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Occurrence record: Herpetology:R.85897

Preserved specimen of Silvascincus murrayi (Boulenger, 1887) | Murray's Skink recorded on 1976-03-11
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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.85897
Other catalog numbers ["ecatalogue.irn:2142132","urn:catalog:AM:Herpetology:R.85897"]
Occurrence ID urn:lsid:ozcam.taxonomy.org.au:AM:Herpetology:R.85897
Record type Preserved specimen
Supplied basis "PreservedSpecimen"
Identified by Sadlier, Dr Ross Allen - Australian Museum - Herpetology  
Collector Greer, A. E. - The Australian Museum
License CC-BY 3.0 (Au)
Presence/Absence PRESENT
Sampling protocol [COL]
Date identified 1989
Identification remarks ecatalogue.IdeConfidence: "1"; ecatalogue.IdeComments: "N";

Event

Event ID urn:australianmuseum.net.au:Events:2025379
Identification remarks ecatalogue.IdeConfidence: "1"; ecatalogue.IdeComments: "N";
Occurrence date 1976-03-11
Sampling protocol COL  
End day of year 71
Date precision DAY
Start day of year 71

Taxonomy

Scientific name Silvascincus murrayi
Supplied scientific name "Eulamprus murrayi (Boulenger, 1887)"
Identified to rank species
Common name Murray's Skink
Kingdom Animalia
Phylum Chordata
Class Reptilia
Order Squamata
Family Scincidae
Genus Silvascincus
Supplied as "Eulamprus"
Species Silvascincus murrayi
Name match metric exactMatch
Accepted name Eulamprus murrayi (Boulenger, 1887)
Scientific name authorship (Boulenger, 1887)
Name parse type SCIENTIFIC
Name according to (Boulenger, 1887)
Verbatim taxon rank 1

Geospatial

Country Australia
State or Territory New South Wales
Latitude -30.516
Supplied as: "-30.516"
Longitude 152.333
Supplied as: "152.333"
Datum EPSG:4326
Verbatim locality Styx River State Forest, 0.9km off Main Rd, on Softwood Rd
Location remarks ecatalogue.LocCollectionEventLocal: "Australia, New South Wales, Styx River State Forest, 0.9km off Main Rd, on Softwood Rd (30° 31' S, 152° 20' E) 11/03/1976 - 11/03/1976, Greer, A. E. - The Australian Museum(Collector), Field Collected - Terrestrial";
Coordinate precision 0.001
Coordinate uncertainty (in metres) 10000.0
Terrestrial true
Verbatim latitude 30° 31' S
Biome TERRESTRIAL
Marine false
Country Code AU
Verbatim longitude 152° 20' E

Additional properties

Class Reptilia
dcterms:modified 2012/6/28
dcterms:type PhysicalObject
dcterms modified 2012/6/28
dcterms type PhysicalObject
verbatim uncertainty 1km-10km

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    Additional political boundaries information

    Area Management
    GER National Corridor GER National Corridor
    Great Eastern Ranges Initiative GER Great Eastern Ranges Initiative
    IBRA (Interim Biogeographic Regionalisation for Australia (IBRA) Version 7 (Regions) New England Tablelands
    IBRA (Interim Biogeographic Regionalisation for Australia (IBRA) Version 7 (Subregions), contextual (polygon) Ebor Basalts
    NRM Regions 2010 Northern Rivers
    NRM Regions 2017 Northern Tablelands
    Natural Resource Management (NRM) Regions 2023 Northern Tablelands
    Area management
    National Landcare Program Management Units 2018 Northern Tablelands
    Biodiversity
    IBRA 6 Regions New England Tablelands
    IBRA 7 Regions New England Tablelands
    IBRA 7 Subregions Ebor Basalts
    Fire
    National Indicative Aggregated Fire Extent Dataset 2019-2020 - v20200324 National Indicative Aggregated Fire Extent 2019-2020
    Hydrology
    Australian Drainage Divisions 2021 South East Coast (NSW)
    Drainage Divisions Level 1 South East Coast (NSW)
    Drainage Divisions Level 2 MACLEAY RIVER
    Indigenous
    Indigenous Areas 2021 Armidale
    Indigenous Locations 2021 Armidale
    Indigenous Regions 2021 North-Eastern NSW
    RATSIB (representative Aboriginal/Torres Strait Islander body) Areas 2024 New South Wales
    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
    Commonwealth Electoral Divisions 2021 New England
    Local Government Areas 2011 Armidale Dumaresq (A)
    Local Government Areas 2012 deprecated Armidale Dumaresq Bal
    Local Government Areas PSMA 2018 ARMIDALE REGIONAL COUNCIL
    NSW Local Land Services Regions Northern Tablelands
    PSMA ABS Census Indigenous Language Speakers by Area - I01B (2016) 15
    PSMA ABS Census Selected Person Characteristics by Indigenous Status by Area - I01A (2016) 1753
    PSMA ABS Greater Capital City Statistical Areas (2016) REST OF NSW
    PSMA ABS SA2 Statistical Areas (2016) ARMIDALE REGION - NORTH
    PSMA ABS SA3 Statistical Areas (2016) ARMIDALE
    PSMA ABS SA4 Statistical Areas (2016) NEW ENGLAND AND NORTH WEST
    PSMA Commonwealth Electoral Boundaries (2018) NEW ENGLAND
    PSMA Indigenous Areas (2016) ARMIDALE
    PSMA Indigenous Locations (2016) ARMIDALE
    PSMA Indigenous Regions (2016) NORTH-EASTERN NSW
    PSMA Remoteness Areas (2016) Outer Regional Australia
    PSMA State Electoral Boundaries (2018) NORTHERN TABLELANDS
    PSMA States (2016) NEW SOUTH WALES
    State Electoral Divisions 2022 Northern Tablelands
    World Country Boundaries Australia
    Social
    Australia 2021 Australia
    Destination Zones 2021 Armidale Surrounds - North
    Greater Capital City Statistical Areas 2021 Rest of NSW
    Local Government Areas 2023 Armidale
    Postal Areas 2021 2350
    Remoteness Areas 2021 Outer Regional Australia
    States and Territories 2021 New South Wales
    Statistical Areas Level 1 11001118712
    Statistical Areas Level 2 Armidale Surrounds - North
    Statistical Areas Level 3 Armidale
    Statistical Areas Level 4 New England and North West
    Tourism Regions 2021 New England North West
    Vegetation
    Australia's Indigenous forest estate (2013) v2.0 Non-Indigenous, Native forest
    Forests of Australia (2013) v2.0 Eucalypt Tall Open
    Forests of Australia 2018B Eucalypt Tall Open
    NVIS 4.1 Major Vegetation Groups Eucalypt Open Forests
    NVIS 4.1 Major Vegetation Subgroups Eucalyptus open forests with a grassy understorey
    Tenure of Australia's forests (2013) v2.0 Multiple Use Forest
    Vegetation types - native Eucalypt open forests
    Vegetation types - present Eucalyptus open forest

