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Occurrence record: REPT:R108463

Preserved specimen of Hydrophis platurus platurus (Linnaeus, 1766) | Yellow-bellied Seasnake
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Dataset

Data partner OZCAM (Online Zoological Collections of Australian Museums) Provider
Data resource Western Australian Museum provider for OZCAM
Institution code Western Australian Museum
Supplied institution code "WAM"
Collection Western Australian Museum Herpetology Collection
Supplied collection code "REPT"
Catalog number R108463
Occurrence ID urn:lsid:taxonomy.org.au:REPT:R108463
Record type Preserved specimen
Supplied basis "PreservedSpecimen"
Preparations Wet
Identified by SMITH, L.A.  
Identified date 1/1/1991
Collector Kimpton  
Supplied as "KIMPTON,MRS"
Sex U
Individual count 1
License CC-BY 4.0 (Int)
Presence/Absence PRESENT
Date identified 1991-01-01
Supplied as 1/1/1991

Event

Verbatim event date 6/9/1990
Date precision NOT_SUPPLIED

Taxonomy

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

Geospatial

Country Australia
State or Territory Western Australia
Locality WILLIAM BAY BEACH (SOUTH GREEN POOL)
Latitude -35.033333
Supplied as: "-35.033333"
Longitude 117.2
Supplied as: "117.2"
Datum EPSG:4326
Coordinate precision Unknown
Coordinate uncertainty (in metres) 50000.0
Municipality WILLIAM BAY
Terrestrial true
Verbatim latitude 35°02`00"S
Biome TERRESTRIAL
Marine false
Country Code AU
Verbatim longitude 117°12`00"E

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    Additional political boundaries information

    Area Management
    Australian Coral Ecoregions SW West Australia
    NRM Regions 2010 South Coast
    NRM Regions 2017 South Coast Region
    Area management
    National Landcare Program Management Units 2018 South Coast Region
    Biodiversity
    IMCRA 4 Regions Southwest Shelf Province
    IMCRA Meso-scale Bioregions WA South Coast
    Marine
    States including coastal waters Western Australia (including Coastal Waters)
    Local Government Areas PSMA 2018 SHIRE OF DENMARK