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Occurrence record: Herpetology:R.62741

Preserved specimen of Demansia torquata (Günther, 1862) | Collared Whipsnake recorded on 1971-02-28
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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.62741
Other catalog numbers ["ecatalogue.irn:2117314","urn:catalog:AM:Herpetology:R.62741"]
Occurrence ID urn:lsid:ozcam.taxonomy.org.au:AM:Herpetology:R.62741
Record type Preserved specimen
Supplied basis "PreservedSpecimen"
Identified by Sadlier, Dr Ross Allen - Australian Museum - Herpetology  
Collector Cameron, E
Specimen type cited: Demansia torquata (Günther, 1862) : Elapidae : Squamata : Reptilia : Chordata;cited: Demansia torquata (Günther, 1862) : Elapidae : : Reptilia : Chordata;cited: Demansia torquata 1862 : Elapidae : Squamata : Reptilia : Chordata;cited: Demansia torquata : Elapidae : : Reptilia : Chordata
License CC-BY 3.0 (Au)
Presence/Absence PRESENT
Sampling protocol [COL]
Date identified 1991
Identification remarks ecatalogue.IdeComments: "N";

Event

Event ID urn:australianmuseum.net.au:Events:2018921
Identification remarks ecatalogue.IdeComments: "N";
Occurrence date 1971-02-28
Sampling protocol COL  
End day of year 59
Date precision DAY
Start day of year 59

Taxonomy

Scientific name Demansia torquata
Supplied scientific name "Demansia torquata 1862"
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 canonicalMatch
Accepted name Demansia torquata 1862
Scientific name authorship (Günther, 1862)
Name parse type SCIENTIFIC
Name according to 1862

Geospatial

Country Australia
State or Territory Queensland
Latitude -21.016
Supplied as: "-21.016"
Longitude 149.9
Supplied as: "149.9"
Datum EPSG:4326
Verbatim locality Penrith Island
Location remarks ecatalogue.LocCollectionEventLocal: "Australia, Queensland, Penrith Island (21° 01' S, 149° 54' E) 28/02/1971 - 28/02/1971, Cameron, E(Collector), Field Collected - Terrestrial";
Coordinate precision 0.001
Coordinate uncertainty (in metres) 10000.0
Terrestrial true
Verbatim latitude 21° 1' S
Biome TERRESTRIAL
Marine false
Country Code AU
Verbatim longitude 149° 54' E

Additional properties

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dcterms:type PhysicalObject
dcterms modified 2014/6/16
dcterms type PhysicalObject
verbatim uncertainty 1km-10km

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    Additional political boundaries information

