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Occurrence record: Herpetology:R.65291

Preserved specimen of Diplodactylus tessellatus (Günther, 1875) | Tessellated Gecko
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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.65291
Other catalog numbers ["ecatalogue.irn:2120075","urn:catalog:AM:Herpetology:R.65291"]
Occurrence ID urn:lsid:ozcam.taxonomy.org.au:AM:Herpetology:R.65291
Record type Preserved specimen
Supplied basis "PreservedSpecimen"
Identified by Sadlier, Dr Ross Allen - Australian Museum - Herpetology  
Collector Brooker, M
License CC-BY 3.0 (Au)
Presence/Absence PRESENT
Sampling protocol [COL]
Date identified 1990
Identification remarks ecatalogue.IdeConfidence: "1"; ecatalogue.IdeComments: "N";

Event

Event ID urn:australianmuseum.net.au:Events:2004849
Identification remarks ecatalogue.IdeConfidence: "1"; ecatalogue.IdeComments: "N";
Sampling protocol COL  
Date precision NOT_SUPPLIED

Taxonomy

Scientific name Diplodactylus tessellatus
Supplied scientific name "Diplodactylus tessellatus (Günther, 1875)"
Identified to rank species
Common name Tessellated Gecko
Kingdom Animalia
Phylum Chordata
Class Reptilia
Order Squamata
Family Diplodactylidae
Supplied as "Gekkonidae"
Genus Diplodactylus
Species Diplodactylus tessellatus
Name match metric exactMatch
Accepted name Diplodactylus tessellatus (Günther, 1875)
Scientific name authorship (Günther, 1875)
Name parse type SCIENTIFIC
Name according to (Günther, 1875)
Verbatim taxon rank 1

Geospatial

Country Australia
State or Territory Queensland
Latitude -28.066
Supplied as: "-28.066"
Longitude 145.683
Supplied as: "145.683"
Datum EPSG:4326
Verbatim locality Gilruth Plains, near Cunnamulla
Location remarks ecatalogue.LocCollectionEventLocal: "Australia, Queensland, Gilruth Plains, near Cunnamulla (28° 04' S, 145° 41' E), Brooker, M(Collector), Field Collected - Terrestrial";
Coordinate precision 0.001
Coordinate uncertainty (in metres) 10000.0
Terrestrial true
Verbatim latitude 28° 4' S
Biome TERRESTRIAL
Marine false
Country Code AU
Verbatim longitude 145° 41' E

Additional properties

Class Reptilia
dcterms:modified 2012/6/27
dcterms:type PhysicalObject
dcterms modified 2012/6/27
dcterms type PhysicalObject
verbatim uncertainty 1km-10km

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    Additional political boundaries information

    Area Management
    IBRA (Interim Biogeographic Regionalisation for Australia (IBRA) Version 7 (Regions) Mulga Lands
    IBRA (Interim Biogeographic Regionalisation for Australia (IBRA) Version 7 (Subregions), contextual (polygon) Warrego Plains
    NRM Regions 2010 South West Queensland
    NRM Regions 2017 South West Queensland
    Area management
    National Landcare Program Management Units 2018 South West Queensland
    Biodiversity
    IBRA 6 Regions Mulga Lands
    IBRA 7 Regions Mulga Lands
    IBRA 7 Subregions Warrego Plains
    Hydrology
    Drainage Divisions Level 1 Murray-Darling Basin
    Drainage Divisions Level 2 DARLING RIVER
    Marine
    States including coastal waters Queensland (including Coastal Waters)
    Political
    ASGS Australian States and Territories Queensland
    Australian States and Territories Queensland
    Local Government Areas 2011 Paroo (S)
    Local Government Areas 2012 deprecated Paroo
    Local Government Areas PSMA 2018 PAROO SHIRE
    PSMA ABS Census Indigenous Language Speakers by Area - I01B (2016) 0
    PSMA ABS Census Selected Person Characteristics by Indigenous Status by Area - I01A (2016) 458
    PSMA ABS Greater Capital City Statistical Areas (2016) REST OF QLD
    PSMA ABS SA2 Statistical Areas (2016) FAR SOUTH WEST
    PSMA ABS SA3 Statistical Areas (2016) OUTBACK - SOUTH
    PSMA ABS SA4 Statistical Areas (2016) QUEENSLAND - OUTBACK
    PSMA Commonwealth Electoral Boundaries (2018) MARANOA
    PSMA Indigenous Areas (2016) PAROO
    PSMA Indigenous Locations (2016) PAROO
    PSMA Indigenous Regions (2016) TOOWOOMBA - ROMA
    PSMA Remoteness Areas (2016) Very Remote Australia
    PSMA State Electoral Boundaries (2018) WARREGO
    PSMA States (2016) QUEENSLAND
    World Country Boundaries Australia
    Social
    Local Government Areas 2023 Paroo
    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 Eucalypt Open Woodlands
    NVIS 4.1 Major Vegetation Subgroups Eucalyptus open woodlands with a grassy understorey
    Tenure of Australia's forests (2013) v2.0 Other Crown Land
    Vegetation types - native Eucalypt woodlands
    Vegetation types - present Eucalyptus woodlands

