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Occurrence record: REPT:R145918

Preserved specimen of Varanus giganteus (Gray, 1845) | Perentie
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Dataset

Data partner OZCAM (Online Zoological Collections of Australian Museums) Provider
Data resource Western Australian Museum provider for OZCAM
Institution code Western Australian Museum
Supplied institution code "WAM"
Collection Western Australian Museum Herpetology Collection
Supplied collection code "REPT"
Catalog number R145918
Occurrence ID urn:lsid:taxonomy.org.au:REPT:R145918
Record type Preserved specimen
Supplied basis "PreservedSpecimen"
Preparations Wet
Identified by Maryan, B.  
Identified date 1/1/2003
Collector Williams, A.  
Supplied as "WILLIAMS,A."
Individual count 1
Life stage Adult
License CC-BY 4.0 (Int)
Presence/Absence PRESENT
Sampling protocol [ROADKILL]
Date identified 2003-01-01
Supplied as 1/1/2003

Event

Sampling protocol ROADKILL  
Verbatim event date 4/9/2003
Date precision NOT_SUPPLIED

Taxonomy

Scientific name Varanus giganteus
Identified to rank species
Common name Perentie
Kingdom Animalia
Phylum Chordata
Supplied as "Animalia"
Class Reptilia
Order Squamata
Family Varanidae
Genus Varanus
Species Varanus giganteus
Name match metric exactMatch
Scientific name authorship (Gray, 1845)
Name parse type SCIENTIFIC

Geospatial

Country Australia
State or Territory Western Australia
Locality Karara station
Latitude -29.387778
Supplied as: "-29.387778"
Longitude 116.767222
Supplied as: "116.767222"
Datum EPSG:4326
Coordinate precision Unknown
Coordinate uncertainty (in metres) 200000.0
Municipality KARARA STATION
Terrestrial true
Verbatim latitude 29°23`16"S
Biome TERRESTRIAL
Marine false
Country Code AU
Verbatim longitude 116°46`02"E

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    Geodetic datum assumed WGS84 Warning
    Name not supplied Warning
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    Additional political boundaries information

    Area Management
    CAPAD 2016 Terrestrial Karara
    CAPAD 2020 Terrestrial Karara
    NRM Regions 2010 Northern Agricultural
    NRM Regions 2017 Northern Agricultural Region
    Area management
    National Landcare Program Management Units 2018 Northern Agricultural Region
    Biodiversity
    IBRA 6 Regions Yalgoo
    IBRA 7 Regions Yalgoo
    IBRA 7 Subregions Tallering
    Hydrology
    Drainage Divisions Level 1 South West Coast
    Drainage Divisions Level 2 MOORE-HILL RIVERS
    Land Management
    Western Australian Biodiversity Science Research Priority Regions Gascoyne/Murchison
    Marine
    States including coastal waters Western Australia (including Coastal Waters)
    Political
    ASGS Australian States and Territories Western Australia
    Australian States and Territories Western Australia
    Local Government Areas 2011 Perenjori (S)
    Local Government Areas 2012 deprecated Perenjori
    Local Government Areas PSMA 2018 SHIRE OF PERENJORI
    PSMA ABS Census Indigenous Language Speakers by Area - I01B (2016) 5
    PSMA ABS Census Selected Person Characteristics by Indigenous Status by Area - I01A (2016) 373
    PSMA ABS Greater Capital City Statistical Areas (2016) REST OF WA
    PSMA ABS SA2 Statistical Areas (2016) MORAWA
    PSMA ABS SA3 Statistical Areas (2016) MID WEST
    PSMA ABS SA4 Statistical Areas (2016) WESTERN AUSTRALIA - OUTBACK (SOUTH)
    PSMA Commonwealth Electoral Boundaries (2018) DURACK
    PSMA Indigenous Areas (2016) IRWIN - MORAWA
    PSMA Indigenous Locations (2016) IRWIN - MORAWA
    PSMA Indigenous Regions (2016) GERALDTON
    PSMA Remoteness Areas (2016) Remote Australia
    PSMA State Electoral Boundaries (2018) MOORE, AG
    PSMA States (2016) WESTERN AUSTRALIA
    World Country Boundaries Australia
    Vegetation
    Australia's Indigenous forest estate (2013) v2.0 Non-Indigenous, Non forest
    Forests of Australia (2013) v2.0 Non Forest
    Forests of Australia 2018B Non forest
    NVIS 4.1 Major Vegetation Groups Other Shrublands
    NVIS 4.1 Major Vegetation Subgroups Other shrublands
    Tenure of Australia's forests (2013) v2.0 Leasehold
    Vegetation types - native Other shrublands
    Vegetation types - present Other shrublands

    Environmental sampling for this location

    Climate
    Precipitation - annual (Bio12) 293.0 mm
    Precipitation - coldest quarter (Bio19) 115.0 mm
    Precipitation - driest period (Bio14) 2.0 mm
    Precipitation - driest quarter (Bio17) 35.0 mm
    Precipitation - seasonality (Bio15) 47.0 mm
    Precipitation - warmest quarter (Bio18) 53.0 mm
    Precipitation - wettest period (Bio13) 10.0 mm
    Precipitation - wettest quarter (Bio16) 122.0 mm
    Radiation - annual mean (Bio20) 20.6 MJ/m2/day
    Radiation - seasonality (Bio23) 32.0
    Radiation - warmest quarter (Bio26) 27.3 MJ/m2/day
    Temperature - annual mean (Bio01) 20.0 degrees C
    Temperature - annual range (Bio07) 31.4 degrees C
    Temperature - coldest period min (Bio06) 5.9 degrees C
    Temperature - coldest quarter mean (Bio11) 12.7 degrees C
    Temperature - diurnal range mean (Bio02) 14.7 degrees C
    Temperature - driest quarter mean (Bio09) 23.2 degrees C
    Temperature - isothermality (Bio03) 0.47 %
    Temperature - seasonality (Bio04) 2.0
    Temperature - warmest period max (Bio05) 37.3 degrees C
    Temperature - warmest quarter (Bio10) 27.5 degrees C
    Temperature - wettest quarter mean (Bio08) 13.5 degrees C
    WorldClim 2.1: Temperature - annual mean 19.891666 °C
    WorldClim: Temperature - isothermality 47.0 %
    Substrate
    Moisture Index - annual mean (Bio28) 0.19
    Moisture Index - highest quarter mean (Bio32) 0.47
    Elevation 324.0 m