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Occurrence record: Herpetology:R.156190

Preserved specimen of Diplodactylus tessellatus (Günther, 1875) | Tessellated Gecko recorded on 1890-05
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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.156190
Other catalog numbers ["ecatalogue.irn:2058726","urn:catalog:AM:Herpetology:R.156190"]
Occurrence ID urn:lsid:ozcam.taxonomy.org.au:AM:Herpetology:R.156190
Record type Preserved specimen
Supplied basis "PreservedSpecimen"
Identified by Sadlier, Dr Ross Allen - Australian Museum - Herpetology  
Collector Helms, R.
License CC-BY 3.0 (Au)
Presence/Absence PRESENT
Sampling protocol [COL]
Date identified 1999
Identification remarks ecatalogue.IdeConfidence: "1"; ecatalogue.IdeComments: "N";

Event

Event ID urn:australianmuseum.net.au:Events:1144929
Identification remarks ecatalogue.IdeConfidence: "1"; ecatalogue.IdeComments: "N";
Occurrence date [date not supplied] Year: 1890, Month: 5, Day:
Supplied date "1890-05"
Sampling protocol COL  
Date precision MONTH

Taxonomy

Scientific name Diplodactylus tessellatus
Supplied scientific name "Diplodactylus tessellatus (Günther, 1875)"
Identified to rank species
Common name Tessellated Gecko
Kingdom Animalia
Phylum Chordata
Class Reptilia
Order Squamata
Family Diplodactylidae
Supplied as "Gekkonidae"
Genus Diplodactylus
Species Diplodactylus tessellatus
Name match metric exactMatch
Accepted name Diplodactylus tessellatus (Günther, 1875)
Scientific name authorship (Günther, 1875)
Name parse type SCIENTIFIC
Name according to (Günther, 1875)
Verbatim taxon rank 1

Geospatial

Country Australia
State or Territory New South Wales
Latitude -31.433
Supplied as: "-31.433"
Longitude 143.883
Supplied as: "143.883"
Datum EPSG:4326
Verbatim locality Darling River Floods [Talyawalka]
Location remarks ecatalogue.LocCollectionEventLocal: "Australia, New South Wales, Darling River Floods [Talyawalka] (31° 26' S, 143° 53' E) /05/1890 - /06/1890, Helms, R.(Collector), Field Collected - Terrestrial";
Coordinate precision 0.001
Coordinate uncertainty (in metres) 100000.0
Terrestrial true
Verbatim latitude 31° 26' S
Biome TERRESTRIAL
Marine false
Country Code AU
Verbatim longitude 143° 53' E

Additional properties

dcterms:modified 2012/6/28
dcterms:type PhysicalObject
dcterms modified 2012/6/28
dcterms type PhysicalObject
verbatim uncertainty 10km-100km

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    Additional political boundaries information

    Area Management
    CAPAD 2022 - Terrestrial (Collaborative Australian Protected Areas Database) Paroo-Darling
    IBRA (Interim Biogeographic Regionalisation for Australia (IBRA) Version 7 (Regions) Darling Riverine Plains
    IBRA (Interim Biogeographic Regionalisation for Australia (IBRA) Version 7 (Subregions), contextual (polygon) Wilcannia Plains
    NRM Regions 2010 Western
    NRM Regions 2017 Western
    Area management
    National Landcare Program Management Units 2018 Western
    Biodiversity
    IBRA 6 Regions Darling Riverine Plains
    IBRA 7 Regions Darling Riverine Plains
    IBRA 7 Subregions Wilcannia Plains
    Hydrology
    Drainage Divisions Level 1 Murray-Darling Basin
    Drainage Divisions Level 2 DARLING RIVER
    Marine
    States including coastal waters New South Wales (including Coastal Waters)
    Political
    ASGS Australian States and Territories New South Wales
    Australian States and Territories New South Wales
    Local Government Areas 2011 Central Darling (A)
    Local Government Areas 2012 deprecated Central Darling
    Local Government Areas PSMA 2018 CENTRAL DARLING SHIRE COUNCIL
    NSW Local Land Services Regions Western
    PSMA ABS Census Indigenous Language Speakers by Area - I01B (2016) 49
    PSMA ABS Census Selected Person Characteristics by Indigenous Status by Area - I01A (2016) 2255
    PSMA ABS Greater Capital City Statistical Areas (2016) REST OF NSW
    PSMA ABS SA2 Statistical Areas (2016) FAR WEST
    PSMA ABS SA3 Statistical Areas (2016) BROKEN HILL AND FAR WEST
    PSMA ABS SA4 Statistical Areas (2016) FAR WEST AND ORANA
    PSMA Commonwealth Electoral Boundaries (2018) PARKES
    PSMA Indigenous Areas (2016) FAR WEST
    PSMA Indigenous Locations (2016) BROKEN HILL - SURROUNDS
    PSMA Indigenous Regions (2016) NORTH-WESTERN NSW
    PSMA Remoteness Areas (2016) Very Remote Australia
    PSMA State Electoral Boundaries (2018) BARWON
    PSMA States (2016) NEW SOUTH WALES
    World Country Boundaries Australia
    Social
    Local Government Areas 2023 Central Darling
    Statistical Areas Level 1 10502109813
    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 Non forest
    NVIS 4.1 Major Vegetation Groups Eucalypt Woodlands
    NVIS 4.1 Major Vegetation Subgroups Eucalyptus woodlands with a shrubby understorey
    Tenure of Australia's forests (2013) v2.0 Private Freehold
    Vegetation types - native Eucalypt woodlands
    Vegetation types - present Eucalyptus woodlands

