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Occurrence record: Herpetology:R.113137

Preserved specimen of Varanus eremius Lucas & Frost, 1895 | Pygmy Desert Monitor recorded on 1984-10-16
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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.113137
Other catalog numbers ["ecatalogue.irn:2013791","urn:catalog:AM:Herpetology:R.113137"]
Occurrence ID urn:lsid:ozcam.taxonomy.org.au:AM:Herpetology:R.113137
Record type Preserved specimen
Supplied basis "PreservedSpecimen"
Collector 1.  Atherton, R.   2.  Cameron, E.  
Supplied as "R. Atherton, E. Cameron"
License CC-BY 3.0 (Au)
Presence/Absence PRESENT
Sampling protocol [COL]

Event

Event ID urn:australianmuseum.net.au:Events:2034565
Occurrence date 1984-10-16
Sampling protocol COL  
Date precision DAY

Taxonomy

Scientific name Varanus eremius
Supplied scientific name "Varanus eremius Lucas & Frost, 1895"
Identified to rank species
Common name Pygmy Desert Monitor
Kingdom Animalia
Phylum Chordata
Class Reptilia
Order Squamata
Family Varanidae
Genus Varanus
Species Varanus eremius
Name match metric exactMatch
Accepted name Varanus eremius Lucas & Frost, 1895
Scientific name authorship Lucas & Frost, 1895
Name parse type SCIENTIFIC
Name according to Lucas & Frost, 1895

Geospatial

Country Australia
State or Territory Queensland
Latitude -25.183
Supplied as: "-25.183"
Longitude 138.283
Supplied as: "138.283"
Datum EPSG:4326
Verbatim locality Simpson Desert, 37km W of Muncoonie Homestead, Nw of Birdsville
Location remarks ecatalogue.LocCollectionEventLocal: "Australia, Queensland, Simpson Desert, 37km W of Muncoonie Homestead, Nw of Birdsville (25° 11' S, 138° 17' E) 16/10/1984 - 16/10/1984, R. Atherton, E. Cameron(Collector), Field Collected - Terrestrial";
Coordinate precision 0.001
Coordinate uncertainty (in metres) 10000.0
Terrestrial true
Verbatim latitude 25° 11' S
Biome TERRESTRIAL
Marine false
Country Code AU
Verbatim longitude 138° 17' E

Additional properties

Class Reptilia
dcterms:modified 2011/5/9
dcterms:type PhysicalObject
dcterms modified 2011/5/9
dcterms type PhysicalObject
verbatim uncertainty 1km-10km

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    Additional political boundaries information

    Area Management
    CAPAD 2016 Terrestrial Munga-Thirri
    CAPAD 2020 Terrestrial Munga-Thirri
    NRM Regions 2010 Desert Channels
    NRM Regions 2017 Desert Channels
    Area management
    National Landcare Program Management Units 2018 Desert Channels
    Biodiversity
    IBRA 6 Regions Simpson Strzelecki Dunefields
    IBRA 7 Regions Simpson Strzelecki Dunefields
    IBRA 7 Subregions Simpson Desert
    Hydrology
    Drainage Divisions Level 1 Lake Eyre Basin
    Drainage Divisions Level 2 DIAMANTINA-GEORGINA RIVERS
    Marine
    States including coastal waters Queensland (including Coastal Waters)
    Political
    ASGS Australian States and Territories Queensland
    Australian States and Territories Queensland
    Indigenous Land Use Agreements Wangkangurru/Yarluyandi People and Diamantina Shire Council ILUA
    Local Government Areas 2011 Diamantina (S)
    Local Government Areas 2012 deprecated Diamantina
    Local Government Areas PSMA 2018 DIAMANTINA SHIRE
    PSMA ABS Census Indigenous Language Speakers by Area - I01B (2016) 3
    PSMA ABS Census Selected Person Characteristics by Indigenous Status by Area - I01A (2016) 265
    PSMA ABS Greater Capital City Statistical Areas (2016) REST OF QLD
    PSMA ABS SA2 Statistical Areas (2016) FAR CENTRAL 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) BOULIA - DIAMANTINA - WINTON
    PSMA Indigenous Locations (2016) DIAMANTINA
    PSMA Indigenous Regions (2016) MOUNT ISA
    PSMA Remoteness Areas (2016) Very Remote Australia
    PSMA State Electoral Boundaries (2018) MOUNT ISA
    PSMA States (2016) QUEENSLAND
    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 Hummock Grasslands
    NVIS 4.1 Major Vegetation Subgroups Hummock grasslands
    Tenure of Australia's forests (2013) v2.0 Nature Conservation Reserve
    Vegetation types - native Hummock grasslands
    Vegetation types - present Hummock grasslands

    Environmental sampling for this location

    Climate
    Precipitation - annual (Bio12) 180.0 mm
    Precipitation - coldest quarter (Bio19) 29.0 mm
    Precipitation - driest period (Bio14) 1.0 mm
    Precipitation - driest quarter (Bio17) 21.0 mm
    Precipitation - seasonality (Bio15) 58.0 mm
    Precipitation - warmest quarter (Bio18) 80.0 mm
    Precipitation - wettest period (Bio13) 9.0 mm
    Precipitation - wettest quarter (Bio16) 81.0 mm
    Radiation - annual mean (Bio20) 22.4 MJ/m2/day
    Radiation - seasonality (Bio23) 25.0
    Radiation - warmest quarter (Bio26) 28.2 MJ/m2/day
    Temperature - annual mean (Bio01) 23.7 degrees C
    Temperature - annual range (Bio07) 33.7 degrees C
    Temperature - coldest period min (Bio06) 6.2 degrees C
    Temperature - coldest quarter mean (Bio11) 15.2 degrees C
    Temperature - diurnal range mean (Bio02) 15.6 degrees C
    Temperature - driest quarter mean (Bio09) 19.8 degrees C
    Temperature - isothermality (Bio03) 0.46 %
    Temperature - seasonality (Bio04) 2.15
    Temperature - warmest period max (Bio05) 39.9 degrees C
    Temperature - warmest quarter (Bio10) 31.4 degrees C
    Temperature - wettest quarter mean (Bio08) 31.2 degrees C
    WorldClim 2.1: Temperature - annual mean 23.575 °C
    WorldClim: Temperature - isothermality 47.0 %
    Substrate
    Moisture Index - annual mean (Bio28) 0.06
    Moisture Index - highest quarter mean (Bio32) 0.09
    Elevation 49.0 m