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Occurrence record: Herpetology:J35033

Preserved specimen of Demansia torquata (Günther, 1862) | Collared Whipsnake recorded on 1977-05-10
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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 J35033
Occurrence ID urn:lsid:ozcam.taxonomy.org.au:QM:Herpetology:J35033
Record type Preserved specimen
Supplied basis "Preserved specimen"
Preparations Spirit
Identified by G M Shea  
Associated Occurrence Status Representative record
Associated occurrences This record has 3 inferred associated occurrences
For more information see Inferred associated occurrence details
License CC-BY
Presence/Absence PRESENT
Associated records REPRESENTATIVE
Previous identifications Demansia torquata
Date identified 2007

Event

Occurrence date 1977-05-10
Verbatim event date 10 May 1977
Date precision DAY

Taxonomy

Scientific name Demansia torquata
Identified to rank species
Common name Collared Whipsnake
Kingdom Animalia
Phylum Chordata
Class Reptilia
Order Squamata
Family Elapidae
Genus Demansia
Species Demansia torquata
Name match metric exactMatch
Scientific name authorship (Günther, 1862)
Subfamily Hydrophiinae
Name parse type SCIENTIFIC

Geospatial

Country Australia
State or Territory Queensland
Locality Dent Is
Latitude -20.35
Supplied as: "-20.35"
Longitude 148.933333
Supplied as: "148.933333"
Datum EPSG:4326
Coordinate precision Unknown
Terrestrial true
Verbatim latitude 20° 21' South
Biome TERRESTRIAL
Continent Oceania
Marine false
Country Code AU
Verbatim longitude 148° 56' East

Additional properties

object id VE45300

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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 2ccf2c79-f5eb-48d8-9039-f0aa437e65d6
    Data Resource Queensland Museum provider for OZCAM
    Raw Scientific Name Demansia torquata
    Coordinates -20.35,148.933333
    Related records
    Record UUID 32dec35c-ac24-4bea-9a12-009d4ba4d68d
    Data Resource Queensland Museum provider for OZCAM
    Raw Scientific Name Demansia torquata
    Coordinates -20.35,148.933333
    Record UUID 5fdd7a42-86ea-4256-9be7-46cbfd0e61fd
    Data Resource Queensland Museum provider for OZCAM
    Raw Scientific Name Demansia torquata
    Coordinates -20.35,148.933333
    Record UUID 9e2b6b5a-d44e-42ca-a27e-7369030fc521
    Data Resource Queensland Museum provider for OZCAM
    Raw Scientific Name Demansia torquata
    Coordinates -20.35,148.933333

    Additional political boundaries information

    Area Management
    CAPAD 2016 Marine Great Barrier Reef
    CAPAD 2020 Marine Great Barrier Reef
    Directory of Important Wetlands Great Barrier Reef Marine Park
    NRM Regions 2010 Mackay Whitsunday
    NRM Regions 2017 Mackay Whitsunday
    Area management
    National Landcare Program Management Units 2018 Marine NRM
    Biodiversity
    IBRA 6 Regions Central Mackay Coast
    IBRA 7 Regions Central Mackay Coast
    IBRA 7 Subregions Whitsunday
    Hydrology
    Drainage Divisions Level 1 North East Coast
    Drainage Divisions Level 2 WHITSUNDAY ISLANDS
    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 Whitsunday (R)
    Local Government Areas 2012 deprecated Whitsunday
    Local Government Areas PSMA 2018 WHITSUNDAY REGIONAL
    PSMA ABS Census Indigenous Language Speakers by Area - I01B (2016) 9
    PSMA ABS Census Selected Person Characteristics by Indigenous Status by Area - I01A (2016) 585
    PSMA ABS Greater Capital City Statistical Areas (2016) REST OF QLD
    PSMA ABS SA2 Statistical Areas (2016) AIRLIE - WHITSUNDAYS
    PSMA ABS SA3 Statistical Areas (2016) WHITSUNDAY
    PSMA ABS SA4 Statistical Areas (2016) MACKAY - ISAAC - WHITSUNDAY
    PSMA Commonwealth Electoral Boundaries (2018) DAWSON
    PSMA Indigenous Areas (2016) PROSERPINE - WHITSUNDAY
    PSMA Indigenous Locations (2016) PROSERPINE - WHITSUNDAY
    PSMA Indigenous Regions (2016) TOWNSVILLE - MACKAY
    PSMA Remoteness Areas (2016) Very Remote Australia
    PSMA State Electoral Boundaries (2018) WHITSUNDAY
    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 Other Shrublands
    NVIS 4.1 Major Vegetation Subgroups Other shrublands
    Tenure of Australia's forests (2013) v2.0 Leasehold

    Environmental sampling for this location

    Climate
    Precipitation - annual (Bio12) 1688.0 mm
    Precipitation - coldest quarter (Bio19) 166.0 mm
    Precipitation - driest period (Bio14) 4.0 mm
    Precipitation - driest quarter (Bio17) 105.0 mm
    Precipitation - seasonality (Bio15) 73.0 mm
    Precipitation - warmest quarter (Bio18) 761.0 mm
    Precipitation - wettest period (Bio13) 87.0 mm
    Precipitation - wettest quarter (Bio16) 846.0 mm
    Radiation - annual mean (Bio20) 18.4 MJ/m2/day
    Radiation - seasonality (Bio23) 20.0
    Radiation - warmest quarter (Bio26) 20.7 MJ/m2/day
    Temperature - annual mean (Bio01) 23.8 degrees C
    Temperature - annual range (Bio07) 14.3 degrees C
    Temperature - coldest period min (Bio06) 16.4 degrees C
    Temperature - coldest quarter mean (Bio11) 19.7 degrees C
    Temperature - diurnal range mean (Bio02) 6.0 degrees C
    Temperature - driest quarter mean (Bio09) 22.1 degrees C
    Temperature - isothermality (Bio03) 0.42 %
    Temperature - seasonality (Bio04) 0.98
    Temperature - warmest period max (Bio05) 30.7 degrees C
    Temperature - warmest quarter (Bio10) 27.1 degrees C
    Temperature - wettest quarter mean (Bio08) 26.6 degrees C
    WorldClim 2.1: Temperature - annual mean 23.195833 °C
    WorldClim: Temperature - isothermality 51.0 %
    Substrate
    Moisture Index - annual mean (Bio28) 0.75
    Moisture Index - highest quarter mean (Bio32) 1.0