    Environmental sampling for this location

    Biodiversity
    Occurrence Density 924.0 frequency
    Species Richness 191.0 frequency
    Climate
    Precipitation - annual (Bio12) 269.0 mm
    Precipitation - coldest quarter (Bio19) 62.0 mm
    Precipitation - driest period (Bio14) 3.0 mm
    Precipitation - driest quarter (Bio17) 55.0 mm
    Precipitation - seasonality (Bio15) 21.0 mm
    Precipitation - warmest quarter (Bio18) 79.0 mm
    Precipitation - wettest period (Bio13) 8.0 mm
    Precipitation - wettest quarter (Bio16) 79.0 mm
    Radiation - annual mean (Bio20) 19.6 MJ/m2/day
    Radiation - seasonality (Bio23) 34.0
    Radiation - warmest quarter (Bio26) 27.0 MJ/m2/day
    Temperature - annual mean (Bio01) 19.7 degrees C
    Temperature - annual range (Bio07) 31.6 degrees C
    Temperature - coldest period min (Bio06) 4.1 degrees C
    Temperature - coldest quarter mean (Bio11) 11.8 degrees C
    Temperature - diurnal range mean (Bio02) 14.4 degrees C
    Temperature - driest quarter mean (Bio09) 13.4 degrees C
    Temperature - isothermality (Bio03) 0.46 %
    Temperature - seasonality (Bio04) 2.09
    Temperature - warmest period max (Bio05) 35.8 degrees C
    Temperature - warmest quarter (Bio10) 27.4 degrees C
    Temperature - wettest quarter mean (Bio08) 27.3 degrees C
    WorldClim 2.1: Precipitation - annual 260.0 mm
    WorldClim 2.1: Precipitation - coldest quarter 62.0 mm
    WorldClim 2.1: Precipitation - driest month 16.0 mm
    WorldClim 2.1: Precipitation - driest quarter 54.0 mm
    WorldClim 2.1: Precipitation - seasonality 17.172771 mm
    WorldClim 2.1: Precipitation - warmest quarter 79.0 mm
    WorldClim 2.1: Precipitation - wettest month 29.0 mm
    WorldClim 2.1: Precipitation - wettest quarter 79.0 mm
    WorldClim 2.1: Temperature - annual mean 19.5125 °C
    WorldClim 2.1: Temperature - annual range 31.0 °C
    WorldClim 2.1: Temperature - coldest month min 4.2 °C
    WorldClim 2.1: Temperature - coldest quarter mean 11.816667 °C
    WorldClim 2.1: Temperature - diurnal range mean 14.691667 °C
    WorldClim 2.1: Temperature - driest quarter mean 13.2 °C
    WorldClim 2.1: Temperature - isothermality 47.39247 %
    WorldClim 2.1: Temperature - seasonality 614.2295
    WorldClim 2.1: Temperature - warmest month max 35.2 °C
    WorldClim 2.1: Temperature - warmest quarter mean 27.016666 °C
    WorldClim 2.1: Temperature - wettest quarter mean 27.016666 °C
    WorldClim: Temperature - isothermality 46.0 %
    Substrate
    Moisture Index - annual mean (Bio28) 0.13
    Moisture Index - highest quarter mean (Bio32) 0.24
    Elevation 77.0 m