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Occurrence record: Herpetology:R.104577

Preserved specimen of Crocodylus porosus Schneider, 1801 | Saltwater Crocodile
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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.104577
Other catalog numbers ["ecatalogue.irn:2004814","urn:catalog:AM:Herpetology:R.104577"]
Occurrence ID urn:lsid:ozcam.taxonomy.org.au:AM:Herpetology:R.104577
Record type Preserved specimen
Supplied basis "PreservedSpecimen"
Collector Webb, G
License CC-BY 3.0 (Au)
Presence/Absence PRESENT
Sampling protocol [COL]

Event

Event ID urn:australianmuseum.net.au:Events:2004540
Sampling protocol COL  
Date precision NOT_SUPPLIED

Taxonomy

Scientific name Crocodylus porosus
Supplied scientific name "Crocodylus porosus Schneider, 1801"
Identified to rank species
Common name Saltwater Crocodile
Kingdom Animalia
Phylum Chordata
Class Reptilia
Order Crocodylia
Family Crocodylidae
Genus Crocodylus
Species Crocodylus porosus
Name match metric exactMatch
Accepted name Crocodylus porosus Schneider, 1801
Scientific name authorship Schneider, 1801
Name parse type SCIENTIFIC
Name according to Schneider, 1801

Geospatial

Country Australia
State or Territory Northern Territory
Latitude -12.366
Supplied as: "-12.366"
Longitude 131.233
Supplied as: "131.233"
Datum EPSG:4326
Verbatim locality Melacca Creek
Location remarks ecatalogue.LocCollectionEventLocal: "Australia, Northern Territory, Melacca Creek (12° 22' S, 131° 14' E), Webb, G(Collector), Field Collected - Terrestrial";
Coordinate precision 0.001
Coordinate uncertainty (in metres) 10000.0
Terrestrial true
Verbatim latitude 12° 22' S
Biome TERRESTRIAL
Marine false
Country Code AU
Verbatim longitude 131° 14' E

Additional properties

Class Reptilia
dcterms:modified 2011/6/8
dcterms:type PhysicalObject
dcterms modified 2011/6/8
dcterms type PhysicalObject
verbatim uncertainty 1km-10km

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    Additional political boundaries information

    Area Management
    CAPAD 2016 Terrestrial Melacca Swamp
    CAPAD 2020 Terrestrial Melacca Swamp
    CAPAD 2022 - Terrestrial (Collaborative Australian Protected Areas Database) Melacca Swamp
    IBRA (Interim Biogeographic Regionalisation for Australia (IBRA) Version 7 (Regions) Darwin Coastal
    IBRA (Interim Biogeographic Regionalisation for Australia (IBRA) Version 7 (Subregions), contextual (polygon) Darwin Coastal
    NRM Regions 2010 Northern Territory
    NRM Regions 2017 Northern Territory
    Natural Resource Management (NRM) Regions 2023 Northern Territory
    Area management
    National Landcare Program Management Units 2018 Northern Territory
    Biodiversity
    IBRA 6 Regions Darwin Coastal
    IBRA 7 Regions Darwin Coastal
    IBRA 7 Subregions Darwin Coastal
    Hydrology
    Australian Drainage Divisions 2021 Tanami-Timor Sea Coast
    Drainage Divisions Level 1 Tanami-Timor Sea Coast
    Drainage Divisions Level 2 ADELAIDE RIVER
    Indigenous
    Indigenous Areas 2021 Litchfield
    Indigenous Land Use Agreements Melacca Swamp Conservation Area ILUA
    Indigenous Locations 2021 Howard Springs - Gunn Point
    Indigenous Regions 2021 Darwin
    RATSIB (representative Aboriginal/Torres Strait Islander body) Areas 2024 Northern Northern Territory
    Marine
    States including coastal waters Northern Territory (including Coastal Waters)
    Political
    ASGS Australian States and Territories Northern Territory
    Australian States and Territories Northern Territory
    Commonwealth Electoral Divisions 2021 Lingiari
    Indigenous Land Use Agreements Melacca Swamp Conservation Area ILUA
    Local Government Areas 2011 Litchfield (M)
    Local Government Areas 2012 deprecated Litchfield - Pt B
    Local Government Areas PSMA 2018 LITCHFIELD MUNICIPALITY
    PSMA ABS Census Indigenous Language Speakers by Area - I01B (2016) 92
    PSMA ABS Census Selected Person Characteristics by Indigenous Status by Area - I01A (2016) 2309
    PSMA ABS Greater Capital City Statistical Areas (2016) GREATER DARWIN
    PSMA ABS SA2 Statistical Areas (2016) KOOLPINYAH
    PSMA ABS SA3 Statistical Areas (2016) LITCHFIELD
    PSMA ABS SA4 Statistical Areas (2016) DARWIN
    PSMA Commonwealth Electoral Boundaries (2018) LINGIARI
    PSMA Indigenous Areas (2016) LITCHFIELD
    PSMA Indigenous Locations (2016) HOWARD SPRINGS - GUNN POINT
    PSMA Indigenous Regions (2016) DARWIN
    PSMA Remoteness Areas (2016) Outer Regional Australia
    PSMA State Electoral Boundaries (2018) NELSON
    PSMA States (2016) NORTHERN TERRITORY
    State Electoral Divisions 2022 Nelson
    World Country Boundaries Australia
    Social
    Australia 2021 Australia
    Destination Zones 2021 Koolpinyah
    Greater Capital City Statistical Areas 2021 Greater Darwin
    Local Government Areas 2023 Litchfield
    Postal Areas 2021 0822
    Remoteness Areas 2021 Outer Regional Australia
    States and Territories 2021 Northern Territory
    Statistical Areas Level 2 Koolpinyah
    Statistical Areas Level 3 Litchfield
    Statistical Areas Level 4 Darwin
    Tourism Regions 2021 Darwin
    Vegetation
    Australia's Indigenous forest estate (2013) v2.0 Indigenous co-managed, Native forest
    Forests of Australia (2013) v2.0 Other native forest
    Forests of Australia 2018B Non forest
    NVIS 4.1 Major Vegetation Groups Other Grasslands, Herblands, Sedgelands and Rushlands
    NVIS 4.1 Major Vegetation Subgroups Wet tussock grassland with herbs, sedges or rushes, herblands or ferns
    Tenure of Australia's forests (2013) v2.0 Private Freehold
    Vegetation types - native Other grasslands,herblands, sedgelands and rushlands
    Vegetation types - present Other grasslands, herblands, sedgelands and rushlands