    Environmental sampling for this location

    Biodiversity
    Occurrence Density 7185.0 frequency
    Species Richness 1209.0 frequency
    Climate
    Precipitation - annual (Bio12) 1174.0 mm
    Precipitation - coldest quarter (Bio19) 167.0 mm
    Precipitation - driest period (Bio14) 7.0 mm
    Precipitation - driest quarter (Bio17) 139.0 mm
    Precipitation - seasonality (Bio15) 44.0 mm
    Precipitation - warmest quarter (Bio18) 450.0 mm
    Precipitation - wettest period (Bio13) 41.0 mm
    Precipitation - wettest quarter (Bio16) 470.0 mm
    Radiation - annual mean (Bio20) 17.1 MJ/m2/day
    Radiation - seasonality (Bio23) 27.0
    Radiation - warmest quarter (Bio26) 21.3 MJ/m2/day
    Temperature - annual mean (Bio01) 12.4 degrees C
    Temperature - annual range (Bio07) 21.3 degrees C
    Temperature - coldest period min (Bio06) 1.6 degrees C
    Temperature - coldest quarter mean (Bio11) 7.1 degrees C
    Temperature - diurnal range mean (Bio02) 9.9 degrees C
    Temperature - driest quarter mean (Bio09) 8.5 degrees C
    Temperature - isothermality (Bio03) 0.47 %
    Temperature - seasonality (Bio04) 1.4
    Temperature - warmest period max (Bio05) 22.9 degrees C
    Temperature - warmest quarter (Bio10) 17.2 degrees C
    Temperature - wettest quarter mean (Bio08) 17.0 degrees C
    WorldClim 2.1: Precipitation - annual 1178.0 mm
    WorldClim 2.1: Precipitation - coldest quarter 163.0 mm
    WorldClim 2.1: Precipitation - driest month 34.0 mm
    WorldClim 2.1: Precipitation - driest quarter 145.0 mm
    WorldClim 2.1: Precipitation - seasonality 42.346027 mm
    WorldClim 2.1: Precipitation - warmest quarter 448.0 mm
    WorldClim 2.1: Precipitation - wettest month 168.0 mm
    WorldClim 2.1: Precipitation - wettest quarter 449.0 mm
    WorldClim 2.1: Temperature - annual mean 11.85 °C
    WorldClim 2.1: Temperature - annual range 20.7 °C
    WorldClim 2.1: Temperature - coldest month min 1.5 °C
    WorldClim 2.1: Temperature - coldest quarter mean 6.2000003 °C
    WorldClim 2.1: Temperature - diurnal range mean 9.0 °C
    WorldClim 2.1: Temperature - driest quarter mean 7.0333333 °C
    WorldClim 2.1: Temperature - isothermality 43.47826 %
    WorldClim 2.1: Temperature - seasonality 436.27557
    WorldClim 2.1: Temperature - warmest month max 22.2 °C
    WorldClim 2.1: Temperature - warmest quarter mean 16.983334 °C
    WorldClim 2.1: Temperature - wettest quarter mean 16.75 °C
    WorldClim: Temperature - isothermality 48.0 %
    Substrate
    Moisture Index - annual mean (Bio28) 0.91
    Moisture Index - highest quarter mean (Bio32) 1.0
    Elevation 1284.0 m