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Occurrence record: Herpetology:R.74813

Preserved specimen of Rankinia diemensis (Gray, 1841) | Mountain Heath Dragon recorded on 1962-01-04
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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.74813
Other catalog numbers ["ecatalogue.irn:2130318","urn:catalog:AM:Herpetology:R.74813"]
Occurrence ID urn:lsid:ozcam.taxonomy.org.au:AM:Herpetology:R.74813
Record type Preserved specimen
Supplied basis "PreservedSpecimen"
Identified by Shea, G  
Associated Occurrence Status Representative record
Associated occurrences This record has 1 inferred associated occurrences
For more information see Inferred associated occurrence details
License CC-BY 3.0 (Au)
Presence/Absence PRESENT
Associated records REPRESENTATIVE
Date identified 1999
Identification remarks ecatalogue.IdeConfidence: "1"; ecatalogue.IdeComments: "N";

Event

Event ID urn:australianmuseum.net.au:Events:2013542
Identification remarks ecatalogue.IdeConfidence: "1"; ecatalogue.IdeComments: "N";
Occurrence date 1962-01-04
Date precision DAY

Taxonomy

Scientific name Rankinia diemensis
Supplied scientific name "Rankinia diemensis (Gray, 1841)"
Identified to rank species
Common name Mountain Heath Dragon
Supplied common name "Mountain Dragon"
Kingdom Animalia
Phylum Chordata
Class Reptilia
Order Squamata
Family Agamidae
Genus Rankinia
Species Rankinia diemensis
Name match metric exactMatch
Accepted name Rankinia diemensis (Gray, 1841)
Scientific name authorship (Gray, 1841)
Name parse type SCIENTIFIC
Name according to (Gray, 1841)
Verbatim taxon rank 1

Geospatial

Country Australia
State or Territory Victoria
Latitude -37.0
Supplied as: "-37.0"
Longitude 147.116
Supplied as: "147.116"
Datum EPSG:4326
Verbatim locality 14 M. From Harrietville Towards Mt. Hotham.
Location remarks ecatalogue.LocCollectionEventLocal: "Australia, Victoria, 14 M. From Harrietville Towards Mt. Hotham. (37° 00' S, 147° 07' E) 04/01/1962 - 04/01/1962";
Coordinate precision 0.001
Coordinate uncertainty (in metres) 10000.0
Terrestrial true
Verbatim latitude 37° 0' S
Biome TERRESTRIAL
Marine false
Country Code AU
Verbatim longitude 147° 7' E

Additional properties

Class Reptilia
dcterms:modified 2012/6/28
dcterms:type PhysicalObject
dcterms modified 2012/6/28
dcterms type PhysicalObject
verbatim uncertainty 1km-10km

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    Inferred associated occurrence details

    This record has been identified as the representative occurrence in a group of associated occurrences. This mean other records have been detected that seem to relate to this record and this particular record has the most detailed information on the occurrence. More information about the duplication detection methods and terminology in use is available here:

    Representative Record
    Record UUID 293a7c8e-f721-4093-bf7f-5c5bd91d969b
    Data Resource Australian Museum provider for OZCAM
    Raw Scientific Name Rankinia diemensis (Gray, 1841)
    Coordinates -37.0,147.116
    Related records
    Record UUID b306c4d1-001a-4acb-85dc-da3a94beecd9
    Data Resource Australian Museum provider for OZCAM
    Raw Scientific Name Rankinia diemensis (Gray, 1841)
    Coordinates -37.0,147.116

