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Occurrence record: Reptile:R08025

Preserved specimen of Acanthophis pyrrhus Boulenger, 1898 | Desert Death Adder recorded on 1979-06-16
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Data partner OZCAM (Online Zoological Collections of Australian Museums) Provider
Data resource Northern Territory Museum and Art Gallery provider for OZCAM
Institution code Museum and Art Gallery of the Northern Territory
Supplied institution code "MAGNT"
Collection Museum and Art Gallery of the Northern Territory Reptile Collection
Supplied collection code "Reptile"
Catalog number R08025
Occurrence ID urn:lsid:ozcam.taxonomy.org.au:MAGNT:Reptile:R08025
Record type Preserved specimen
Supplied basis "Preserved Specimen"
Preparations whole animal (ETOH)
Identified by P.G. Horner  
Identified date 1979
License CC-BY 4.0 (Au)
Supplied as CC BY 4.0 AU
Rights holder Board of the Museum and Art Gallery of the Northern Territory
Language en
Presence/Absence PRESENT
Supplied as present
Date identified 1979

Event

Occurrence date 1979-06-16
Supplied as year:1979  month:6  day:16 
Date precision DAY

Taxonomy

Scientific name Acanthophis pyrrhus
Identified to rank species
Common name Desert Death Adder
Kingdom Animalia
Phylum Chordata
Class Reptilia
Order Squamata
Supplied as "Serpentes"
Family Elapidae
Genus Acanthophis
Species Acanthophis pyrrhus
Name match metric exactMatch
Scientific name authorship Boulenger, 1898
Name parse type SCIENTIFIC

Geospatial

Country Australia
State or Territory Western Australia
Supplied as: "WA"
Locality De Gray River Crossing, 23Km S
Latitude -20.617
Supplied as: "-20.617"
Longitude 119.617
Supplied as: "119.617"
Datum EPSG:4326
Supplied datum: "not recorded"
Coordinate precision Unknown
Terrestrial true
Biome TERRESTRIAL
Marine false
Country Code AU

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    Additional political boundaries information

    Area Management
    NRM Regions 2010 Rangelands
    NRM Regions 2017 Rangelands Region
    Area management
    National Landcare Program Management Units 2018 Rangelands Region
    Biodiversity
    IBRA 6 Regions Pilbara
    IBRA 7 Regions Pilbara
    IBRA 7 Subregions Chichester
    Hydrology
    Drainage Divisions Level 1 North Western Plateau
    Drainage Divisions Level 2 DE GREY RIVER
    Land Management
    Western Australian Biodiversity Science Research Priority Regions Pilbara
    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 East Pilbara (S)
    Local Government Areas 2012 deprecated East Pilbara
    Local Government Areas PSMA 2018 SHIRE OF EAST PILBARA
    PSMA ABS Census Indigenous Language Speakers by Area - I01B (2016) 1122
    PSMA ABS Census Selected Person Characteristics by Indigenous Status by Area - I01A (2016) 2073
    PSMA ABS Greater Capital City Statistical Areas (2016) REST OF WA
    PSMA ABS SA2 Statistical Areas (2016) EAST PILBARA
    PSMA ABS SA3 Statistical Areas (2016) EAST PILBARA
    PSMA ABS SA4 Statistical Areas (2016) WESTERN AUSTRALIA - OUTBACK (NORTH)
    PSMA Commonwealth Electoral Boundaries (2018) DURACK
    PSMA Indigenous Areas (2016) EAST PILBARA
    PSMA Indigenous Locations (2016) EAST PILBARA - SURROUNDS
    PSMA Indigenous Regions (2016) SOUTH HEDLAND
    PSMA Remoteness Areas (2016) Very Remote Australia
    PSMA State Electoral Boundaries (2018) PILBARA, MP
    PSMA States (2016) WESTERN AUSTRALIA
    World Country Boundaries Australia
    Vegetation
    Australia's Indigenous forest estate (2013) v2.0 Indigenous managed, Non forest
    Forests of Australia (2013) v2.0 Non Forest
    Forests of Australia 2018B Non forest
    NVIS 4.1 Major Vegetation Groups Tussock Grasslands
    NVIS 4.1 Major Vegetation Subgroups Other tussock grasslands
    Tenure of Australia's forests (2013) v2.0 Leasehold
    Vegetation types - native Eucalypt woodlands
    Vegetation types - present Eucalyptus woodlands

    Environmental sampling for this location

    Climate
    Precipitation - annual (Bio12) 378.0 mm
    Precipitation - coldest quarter (Bio19) 40.0 mm
    Precipitation - driest period (Bio14) 0.0 mm
    Precipitation - driest quarter (Bio17) 5.0 mm
    Precipitation - seasonality (Bio15) 114.0 mm
    Precipitation - warmest quarter (Bio18) 210.0 mm
    Precipitation - wettest period (Bio13) 30.0 mm
    Precipitation - wettest quarter (Bio16) 259.0 mm
    Radiation - annual mean (Bio20) 22.8 MJ/m2/day
    Radiation - seasonality (Bio23) 21.0
    Radiation - warmest quarter (Bio26) 26.8 MJ/m2/day
    Temperature - annual mean (Bio01) 27.9 degrees C
    Temperature - annual range (Bio07) 26.9 degrees C
    Temperature - coldest period min (Bio06) 13.4 degrees C
    Temperature - coldest quarter mean (Bio11) 21.6 degrees C
    Temperature - diurnal range mean (Bio02) 14.2 degrees C
    Temperature - driest quarter mean (Bio09) 27.7 degrees C
    Temperature - isothermality (Bio03) 0.53 %
    Temperature - seasonality (Bio04) 1.48
    Temperature - warmest period max (Bio05) 40.3 degrees C
    Temperature - warmest quarter (Bio10) 32.6 degrees C
    Temperature - wettest quarter mean (Bio08) 32.2 degrees C
    WorldClim 2.1: Temperature - annual mean 27.616667 °C
    WorldClim: Temperature - isothermality 54.0 %
    Substrate
    Moisture Index - annual mean (Bio28) 0.11
    Moisture Index - highest quarter mean (Bio32) 0.28
    Elevation 62.0 m