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Occurrence record: Herpetology:R.125081

Preserved specimen of Varanus eremius Lucas & Frost, 1895 | Pygmy Desert Monitor recorded on 1933
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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.125081
Other catalog numbers ["ecatalogue.irn:2026174","urn:catalog:AM:Herpetology:R.125081"]
Occurrence ID urn:lsid:ozcam.taxonomy.org.au:AM:Herpetology:R.125081
Record type Preserved specimen
Supplied basis "PreservedSpecimen"
Collector Larnach, S  
Supplied as "Larnach, S"
Associated Occurrence Status Representative record
Associated occurrences This record has 7 inferred associated occurrences
For more information see Inferred associated occurrence details
License CC-BY 3.0 (Au)
Presence/Absence PRESENT
Sampling protocol [COL]
Associated records REPRESENTATIVE

Event

Event ID urn:australianmuseum.net.au:Events:2010167
Occurrence date [date not supplied] Year: 1933, Month: , Day:
Supplied date "1933"
Sampling protocol COL  
Date precision YEAR

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 Northern Territory
Latitude -23.3
Supplied as: "-23.3"
Longitude 131.366
Supplied as: "131.366"
Datum EPSG:4326
Verbatim locality Mt Liebig
Location remarks ecatalogue.LocCollectionEventLocal: "Australia, Northern Territory, Mt Liebig (23° 18' S, 131° 22' E) 1933 - 1933, Larnach, S(Collector), Field Collected - Terrestrial";
Coordinate precision 0.001
Coordinate uncertainty (in metres) 10000.0
Terrestrial true
Verbatim latitude 23° 18' S
Biome TERRESTRIAL
Marine false
Country Code AU
Verbatim longitude 131° 22' E

Additional properties

dcterms:modified 2015/7/1
dcterms:type PhysicalObject
dcterms modified 2015/7/1
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 2b77b9d3-d9ea-479f-bbc5-e00bcfb5439a
    Data Resource Australian Museum provider for OZCAM
    Raw Scientific Name Varanus eremius Lucas & Frost, 1895
    Coordinates -23.3,131.366
    Related records
    Record UUID ae451220-8ff6-4c63-bbc7-fb95347fb71b
    Data Resource Australian Museum provider for OZCAM
    Raw Scientific Name Varanus eremius Lucas & Frost, 1895
    Coordinates -23.3,131.366
    Record UUID f5464cb5-f3e0-4136-b143-68d5e78c0839
    Data Resource Australian Museum provider for OZCAM
    Raw Scientific Name Varanus eremius Lucas & Frost, 1895
    Coordinates -23.3,131.366
    Record UUID d1d15bff-f43e-426f-99c8-63c7320b044a
    Data Resource Australian Museum provider for OZCAM
    Raw Scientific Name Varanus eremius Lucas & Frost, 1895
    Coordinates -23.3,131.366
    Record UUID ab549310-d9c6-49dc-9833-2dfe3d080bf7
    Data Resource Australian Museum provider for OZCAM
    Raw Scientific Name Varanus eremius Lucas & Frost, 1895
    Coordinates -23.3,131.366
    Record UUID 914bd6f3-453b-4dd1-b0ae-32bd2dcbe0f9
    Data Resource Australian Museum provider for OZCAM
    Raw Scientific Name Varanus eremius Lucas & Frost, 1895
    Coordinates -23.3,131.366
    Record UUID 832d9adc-9f85-4254-8685-bf7b6cc40da4
    Data Resource Australian Museum provider for OZCAM
    Raw Scientific Name Varanus eremius Lucas & Frost, 1895
    Coordinates -23.3,131.366
    Record UUID c32d651a-1c21-4bf9-99c3-521990b77cfe
    Data Resource Australian Museum provider for OZCAM
    Raw Scientific Name Varanus eremius Lucas & Frost, 1895
    Coordinates -23.3,131.366

