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Occurrence record: Herpetology:J52802

Preserved specimen of Hydrophis platurus platurus (Linnaeus, 1766) | Yellow-bellied Seasnake recorded on 1973-08-20
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Dataset

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 J52802
Occurrence ID urn:lsid:ozcam.taxonomy.org.au:QM:Herpetology:J52802
Record type Preserved specimen
Supplied basis "Preserved specimen"
Preparations Spirit
Identified by A Amey  
License CC-BY
Presence/Absence PRESENT
Field notes WH1865
Previous identifications Hydrophis platurus
Date identified 2021-11-19
Supplied as 19 Nov 2021

Event

Occurrence date 1973-08-20
Verbatim event date 20 Aug 1973
Date precision DAY

Taxonomy

Scientific name Hydrophis platurus platurus
Identified to rank subspecies
Common name Yellow-bellied Seasnake
Supplied common name "Yellow-bellied Sea Snake"
Kingdom Animalia
Phylum Chordata
Class Reptilia
Order Squamata
Family Elapidae
Genus Hydrophis
Species Hydrophis platurus
Name match metric exactMatch
Infraspecific epithet platurus
Subspecies Hydrophis platurus platurus
Scientific name authorship (Linnaeus, 1766)
Subfamily Hydrophiinae
Name parse type SCIENTIFIC

Geospatial

Country Australia
State or Territory Queensland
Locality Machans Beach, Cairns
Latitude -16.866667
Supplied as: "-16.866667"
Longitude 145.766667
Supplied as: "145.766667"
Datum EPSG:4326
Field notes WH1865
Coordinate precision Unknown
Terrestrial true
Verbatim latitude 16° 52' South
Biome TERRESTRIAL
Continent Oceania
Marine false
Country Code AU
Verbatim longitude 145° 46' East

Additional properties

object id VE57597

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    Additional political boundaries information

    Area Management
    CAPAD 2016 Marine Trinity Inlet
    CAPAD 2020 Marine Trinity Inlet
    Directory of Important Wetlands Port of Cairns and Trinity Inlet
    NRM Regions 2010 Wet Tropics
    NRM Regions 2017 Wet Tropics
    Area management
    National Landcare Program Management Units 2018 Wet Tropics
    Biodiversity
    IBRA 6 Regions Wet Tropics
    IBRA 7 Regions Wet Tropics
    IBRA 7 Subregions Innisfail
    Hydrology
    Drainage Divisions Level 1 North East Coast
    Drainage Divisions Level 2 BARRON RIVER
    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 Cairns (R)
    Local Government Areas 2012 deprecated Cairns - Mt Whitfield
    Local Government Areas PSMA 2018 CAIRNS REGIONAL
    PSMA ABS Census Indigenous Language Speakers by Area - I01B (2016) 1202
    PSMA ABS Census Selected Person Characteristics by Indigenous Status by Area - I01A (2016) 13706
    PSMA ABS Greater Capital City Statistical Areas (2016) REST OF QLD
    PSMA ABS SA2 Statistical Areas (2016) FRESHWATER - STRATFORD
    PSMA ABS SA3 Statistical Areas (2016) CAIRNS - NORTH
    PSMA ABS SA4 Statistical Areas (2016) CAIRNS
    PSMA Commonwealth Electoral Boundaries (2018) LEICHHARDT
    PSMA Indigenous Areas (2016) CAIRNS
    PSMA Indigenous Locations (2016) MOUNT WHITFIELD
    PSMA Indigenous Regions (2016) CAIRNS - ATHERTON
    PSMA Remoteness Areas (2016) Outer Regional Australia
    PSMA State Electoral Boundaries (2018) BARRON RIVER
    PSMA States (2016) QUEENSLAND
    World Country Boundaries Australia
    Vegetation
    Forests of Australia 2018B Mangrove
    NVIS 4.1 Major Vegetation Groups Other Shrublands
    NVIS 4.1 Major Vegetation Subgroups Other shrublands
    Vegetation types - native Mangroves,tidal mudflats,samphires and bare areas,claypan,sand,rock,salt lakes,lagoons,lakes
    Vegetation types - present Mangroves

    Environmental sampling for this location

    Climate
    Precipitation - annual (Bio12) 2065.0 mm
    Precipitation - coldest quarter (Bio19) 119.0 mm
    Precipitation - driest period (Bio14) 7.0 mm
    Precipitation - driest quarter (Bio17) 104.0 mm
    Precipitation - seasonality (Bio15) 93.0 mm
    Precipitation - warmest quarter (Bio18) 1083.0 mm
    Precipitation - wettest period (Bio13) 121.0 mm
    Precipitation - wettest quarter (Bio16) 1253.0 mm
    Radiation - annual mean (Bio20) 18.7 MJ/m2/day
    Radiation - seasonality (Bio23) 18.0
    Radiation - warmest quarter (Bio26) 20.4 MJ/m2/day
    Temperature - annual mean (Bio01) 25.1 degrees C
    Temperature - annual range (Bio07) 14.6 degrees C
    Temperature - coldest period min (Bio06) 17.2 degrees C
    Temperature - coldest quarter mean (Bio11) 21.8 degrees C
    Temperature - diurnal range mean (Bio02) 7.9 degrees C
    Temperature - driest quarter mean (Bio09) 22.6 degrees C
    Temperature - isothermality (Bio03) 0.54 %
    Temperature - seasonality (Bio04) 0.79
    Temperature - warmest period max (Bio05) 31.8 degrees C
    Temperature - warmest quarter (Bio10) 27.7 degrees C
    Temperature - wettest quarter mean (Bio08) 27.4 degrees C
    WorldClim 2.1: Temperature - annual mean 24.883333 °C
    Substrate
    Moisture Index - annual mean (Bio28) 0.68
    Moisture Index - highest quarter mean (Bio32) 1.0