    Additional political boundaries information

    Area Management
    GER Central Victorial Biolinks GER Central Victorial Biolinks
    GER National Corridor GER National Corridor
    Great Eastern Ranges Initiative GER Great Eastern Ranges Initiative
    NRM Regions 2010 East Gippsland
    NRM Regions 2017 East Gippsland
    Area management
    National Landcare Program Management Units 2018 East Gippsland
    Biodiversity
    IBRA 6 Regions Australian Alps
    IBRA 7 Regions Australian Alps
    IBRA 7 Subregions Victorian Alps
    Hydrology
    Drainage Divisions Level 1 South East Coast (Victoria)
    Drainage Divisions Level 2 MITCHELL-THOMSON RIVERS
    Marine
    States including coastal waters Victoria (including Coastal Waters)
    Political
    ASGS Australian States and Territories Victoria
    Australian States and Territories Victoria
    Indigenous Land Use Agreements Gunaikurnai Settlement ILUA
    Local Government Areas 2011 Unincorporated Vic
    Local Government Areas 2012 deprecated Mount Hotham Alpine Resort
    Local Government Areas PSMA 2018 MOUNT HOTHAM ALPINE RESORT (UNINCORPORATED)
    National Native Title Register (NNTR, Determinations of Native Title) - boundaries and core attributes Gunai/Kurnai People
    PSMA ABS Census Indigenous Language Speakers by Area - I01B (2016) 22
    PSMA ABS Census Selected Person Characteristics by Indigenous Status by Area - I01A (2016) 1760
    PSMA ABS Greater Capital City Statistical Areas (2016) REST OF VIC.
    PSMA ABS SA2 Statistical Areas (2016) BRIGHT - MOUNT BEAUTY
    PSMA ABS SA3 Statistical Areas (2016) WODONGA - ALPINE
    PSMA ABS SA4 Statistical Areas (2016) HUME
    PSMA Commonwealth Electoral Boundaries (2018) INDI
    PSMA Indigenous Areas (2016) WODONGA
    PSMA Indigenous Locations (2016) ALPINE - TOWONG - INDIGO
    PSMA Indigenous Regions (2016) VICTORIA EXC. MELBOURNE
    PSMA Remoteness Areas (2016) Outer Regional Australia
    PSMA State Electoral Boundaries (2018) NORTHERN VICTORIA
    PSMA States (2016) VICTORIA
    World Country Boundaries Australia
    Vegetation
    Australia's Indigenous forest estate (2013) v2.0 Other special rights, Native forest
    Forests of Australia (2013) v2.0 Eucalypt Medium Open
    Forests of Australia 2018B Eucalypt Medium Woodland
    NVIS 4.1 Major Vegetation Groups Eucalypt Open Woodlands
    NVIS 4.1 Major Vegetation Subgroups Eucalyptus low open woodlands with a shrubby understorey
    Tenure of Australia's forests (2013) v2.0 Nature Conservation Reserve
    Vegetation types - native Eucalypt woodlands
    Vegetation types - present Eucalyptus woodlands

    Environmental sampling for this location

    Climate
    Precipitation - annual (Bio12) 1706.0 mm
    Precipitation - coldest quarter (Bio19) 584.0 mm
    Precipitation - driest period (Bio14) 16.0 mm
    Precipitation - driest quarter (Bio17) 254.0 mm
    Precipitation - seasonality (Bio15) 32.0 mm
    Precipitation - warmest quarter (Bio18) 264.0 mm
    Precipitation - wettest period (Bio13) 50.0 mm
    Precipitation - wettest quarter (Bio16) 584.0 mm
    Radiation - annual mean (Bio20) 14.1 MJ/m2/day
    Radiation - seasonality (Bio23) 46.0
    Radiation - warmest quarter (Bio26) 21.1 MJ/m2/day
    Temperature - annual mean (Bio01) 7.4 degrees C
    Temperature - annual range (Bio07) 22.3 degrees C
    Temperature - coldest period min (Bio06) -2.2 degrees C
    Temperature - coldest quarter mean (Bio11) 1.5 degrees C
    Temperature - diurnal range mean (Bio02) 8.3 degrees C
    Temperature - driest quarter mean (Bio09) 12.6 degrees C
    Temperature - isothermality (Bio03) 0.37 %
    Temperature - seasonality (Bio04) 1.69
    Temperature - warmest period max (Bio05) 20.1 degrees C
    Temperature - warmest quarter (Bio10) 13.5 degrees C
    Temperature - wettest quarter mean (Bio08) 1.5 degrees C
    WorldClim 2.1: Temperature - annual mean 6.7833333 °C
    WorldClim: Temperature - isothermality 42.0 %
    Substrate
    Moisture Index - annual mean (Bio28) 0.95
    Moisture Index - highest quarter mean (Bio32) 1.0
    Elevation 1425.0 m