    Environmental sampling for this location

    Biodiversity
    Occurrence Density 8973.0 frequency
    Species Richness 1302.0 frequency
    Climate
    Precipitation - annual (Bio12) 387.0 mm
    Precipitation - coldest quarter (Bio19) 68.0 mm
    Precipitation - driest period (Bio14) 3.0 mm
    Precipitation - driest quarter (Bio17) 55.0 mm
    Precipitation - seasonality (Bio15) 36.0 mm
    Precipitation - warmest quarter (Bio18) 134.0 mm
    Precipitation - wettest period (Bio13) 12.0 mm
    Precipitation - wettest quarter (Bio16) 134.0 mm
    Radiation - annual mean (Bio20) 20.4 MJ/m2/day
    Radiation - seasonality (Bio23) 28.0
    Radiation - warmest quarter (Bio26) 26.4 MJ/m2/day
    Temperature - annual mean (Bio01) 21.4 degrees C
    Temperature - annual range (Bio07) 31.2 degrees C
    Temperature - coldest period min (Bio06) 5.3 degrees C
    Temperature - coldest quarter mean (Bio11) 13.3 degrees C
    Temperature - diurnal range mean (Bio02) 13.7 degrees C
    Temperature - driest quarter mean (Bio09) 17.4 degrees C
    Temperature - isothermality (Bio03) 0.44 %
    Temperature - seasonality (Bio04) 2.07
    Temperature - warmest period max (Bio05) 36.5 degrees C
    Temperature - warmest quarter (Bio10) 28.8 degrees C
    Temperature - wettest quarter mean (Bio08) 28.8 degrees C
    WorldClim 2.1: Precipitation - annual 404.0 mm
    WorldClim 2.1: Precipitation - coldest quarter 65.0 mm
    WorldClim 2.1: Precipitation - driest month 17.0 mm
    WorldClim 2.1: Precipitation - driest quarter 63.0 mm
    WorldClim 2.1: Precipitation - seasonality 37.47646 mm
    WorldClim 2.1: Precipitation - warmest quarter 149.0 mm
    WorldClim 2.1: Precipitation - wettest month 62.0 mm
    WorldClim 2.1: Precipitation - wettest quarter 149.0 mm
    WorldClim 2.1: Temperature - annual mean 21.254166 °C
    WorldClim 2.1: Temperature - annual range 30.0 °C
    WorldClim 2.1: Temperature - coldest month min 5.8 °C
    WorldClim 2.1: Temperature - coldest quarter mean 13.266666 °C
    WorldClim 2.1: Temperature - diurnal range mean 13.375 °C
    WorldClim 2.1: Temperature - driest quarter mean 14.85 °C
    WorldClim 2.1: Temperature - isothermality 44.583336 %
    WorldClim 2.1: Temperature - seasonality 619.23505
    WorldClim 2.1: Temperature - warmest month max 35.8 °C
    WorldClim 2.1: Temperature - warmest quarter mean 28.566666 °C
    WorldClim 2.1: Temperature - wettest quarter mean 28.566666 °C
    WorldClim: Temperature - isothermality 45.0 %
    Substrate
    Moisture Index - annual mean (Bio28) 0.18
    Moisture Index - highest quarter mean (Bio32) 0.3
    Elevation 183.0 m