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Occurrence record: Herpetology:J65515

Preserved specimen of Carphodactylus laevis Günther, 1897 | Chameleon Gecko recorded on 1976-01-21
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Dataset

Data partner OZCAM (Online Zoological Collections of Australian Museums) Provider
Data resource Queensland Museum provider for OZCAM
Institution code Queensland Museum
Supplied institution code "QM"
Collection Queensland Museum Amphibians and Reptiles
Supplied collection code "Herpetology"
Catalog number J65515
Occurrence ID urn:lsid:ozcam.taxonomy.org.au:QM:Herpetology:J65515
Record type Preserved specimen
Supplied basis "Preserved specimen"
Preparations Spirit
License CC-BY
Presence/Absence PRESENT
Field notes N14065

Event

Occurrence date 1976-01-21
Verbatim event date 21 Jan 1976
Date precision DAY

Taxonomy

Scientific name Carphodactylus laevis
Identified to rank species
Common name Chameleon Gecko
Kingdom Animalia
Phylum Chordata
Class Reptilia
Order Squamata
Family Carphodactylidae
Genus Carphodactylus
Species Carphodactylus laevis
Name match metric exactMatch
Scientific name authorship Günther, 1897
Name parse type SCIENTIFIC

Geospatial

Country Australia
State or Territory Queensland
Locality Boonjee, 6.5km ESE Lamin's Hill
Latitude -17.420833
Supplied as: "-17.420833"
Longitude 145.740278
Supplied as: "145.740278"
Datum EPSG:4326
Field notes N14065
Coordinate precision 0.01667
Coordinate uncertainty (in metres) 500.0
Terrestrial true
Verbatim latitude 17° 25' 15" South
Biome TERRESTRIAL
Continent Oceania
Marine false
Country Code AU
Verbatim longitude 145° 44' 25" East

Additional properties

object id VE103727

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    Additional political boundaries information

    Area Management
    CAPAD 2016 Terrestrial Wooroonooran
    CAPAD 2020 Terrestrial Wooroonooran
    GER National Corridor GER National Corridor
    Great Eastern Ranges Initiative GER Great Eastern Ranges Initiative
    NRM Regions 2010 Wet Tropics
    NRM Regions 2017 Wet Tropics
    Area management
    National Landcare Program Management Units 2018 Wet Tropics
    Biodiversity
    IBRA 6 Regions Wet Tropics
    IBRA 7 Regions Wet Tropics
    IBRA 7 Subregions Bellenden Ker-Lamb
    Hydrology
    Drainage Divisions Level 1 North East Coast
    Drainage Divisions Level 2 MULGRAVE-RUSSELL RIVERS
    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 Tablelands (R)
    Local Government Areas 2012 deprecated Eacham
    Local Government Areas PSMA 2018 TABLELANDS REGIONAL
    PSMA ABS Census Indigenous Language Speakers by Area - I01B (2016) 0
    PSMA ABS Census Selected Person Characteristics by Indigenous Status by Area - I01A (2016) 390
    PSMA ABS Greater Capital City Statistical Areas (2016) REST OF QLD
    PSMA ABS SA2 Statistical Areas (2016) WOOROONOORAN
    PSMA ABS SA3 Statistical Areas (2016) INNISFAIL - CASSOWARY COAST
    PSMA ABS SA4 Statistical Areas (2016) CAIRNS
    PSMA Commonwealth Electoral Boundaries (2018) KENNEDY
    PSMA Indigenous Areas (2016) CAIRNS - SOUTHERN HINTERLANDS
    PSMA Indigenous Locations (2016) CAIRNS - SOUTHERN HINTERLANDS
    PSMA Indigenous Regions (2016) CAIRNS - ATHERTON
    PSMA Remoteness Areas (2016) Outer Regional Australia
    PSMA State Electoral Boundaries (2018) HILL
    PSMA States (2016) QUEENSLAND
    World Country Boundaries Australia
    Vegetation
    Australia's Indigenous forest estate (2013) v2.0 Indigenous co-managed, Native forest
    Forests of Australia (2013) v2.0 Rainforest
    Forests of Australia 2018B Rainforest
    NVIS 4.1 Major Vegetation Groups Rainforests and Vine Thickets
    NVIS 4.1 Major Vegetation Subgroups Warm Temperate Rainforest
    Tenure of Australia's forests (2013) v2.0 Nature Conservation Reserve
    Vegetation types - native Rainforests and vine thickets
    Vegetation types - present Rainforest and vine thickets

    Environmental sampling for this location

    Climate
    Precipitation - annual (Bio12) 2481.0 mm
    Precipitation - coldest quarter (Bio19) 239.0 mm
    Precipitation - driest period (Bio14) 12.0 mm
    Precipitation - driest quarter (Bio17) 195.0 mm
    Precipitation - seasonality (Bio15) 73.0 mm
    Precipitation - warmest quarter (Bio18) 1026.0 mm
    Precipitation - wettest period (Bio13) 120.0 mm
    Precipitation - wettest quarter (Bio16) 1298.0 mm
    Radiation - annual mean (Bio20) 18.3 MJ/m2/day
    Radiation - seasonality (Bio23) 18.0
    Radiation - warmest quarter (Bio26) 20.7 MJ/m2/day
    Temperature - annual mean (Bio01) 22.0 degrees C
    Temperature - annual range (Bio07) 17.5 degrees C
    Temperature - coldest period min (Bio06) 12.8 degrees C
    Temperature - coldest quarter mean (Bio11) 18.2 degrees C
    Temperature - diurnal range mean (Bio02) 9.4 degrees C
    Temperature - driest quarter mean (Bio09) 20.0 degrees C
    Temperature - isothermality (Bio03) 0.54 %
    Temperature - seasonality (Bio04) 0.93
    Temperature - warmest period max (Bio05) 30.2 degrees C
    Temperature - warmest quarter (Bio10) 25.1 degrees C
    Temperature - wettest quarter mean (Bio08) 24.5 degrees C
    WorldClim 2.1: Temperature - annual mean 20.608334 °C
    WorldClim: Temperature - isothermality 55.0 %
    Substrate
    Moisture Index - annual mean (Bio28) 0.88
    Moisture Index - highest quarter mean (Bio32) 1.0
    Elevation 612.0 m