual range (Bio07) 20.8 degrees C
    Temperature - coldest period min (Bio06) 6.6 degrees C
    Temperature - coldest quarter mean (Bio11) 12.9 degrees C
    Temperature - diurnal range mean (Bio02) 10.0 degrees C
    Temperature - driest quarter mean (Bio09) 14.1 degrees C
    Temperature - isothermality (Bio03) 0.48 %
    Temperature - seasonality (Bio04) 1.29
    Temperature - warmest period max (Bio05) 27.4 degrees C
    Temperature - warmest quarter (Bio10) 22.5 degrees C
    Temperature - wettest quarter mean (Bio08) 21.4 degrees C
    WorldClim 2.1: Precipitation - annual 1123.0 mm
    WorldClim 2.1: Precipitation - coldest quarter 219.0 mm
    WorldClim 2.1: Precipitation - driest month 53.0 mm
    WorldClim 2.1: Precipitation - driest quarter 175.0 mm
    WorldClim 2.1: Precipitation - seasonality 30.287174 mm
    WorldClim 2.1: Precipitation - warmest quarter 331.0 mm
    WorldClim 2.1: Precipitation - wettest month 141.0 mm
    WorldClim 2.1: Precipitation - wettest quarter 391.0 mm
    WorldClim 2.1: Temperature - annual mean 17.9875 °C
    WorldClim 2.1: Temperature - annual range 19.1 °C
    WorldClim 2.1: Temperature - coldest month min 7.6 °C
    WorldClim 2.1: Temperature - coldest quarter mean 12.95 °C
    WorldClim 2.1: Temperature - diurnal range mean 8.858334 °C
    WorldClim 2.1: Temperature - driest quarter mean 13.733334 °C
    WorldClim 2.1: Temperature - isothermality 46.378704 %
    WorldClim 2.1: Temperature - seasonality 386.72357
    WorldClim 2.1: Temperature - warmest month max 26.7 °C
    WorldClim 2.1: Temperature - warmest quarter mean 22.55 °C
    WorldClim 2.1: Temperature - wettest quarter mean 22.35 °C
    Substrate
    Moisture Index - annual mean (Bio28) 0.78
    Moisture Index - highest quarter mean (Bio32) 0.99
    Elevation 10.0 m