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Occurrence record: Herpetology:R.142961

Preserved specimen of Tympanocryptis lineata Peters, 1863 | Canberra Grassland Earless Dragon recorded on 1978-02-02
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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.142961
Other catalog numbers ["ecatalogue.irn:2044584,urn:catalog:AM:Herpetology:R.142961"]
Record type Preserved specimen
Supplied basis "PreservedSpecimen"
Identified by Retired - Mahony, Mr Stephen Vincent - Australian Museum - Herpetology  
Collector H. Ehmann & D. Metcalfe
License CC-BY 3.0 (Au)
Presence/Absence PRESENT
Country conservation Critically Endangered
Date identified 2019-05-28
Identification remarks Members of the broad cf. lineata complex to be re-identified by Jane Melville when described.

Event

Event ID urn:australianmuseum.net.au:Events:2028396
Identification remarks Members of the broad cf. lineata complex to be re-identified by Jane Melville when described.
Occurrence date 1978-02-02
Supplied date "1978-02-02/1978-02-02"
End day of year 33
Date precision DAY
Start day of year 33

Taxonomy

Scientific name Tympanocryptis lineata
Supplied scientific name "Tympanocryptis lineata Peters, 1863"
Identified to rank species
Common name Canberra Grassland Earless Dragon
Supplied common name "Canberra Earless Dragon"
Kingdom Animalia
Phylum Chordata
Class Reptilia
Order Squamata
Family Agamidae
Genus Tympanocryptis
Species Tympanocryptis lineata
Name match metric exactMatch
Accepted name Tympanocryptis lineata Peters, 1863
Scientific name authorship Peters, 1863
Name parse type SCIENTIFIC
Name according to Peters, 1863

Geospatial

Country Australia
State or Territory Queensland
Latitude -22.7
Supplied as: "-22.7"
Longitude 141.1
Supplied as: "141.1"
Datum EPSG:4326
Verbatim locality 179 Km West of Middleton
Location remarks Australia, Queensland, 179 Km West of Middleton (22° 42' S, 141° 06' E) 02/02/1978 - 02/02/1978, H. Ehmann & D. Metcalfe(Collector), Field Collected - Terrestrial
Coordinate precision Unknown
Coordinate uncertainty (in metres) 10000.0
Terrestrial true
Verbatim latitude 22° 42' " S
Biome TERRESTRIAL
Marine false
Country Code AU
Verbatim longitude 141° 06' " E

Additional properties

verbatim uncertainty 1km-10km

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    Additional political boundaries information

    Area Management
    IBRA (Interim Biogeographic Regionalisation for Australia (IBRA) Version 7 (Regions) Mitchell Grass Downs
    IBRA (Interim Biogeographic Regionalisation for Australia (IBRA) Version 7 (Subregions), contextual (polygon) Kynuna Plateau
    NRM Regions 2010 Desert Channels
    NRM Regions 2017 Desert Channels
    Natural Resource Management (NRM) Regions 2023 Desert Channels
    Area management
    National Landcare Program Management Units 2018 Desert Channels
    Biodiversity
    IBRA 6 Regions Mitchell Grass Downs
    IBRA 7 Regions Mitchell Grass Downs
    IBRA 7 Subregions Kynuna Plateau
    Hydrology
    Australian Drainage Divisions 2021 Lake Eyre Basin
    Drainage Divisions Level 1 Lake Eyre Basin
    Drainage Divisions Level 2 DIAMANTINA-GEORGINA RIVERS
    Indigenous
    Indigenous Areas 2021 Boulia - Diamantina - Winton
    Indigenous Locations 2021 Boulia
    Indigenous Regions 2021 Mount Isa
    RATSIB (representative Aboriginal/Torres Strait Islander body) Areas 2024 Southern and Western Queensland Region
    Marine
    States including coastal waters Queensland (including Coastal Waters)
    Political
    ASGS Australian States and Territories Queensland
    Australian States and Territories Queensland
    Commonwealth Electoral Divisions 2021 Kennedy
    Electorates March 2025 Kennedy
    Local Government Areas 2011 Boulia (S)
    Local Government Areas 2012 deprecated Boulia
    Local Government Areas PSMA 2018 BOULIA SHIRE
    PSMA ABS Census Indigenous Language Speakers by Area - I01B (2016) 3
    PSMA ABS Census Selected Person Characteristics by Indigenous Status by Area - I01A (2016) 265
    PSMA ABS Greater Capital City Statistical Areas (2016) REST OF QLD
    PSMA ABS SA2 Statistical Areas (2016) FAR CENTRAL WEST
    PSMA ABS SA3 Statistical Areas (2016) OUTBACK - SOUTH
    PSMA ABS SA4 Statistical Areas (2016) QUEENSLAND - OUTBACK
    PSMA Commonwealth Electoral Boundaries (2018) KENNEDY
    PSMA Indigenous Areas (2016) BOULIA - DIAMANTINA - WINTON
    PSMA Indigenous Locations (2016) BOULIA
    PSMA Indigenous Regions (2016) MOUNT ISA
    PSMA Remoteness Areas (2016) Very Remote Australia
    PSMA State Electoral Boundaries (2018) MOUNT ISA
    PSMA States (2016) QUEENSLAND
    State Electoral Divisions 2022 Gregory
    World Country Boundaries Australia
    Social
    Australia 2021 Australia
    Destination Zones 2021 Far Central West
    Greater Capital City Statistical Areas 2021 Rest of Qld
    Local Government Areas 2023 Boulia
    Postal Areas 2021 4823
    Remoteness Areas 2021 Very Remote Australia
    States and Territories 2021 Queensland
    Statistical Areas Level 2 Far Central West
    Statistical Areas Level 3 Outback - South
    Statistical Areas Level 4 Queensland - Outback
    Tourism Regions 2021 Outback Queensland
    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 Tussock Grasslands
    NVIS 4.1 Major Vegetation Subgroups Mitchell grass (Astrebla) tussock grasslands
    Tenure of Australia's forests (2013) v2.0 Leasehold
    Vegetation types - native Tussock grasslands
    Vegetation types - present Tussock grasslands