    Additional political boundaries information

    Area Management
    NRM Regions 2010 North East
    NRM Regions 2017 North East
    Area management
    National Landcare Program Management Units 2018 North East
    Biodiversity
    IBRA 6 Regions South Eastern Highlands
    IBRA 7 Regions South Eastern Highlands
    IBRA 7 Subregions Highlands-Northern Fall
    Hydrology
    Drainage Divisions Level 1 Murray-Darling Basin
    Drainage Divisions Level 2 DARLING RIVER
    Marine
    States including coastal waters Victoria (including Coastal Waters)
    Political
    ASGS Australian States and Territories Victoria
    Australian States and Territories Victoria
    Local Government Areas 2011 East Gippsland (S)
    Local Government Areas 2012 deprecated E. Gippsland Bal
    Local Government Areas PSMA 2018 EAST GIPPSLAND SHIRE
    PSMA ABS Census Indigenous Language Speakers by Area - I01B (2016) 20
    PSMA ABS Census Selected Person Characteristics by Indigenous Status by Area - I01A (2016) 1929
    PSMA ABS Greater Capital City Statistical Areas (2016) REST OF VIC.
    PSMA ABS SA2 Statistical Areas (2016) BRUTHEN - OMEO
    PSMA ABS SA3 Statistical Areas (2016) GIPPSLAND - EAST
    PSMA ABS SA4 Statistical Areas (2016) LATROBE - GIPPSLAND
    PSMA Commonwealth Electoral Boundaries (2018) GIPPSLAND
    PSMA Indigenous Areas (2016) GIPPSLAND
    PSMA Indigenous Locations (2016) EAST GIPPSLAND
    PSMA Indigenous Regions (2016) VICTORIA EXC. MELBOURNE
    PSMA Remoteness Areas (2016) Outer Regional Australia
    PSMA State Electoral Boundaries (2018) EASTERN VICTORIA
    PSMA States (2016) VICTORIA
    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 Cleared, non-native vegetation, buildings
    NVIS 4.1 Major Vegetation Subgroups Cleared, non-native vegetation, buildings
    Tenure of Australia's forests (2013) v2.0 Private Freehold
    Vegetation types - native Eucalypt woodlands
    Vegetation types - present cleared, non-native vegetation, buildings

    Environmental sampling for this location

    Climate
    Precipitation - annual (Bio12) 702.0 mm
    Precipitation - coldest quarter (Bio19) 194.0 mm
    Precipitation - driest period (Bio14) 9.0 mm
    Precipitation - driest quarter (Bio17) 134.0 mm
    Precipitation - seasonality (Bio15) 19.0 mm
    Precipitation - warmest quarter (Bio18) 151.0 mm
    Precipitation - wettest period (Bio13) 17.0 mm
    Precipitation - wettest quarter (Bio16) 216.0 mm
    Radiation - annual mean (Bio20) 16.0 MJ/m2/day
    Radiation - seasonality (Bio23) 42.0
    Radiation - warmest quarter (Bio26) 23.7 MJ/m2/day
    Temperature - annual mean (Bio01) 11.3 degrees C
    Temperature - annual range (Bio07) 25.6 degrees C
    Temperature - coldest period min (Bio06) 0.1 degrees C
    Temperature - coldest quarter mean (Bio11) 5.6 degrees C
    Temperature - diurnal range mean (Bio02) 11.9 degrees C
    Temperature - driest quarter mean (Bio09) 14.5 degrees C
    Temperature - isothermality (Bio03) 0.47 %
    Temperature - seasonality (Bio04) 1.61
    Temperature - warmest period max (Bio05) 25.7 degrees C
    Temperature - warmest quarter (Bio10) 17.3 degrees C
    Temperature - wettest quarter mean (Bio08) 9.4 degrees C
    WorldClim 2.1: Temperature - annual mean 11.525 °C
    WorldClim: Temperature - isothermality 49.0 %
    Substrate
    Moisture Index - annual mean (Bio28) 0.72
    Moisture Index - highest quarter mean (Bio32) 1.0
    Elevation 691.0 m