    Environmental sampling for this location

    Biodiversity
    Occurrence Density 1796.0 frequency
    Species Richness 357.0 frequency
    Climate
    Precipitation - annual (Bio12) 1622.0 mm
    Precipitation - coldest quarter (Bio19) 8.0 mm
    Precipitation - driest period (Bio14) 0.0 mm
    Precipitation - driest quarter (Bio17) 7.0 mm
    Precipitation - seasonality (Bio15) 108.0 mm
    Precipitation - warmest quarter (Bio18) 442.0 mm
    Precipitation - wettest period (Bio13) 98.0 mm
    Precipitation - wettest quarter (Bio16) 1064.0 mm
    Radiation - annual mean (Bio20) 21.2 MJ/m2/day
    Radiation - seasonality (Bio23) 8.0
    Radiation - warmest quarter (Bio26) 23.0 MJ/m2/day
    Temperature - annual mean (Bio01) 27.4 degrees C
    Temperature - annual range (Bio07) 18.4 degrees C
    Temperature - coldest period min (Bio06) 16.6 degrees C
    Temperature - coldest quarter mean (Bio11) 24.5 degrees C
    Temperature - diurnal range mean (Bio02) 10.9 degrees C
    Temperature - driest quarter mean (Bio09) 24.6 degrees C
    Temperature - isothermality (Bio03) 0.59 %
    Temperature - seasonality (Bio04) 0.62
    Temperature - warmest period max (Bio05) 35.1 degrees C
    Temperature - warmest quarter (Bio10) 29.3 degrees C
    Temperature - wettest quarter mean (Bio08) 28.3 degrees C
    WorldClim 2.1: Precipitation - annual 1604.0 mm
    WorldClim 2.1: Precipitation - coldest quarter 7.0 mm
    WorldClim 2.1: Precipitation - driest month 1.0 mm
    WorldClim 2.1: Precipitation - driest quarter 7.0 mm
    WorldClim 2.1: Precipitation - seasonality 109.12297 mm
    WorldClim 2.1: Precipitation - warmest quarter 444.0 mm
    WorldClim 2.1: Precipitation - wettest month 391.0 mm
    WorldClim 2.1: Precipitation - wettest quarter 1033.0 mm
    WorldClim 2.1: Temperature - annual mean 27.079166 °C
    WorldClim 2.1: Temperature - annual range 17.6 °C
    WorldClim 2.1: Temperature - coldest month min 16.6 °C
    WorldClim 2.1: Temperature - coldest quarter mean 24.283333 °C
    WorldClim 2.1: Temperature - diurnal range mean 10.191667 °C
    WorldClim 2.1: Temperature - driest quarter mean 24.283333 °C
    WorldClim 2.1: Temperature - isothermality 57.907196 %
    WorldClim 2.1: Temperature - seasonality 186.26056
    WorldClim 2.1: Temperature - warmest month max 34.2 °C
    WorldClim 2.1: Temperature - warmest quarter mean 28.95 °C
    WorldClim 2.1: Temperature - wettest quarter mean 27.9 °C
    WorldClim: Temperature - isothermality 60.0 %
    Substrate
    Moisture Index - annual mean (Bio28) 0.52
    Moisture Index - highest quarter mean (Bio32) 1.0
    Elevation 12.0 m