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Occurrence record: Herpetology:J81592

Preserved specimen of Dermochelys coriacea (Vandelli, 1761) | Leathery Turtle recorded on 2004-09-25
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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 J81592
Occurrence ID urn:lsid:ozcam.taxonomy.org.au:QM:Herpetology:J81592
Record type Preserved specimen
Supplied basis "Preserved specimen"
Preparations Spirit|Postcranial Skeleton|Other
Life stage Male
License CC-BY
Presence/Absence PRESENT
Country conservation Endangered
State conservation Queensland: Endangered
Supplied as E

Event

Occurrence date 2004-09-25
Verbatim event date 25 Sep 2004
Date precision DAY

Taxonomy

Scientific name Dermochelys coriacea
Identified to rank species
Common name Leathery Turtle
Supplied common name "Leatherback Turtle"
Kingdom Animalia
Phylum Chordata
Class Reptilia
Order Testudines
Family Dermochelyidae
Genus Dermochelys
Species Dermochelys coriacea
Name match metric exactMatch
Scientific name authorship (Vandelli, 1761)
Name parse type SCIENTIFIC

Geospatial

Country Australia
State or Territory Queensland
Locality Gold Coast
Latitude -27.9818702
Supplied as: "-27.983333"
Longitude 153.3341234
Supplied as: "153.333333"
Datum EPSG:4326
Supplied datum: "AGD66"
Coordinate precision 0.01667
Coordinate uncertainty (in metres) 1000.0
Terrestrial true
Verbatim latitude 27° 59' South
Biome TERRESTRIAL
Continent Oceania
Marine false
Country Code AU
Verbatim longitude 153° 20' East

Additional properties

object id QMJ81592

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    Additional political boundaries information

    Area Management
    CAPAD 2016 Terrestrial Nerang
    CAPAD 2020 Terrestrial Nerang
    GER Border Ranges GER Border Ranges
    GER National Corridor GER National Corridor
    Great Eastern Ranges Initiative GER Great Eastern Ranges Initiative
    NRM Regions 2010 South East Queensland
    NRM Regions 2017 South East Queensland
    Area management
    National Landcare Program Management Units 2018 South East Queensland
    Biodiversity
    IBRA 6 Regions South Eastern Queensland
    IBRA 7 Regions South Eastern Queensland
    IBRA 7 Subregions Burringbar-Conondale Ranges
    Hydrology
    Drainage Divisions Level 1 North East Coast
    Drainage Divisions Level 2 SOUTH COAST
    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 Gold Coast (C)
    Local Government Areas 2012 deprecated Nerang
    Local Government Areas PSMA 2018 GOLD COAST CITY
    PSMA ABS Census Indigenous Language Speakers by Area - I01B (2016) 61
    PSMA ABS Census Selected Person Characteristics by Indigenous Status by Area - I01A (2016) 9283
    PSMA ABS Greater Capital City Statistical Areas (2016) REST OF QLD
    PSMA ABS SA2 Statistical Areas (2016) NERANG - MOUNT NATHAN
    PSMA ABS SA3 Statistical Areas (2016) NERANG
    PSMA ABS SA4 Statistical Areas (2016) GOLD COAST
    PSMA Commonwealth Electoral Boundaries (2018) WRIGHT
    PSMA Indigenous Areas (2016) GOLD COAST
    PSMA Indigenous Locations (2016) GOLD COAST
    PSMA Indigenous Regions (2016) BRISBANE
    PSMA Remoteness Areas (2016) Major Cities of Australia
    PSMA State Electoral Boundaries (2018) GAVEN
    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 Eucalypt Medium Open
    NVIS 4.1 Major Vegetation Groups Eucalypt Open Forests
    NVIS 4.1 Major Vegetation Subgroups Eucalyptus open forests with a shrubby understorey
    Tenure of Australia's forests (2013) v2.0 Other Crown Land
    Vegetation types - native Eucalypt open forests
    Vegetation types - present Eucalyptus open forest

    Environmental sampling for this location

    Climate
    Precipitation - annual (Bio12) 1295.0 mm
    Precipitation - coldest quarter (Bio19) 166.0 mm
    Precipitation - driest period (Bio14) 8.0 mm
    Precipitation - driest quarter (Bio17) 140.0 mm
    Precipitation - seasonality (Bio15) 45.0 mm
    Precipitation - warmest quarter (Bio18) 472.0 mm
    Precipitation - wettest period (Bio13) 47.0 mm
    Precipitation - wettest quarter (Bio16) 475.0 mm
    Radiation - annual mean (Bio20) 17.4 MJ/m2/day
    Radiation - seasonality (Bio23) 25.0
    Radiation - warmest quarter (Bio26) 21.1 MJ/m2/day
    Temperature - annual mean (Bio01) 20.5 degrees C
    Temperature - annual range (Bio07) 20.2 degrees C
    Temperature - coldest period min (Bio06) 9.3 degrees C
    Temperature - coldest quarter mean (Bio11) 15.8 degrees C
    Temperature - diurnal range mean (Bio02) 10.2 degrees C
    Temperature - driest quarter mean (Bio09) 16.5 degrees C
    Temperature - isothermality (Bio03) 0.5 %
    Temperature - seasonality (Bio04) 1.18
    Temperature - warmest period max (Bio05) 29.5 degrees C
    Temperature - warmest quarter (Bio10) 24.6 degrees C
    Temperature - wettest quarter mean (Bio08) 24.5 degrees C
    WorldClim 2.1: Temperature - annual mean 19.966667 °C
    WorldClim: Temperature - isothermality 51.0 %
    Substrate
    Moisture Index - annual mean (Bio28) 0.86
    Moisture Index - highest quarter mean (Bio32) 1.0
    Elevation 73.0 m