    Environmental sampling for this location

    Biodiversity
    Occurrence Density 1.0 frequency
    Species Richness 1.0 frequency
    Climate
    Precipitation - annual (Bio12) 308.0 mm
    Precipitation - coldest quarter (Bio19) 26.0 mm
    Precipitation - driest period (Bio14) 0.0 mm
    Precipitation - driest quarter (Bio17) 18.0 mm
    Precipitation - seasonality (Bio15) 93.0 mm
    Precipitation - warmest quarter (Bio18) 184.0 mm
    Precipitation - wettest period (Bio13) 20.0 mm
    Precipitation - wettest quarter (Bio16) 187.0 mm
    Radiation - annual mean (Bio20) 22.3 MJ/m2/day
    Radiation - seasonality (Bio23) 21.0
    Radiation - warmest quarter (Bio26) 26.5 MJ/m2/day
    Temperature - annual mean (Bio01) 24.6 degrees C
    Temperature - annual range (Bio07) 31.6 degrees C
    Temperature - coldest period min (Bio06) 7.4 degrees C
    Temperature - coldest quarter mean (Bio11) 16.7 degrees C
    Temperature - diurnal range mean (Bio02) 15.4 degrees C
    Temperature - driest quarter mean (Bio09) 19.5 degrees C
    Temperature - isothermality (Bio03) 0.49 %
    Temperature - seasonality (Bio04) 1.91
    Temperature - warmest period max (Bio05) 38.9 degrees C
    Temperature - warmest quarter (Bio10) 30.9 degrees C
    Temperature - wettest quarter mean (Bio08) 30.9 degrees C
    WorldClim 2.1: Precipitation - annual 310.0 mm
    WorldClim 2.1: Precipitation - coldest quarter 18.0 mm
    WorldClim 2.1: Precipitation - driest month 5.0 mm
    WorldClim 2.1: Precipitation - driest quarter 18.0 mm
    WorldClim 2.1: Precipitation - seasonality 86.88954 mm
    WorldClim 2.1: Precipitation - warmest quarter 178.0 mm
    WorldClim 2.1: Precipitation - wettest month 72.0 mm
    WorldClim 2.1: Precipitation - wettest quarter 178.0 mm
    WorldClim 2.1: Temperature - annual mean 24.666666 °C
    WorldClim 2.1: Temperature - annual range 30.100002 °C
    WorldClim 2.1: Temperature - coldest month min 8.3 °C
    WorldClim 2.1: Temperature - coldest quarter mean 17.033333 °C
    WorldClim 2.1: Temperature - diurnal range mean 15.0 °C
    WorldClim 2.1: Temperature - driest quarter mean 17.033333 °C
    WorldClim 2.1: Temperature - isothermality 49.833885 %
    WorldClim 2.1: Temperature - seasonality 566.2289
    WorldClim 2.1: Temperature - warmest month max 38.4 °C
    WorldClim 2.1: Temperature - warmest quarter mean 30.8 °C
    WorldClim 2.1: Temperature - wettest quarter mean 30.8 °C
    WorldClim: Temperature - isothermality 48.0 %
    Substrate
    Moisture Index - annual mean (Bio28) 0.09
    Moisture Index - highest quarter mean (Bio32) 0.19
    Elevation 211.0 m