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Occurrence record: Herpetology:R.61587

Preserved specimen of Emoia atrocostata australis Brown, 1991 | Littoral Whiptail-skink recorded on 1977-06-27
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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.61587
Other catalog numbers ["ecatalogue.irn:2116057","urn:catalog:AM:Herpetology:R.61587"]
Occurrence ID urn:lsid:ozcam.taxonomy.org.au:AM:Herpetology:R.61587
Record type Preserved specimen
Supplied basis "PreservedSpecimen"
Collector Cogger Et. Al.
Associated Occurrence Status Associated record
Associated occurrences The occurrence is associated with a representative record.
For more information see Inferred associated occurrence details
License CC-BY 3.0 (Au)
Presence/Absence PRESENT
Sampling protocol [COL]
Associated records ASSOCIATED
State conservation Vulnerable
Supplied as V

Event

Event ID urn:australianmuseum.net.au:Events:2027623
Occurrence date 1977-06-27
Sampling protocol COL  
Date precision DAY

Taxonomy

Scientific name Emoia atrocostata australis
Supplied scientific name "Emoia atrocostata australis Brown, 1991"
Identified to rank subspecies
Common name Littoral Whiptail-skink
Kingdom Animalia
Phylum Chordata
Class Reptilia
Order Squamata
Family Scincidae
Genus Emoia
Species Emoia atrocostata
Name match metric exactMatch
Accepted name Emoia atrocostata australis Brown, 1991
Subspecies Emoia atrocostata australis
Scientific name authorship Brown, 1991
Name parse type SCIENTIFIC
Name according to Brown, 1991

Geospatial

Country Australia
State or Territory Queensland
Latitude -9.9
Supplied as: "-9.9"
Longitude 142.766
Supplied as: "142.766"
Datum EPSG:4326
Verbatim locality Yam Island, Torres Strait
Location remarks ecatalogue.LocCollectionEventLocal: "Australia, Queensland, Yam Island, Torres Strait (9° 54' S, 142° 46' E) 27/06/1977 - 27/06/1977, Cogger Et. Al.(Collector), Field Collected - Terrestrial";
Coordinate precision 0.001
Coordinate uncertainty (in metres) 10000.0
Terrestrial true
Verbatim latitude 9° 54' S
Biome TERRESTRIAL
Marine false
Country Code AU
Verbatim longitude 142° 46' E

Additional properties

Class Reptilia
dcterms:modified 2008/1/26
dcterms:type PhysicalObject
dcterms modified 2008/1/26
dcterms type PhysicalObject
verbatim uncertainty 1km-10km

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    Inferred associated occurrence details

    This record is associated with the representative record. This mean another record has been detected to be similar to this record, and that the other record (the representative record) has the most detailed information for the occurrence. More information about the duplication detection methods and terminology in use is available here:

    Representative Record
    Record UUID 02868868-9141-4b2d-b03f-bfecf1b91121
    Data Resource Australian Museum provider for OZCAM
    Raw Scientific Name Emoia atrocostata australis Brown, 1991
    Coordinates -9.9,142.766
    Related records
    Record UUID 9e41ed68-c6d6-469c-96a6-e56bbcfb3945
    Data Resource Australian Museum provider for OZCAM
    Raw Scientific Name Emoia atrocostata australis Brown, 1991
    Coordinates -9.9,142.766
    Record UUID 98ac4fdd-a234-4b63-a652-f2beffaee6ec
    Data Resource Australian Museum provider for OZCAM
    Raw Scientific Name Emoia atrocostata australis Brown, 1991
    Coordinates -9.9,142.766
    Record UUID 5be2feec-39b9-4035-bae3-052106dd272e
    Data Resource Australian Museum provider for OZCAM
    Raw Scientific Name Emoia atrocostata australis Brown, 1991
    Coordinates -9.9,142.766
    Record UUID 736cfb31-2f18-4738-a1d8-d2da15c79996
    Data Resource Australian Museum provider for OZCAM
    Raw Scientific Name Emoia atrocostata australis Brown, 1991
    Coordinates -9.9,142.766

    Additional political boundaries information

    Area Management
    NRM Regions 2010 Torres Strait
    NRM Regions 2017 Torres Strait
    Area management
    National Landcare Program Management Units 2018 Torres Strait
    Biodiversity
    IMCRA 4 Regions Northeast Shelf Transition
    IMCRA Meso-scale Bioregions Torres Strait
    Marine
    States including coastal waters Queensland (including Coastal Waters)
    Political
    Local Government Areas PSMA 2018 TORRES SHIRE
    National Native Title Register (NNTR, Determinations of Native Title) - boundaries and core attributes Torres Strait Regional Sea Claim
    PSMA State Electoral Boundaries (2018) COOK
    NVIS 4.1 Major Vegetation Subgroups Cleared, non-native vegetation, buildings

    Environmental sampling for this location

    Climate
    WorldClim: Temperature - isothermality 69.0 %