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Occurrence record: Herpetology:R.138712.002

Preserved specimen of Varanus Merrem, 1820 | Mangrove Monitor recorded on 1992-04-08
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Dataset

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.138712.002
Other catalog numbers ["ecatalogue.irn:1387033","urn:catalog:AM:Herpetology:R.138712.002"]
Occurrence ID urn:lsid:ozcam.taxonomy.org.au:AM:Herpetology:R.138712.002
Record type Preserved specimen
Supplied basis "PreservedSpecimen"
Identified by Sadlier, Dr Ross Allen - Australian Museum - Herpetology  
Collector 1.  Sadlier, Ross Allen   2.  Australian Museum   3.  Herpetology  
Supplied as "Sadlier, Dr Ross Allen - Australian Museum - Herpetology"
License CC-BY 3.0 (Au)
Presence/Absence PRESENT
Sampling protocol [COL]
Date identified 1992
Identification remarks ecatalogue.IdeComments: "N";

Event

Event ID urn:australianmuseum.net.au:Events:2039046
Identification remarks ecatalogue.IdeComments: "N";
Occurrence date 1992-04-08
Sampling protocol COL  
Date precision DAY

Taxonomy

Scientific name Varanus
Supplied scientific name "Varanus timorensis Gray, 1831"
Identified to rank genus
Common name Mangrove Monitor
Supplied common name "Timor Monitor"
Kingdom Animalia
Phylum Chordata
Class Reptilia
Order Squamata
Family Varanidae
Genus Varanus
Species Varanus timorensis
Name match metric higherMatch
Accepted name Varanus timorensis Gray, 1831
Scientific name authorship Merrem, 1820
Name parse type SCIENTIFIC
Name according to Gray, 1831

Geospatial

Country Australia
State or Territory Northern Territory
Latitude -14.05
Supplied as: "-14.05"
Longitude 136.416
Supplied as: "136.416"
Datum EPSG:4326
Verbatim locality Groote Eylandt, Gemco Mining Lease Area.
Location remarks ecatalogue.LocCollectionEventLocal: "Australia, Northern Territory, Groote Eylandt, Gemco Mining Lease Area. (14° 03' S, 136° 25' E) 08/04/1992 - 08/04/1992, Sadlier, Dr Ross Allen - Australian Museum - Herpetology(Collector), Field Collected - Terrestrial";
Coordinate precision 0.001
Coordinate uncertainty (in metres) 10000.0
Terrestrial true
Verbatim latitude 14° 3' S
Biome TERRESTRIAL
Marine false
Country Code AU
Verbatim longitude 136° 25' E

Additional properties

dcterms:modified 2020/7/30
dcterms:type PhysicalObject
dcterms modified 2020/7/30
dcterms type PhysicalObject
verbatim uncertainty 1km-10km

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    Additional political boundaries information

    Area Management
    Australian Coral Ecoregions Arnhem Land
    CAPAD 2020 Marine Anindilyakwa
    NRM Regions 2010 Northern Territory
    NRM Regions 2017 Northern Territory
    Area management
    National Landcare Program Management Units 2018 Northern Territory
    Biodiversity
    IMCRA 4 Regions Northern Shelf Province
    IMCRA Meso-scale Bioregions Groote
    Marine
    States including coastal waters Northern Territory (including Coastal Waters)
    PSMA State Electoral Boundaries (2018) ARNHEM

    Environmental sampling for this location

    Climate
    Precipitation - annual (Bio12) 1112.5 mm
    Precipitation - coldest quarter (Bio19) 12.0 mm
    Precipitation - driest period (Bio14) 0.0 mm
    Precipitation - driest quarter (Bio17) 8.0 mm
    Precipitation - seasonality (Bio15) 106.25 mm
    Precipitation - warmest quarter (Bio18) 455.75 mm
    Precipitation - wettest period (Bio13) 61.25 mm
    Precipitation - wettest quarter (Bio16) 709.25 mm
    Radiation - annual mean (Bio20) 20.9 MJ/m2/day
    Radiation - seasonality (Bio23) 16.0
    Radiation - warmest quarter (Bio26) 23.3 MJ/m2/day
    Temperature - annual mean (Bio01) 26.7 degrees C
    Temperature - annual range (Bio07) 18.675001 degrees C
    Temperature - coldest period min (Bio06) 16.0 degrees C
    Temperature - coldest quarter mean (Bio11) 22.9 degrees C
    Temperature - diurnal range mean (Bio02) 10.575001 degrees C
    Temperature - driest quarter mean (Bio09) 23.375 degrees C
    Temperature - isothermality (Bio03) 0.57 %
    Temperature - seasonality (Bio04) 0.88
    Temperature - warmest period max (Bio05) 34.7 degrees C
    Temperature - warmest quarter (Bio10) 29.575 degrees C
    Temperature - wettest quarter mean (Bio08) 28.8 degrees C
    Substrate
    Moisture Index - annual mean (Bio28) 0.485
    Moisture Index - highest quarter mean (Bio32) 1.0