    Area Management
    CAPAD 2016 Terrestrial South Cumberland Islands
    Directory of Important Wetlands Great Barrier Reef Marine Park
    IBRA (Interim Biogeographic Regionalisation for Australia (IBRA) Version 7 (Regions) Central Mackay Coast
    IBRA (Interim Biogeographic Regionalisation for Australia (IBRA) Version 7 (Subregions), contextual (polygon) Proserpine-Sarina Lowlands
    NRM Regions 2010 Mackay Whitsunday
    NRM Regions 2017 Mackay Whitsunday
    Natural Resource Management (NRM) Regions 2023 Mackay Whitsunday
    Area management
    National Landcare Program Management Units 2018 Mackay Whitsunday
    Biodiversity
    IBRA 6 Regions Central Mackay Coast
    IBRA 7 Regions Central Mackay Coast
    IBRA 7 Subregions Proserpine-Sarina Lowlands
    Hydrology
    Australian Drainage Divisions 2021 North East Coast
    Drainage Divisions Level 2 WHITSUNDAY ISLANDS
    Indigenous
    Indigenous Areas 2021 Mackay - Surrounds
    Indigenous Locations 2021 Mackay - Surrounds
    Indigenous Regions 2021 Townsville - Mackay
    RATSIB (representative Aboriginal/Torres Strait Islander body) Areas 2024 Northern Queensland Region
    Marine
    States including coastal waters Queensland (including Coastal Waters)
    Political
    ASGS Australian States and Territories Queensland
    Australian States and Territories Queensland
    Commonwealth Electoral Divisions 2021 Dawson
    Local Government Areas 2011 Mackay (R)
    Local Government Areas 2012 deprecated Mackay - Pt B
    Local Government Areas PSMA 2018 MACKAY REGIONAL
    PSMA ABS Census Indigenous Language Speakers by Area - I01B (2016) 3
    PSMA ABS Census Selected Person Characteristics by Indigenous Status by Area - I01A (2016) 412
    PSMA ABS Greater Capital City Statistical Areas (2016) REST OF QLD
    PSMA ABS SA2 Statistical Areas (2016) SEAFORTH - CALEN
    PSMA ABS SA3 Statistical Areas (2016) MACKAY
    PSMA ABS SA4 Statistical Areas (2016) MACKAY - ISAAC - WHITSUNDAY
    PSMA Commonwealth Electoral Boundaries (2018) DAWSON
    PSMA Indigenous Areas (2016) MACKAY - SURROUNDS
    PSMA Indigenous Locations (2016) MACKAY - SURROUNDS
    PSMA Indigenous Regions (2016) TOWNSVILLE - MACKAY
    PSMA Remoteness Areas (2016) Very Remote Australia
    PSMA State Electoral Boundaries (2018) WHITSUNDAY
    PSMA States (2016) QUEENSLAND
    State Electoral Divisions 2022 Whitsunday
    World Country Boundaries Australia
    Social
    Australia 2021 Australia
    Destination Zones 2021 Seaforth - Calen
    Greater Capital City Statistical Areas 2021 Rest of Qld
    Local Government Areas 2023 Mackay
    Postal Areas 2021 4741
    Remoteness Areas 2021 Very Remote Australia
    States and Territories 2021 Queensland
    Statistical Areas Level 2 Seaforth - Calen
    Statistical Areas Level 3 Mackay
    Statistical Areas Level 4 Mackay - Isaac - Whitsunday
    Tourism Regions 2021 Mackay
    Vegetation
    Forests of Australia 2018B Mangrove
    NVIS 4.1 Major Vegetation Groups Eucalypt Open Forests
    NVIS 4.1 Major Vegetation Subgroups Eucalyptus open forests with a shrubby understorey

    Environmental sampling for this location

    Biodiversity
    Occurrence Density 1348.0 frequency
    Species Richness 155.0 frequency
    Climate
    WorldClim 2.1: Precipitation - annual 1345.0 mm
    WorldClim 2.1: Precipitation - coldest quarter 145.0 mm
    WorldClim 2.1: Precipitation - driest month 25.0 mm
    WorldClim 2.1: Precipitation - driest quarter 109.0 mm
    WorldClim 2.1: Precipitation - seasonality 65.57896 mm
    WorldClim 2.1: Precipitation - warmest quarter 551.0 mm
    WorldClim 2.1: Precipitation - wettest month 248.0 mm
    WorldClim 2.1: Precipitation - wettest quarter 637.0 mm
    WorldClim 2.1: Temperature - annual mean 23.6625 °C
    WorldClim 2.1: Temperature - annual range 10.9 °C
    WorldClim 2.1: Temperature - coldest month min 17.9 °C
    WorldClim 2.1: Temperature - coldest quarter mean 20.016666 °C
    WorldClim 2.1: Temperature - diurnal range mean 3.6916668 °C
    WorldClim 2.1: Temperature - driest quarter mean 21.683334 °C
    WorldClim 2.1: Temperature - isothermality 33.868504 %
    WorldClim 2.1: Temperature - seasonality 273.68796
    WorldClim 2.1: Temperature - warmest month max 28.8 °C
    WorldClim 2.1: Temperature - warmest quarter mean 26.683334 °C
    WorldClim 2.1: Temperature - wettest quarter mean 26.583334 °C
    WorldClim: Temperature - isothermality 48.0 %
    Elevation 34.0 m