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Occurrence record: Herpetology:J57101

Preserved specimen of Dermochelys coriacea (Vandelli, 1761) | Leathery Turtle recorded on 1993-03-13
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Dataset

Data partner OZCAM (Online Zoological Collections of Australian Museums) Provider
Data resource Queensland Museum provider for OZCAM
Institution code Queensland Museum
Supplied institution code "QM"
Collection Queensland Museum Amphibians and Reptiles
Supplied collection code "Herpetology"
Catalog number J57101
Occurrence ID urn:lsid:ozcam.taxonomy.org.au:QM:Herpetology:J57101
Record type Preserved specimen
Supplied basis "Preserved specimen"
Preparations Spirit
License CC-BY
Presence/Absence PRESENT
Country conservation Endangered
State conservation New South Wales: Endangered
Supplied as Endangered

Event

Occurrence date 1993-03-13
Verbatim event date 13 Mar 1993
Date precision DAY

Taxonomy

Scientific name Dermochelys coriacea
Identified to rank species
Common name Leathery Turtle
Supplied common name "Leatherback Turtle"
Kingdom Animalia
Phylum Chordata
Class Reptilia
Order Testudines
Family Dermochelyidae
Genus Dermochelys
Species Dermochelys coriacea
Name match metric exactMatch
Scientific name authorship (Vandelli, 1761)
Name parse type SCIENTIFIC

Geospatial

Country Australia
State or Territory New South Wales
Locality Ballina, Lighthouse Bch
Latitude -28.866667
Supplied as: "-28.866667"
Longitude 153.566667
Supplied as: "153.566667"
Datum EPSG:4326
Coordinate precision Unknown
Terrestrial true
Verbatim latitude 28° 52' South
Biome TERRESTRIAL
Continent Oceania
Marine false
Country Code AU
Verbatim longitude 153° 34' East

Additional properties

object id VE59634

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    Additional political boundaries information

    Area Management
    GER Border Ranges GER Border Ranges
    GER National Corridor GER National Corridor
    Great Eastern Ranges Initiative GER Great Eastern Ranges Initiative
    NRM Regions 2010 Northern Rivers
    NRM Regions 2017 North Coast
    Area management
    National Landcare Program Management Units 2018 North Coast
    Biodiversity
    IBRA 6 Regions South Eastern Queensland
    IBRA 7 Regions South Eastern Queensland
    IBRA 7 Subregions Clarence Lowlands
    Hydrology
    Drainage Divisions Level 1 South East Coast (NSW)
    Drainage Divisions Level 2 RICHMOND 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 Ballina (A)
    Local Government Areas 2012 deprecated Ballina
    Local Government Areas PSMA 2018 BALLINA SHIRE COUNCIL
    NSW Local Land Services Regions North Coast
    PSMA ABS Census Indigenous Language Speakers by Area - I01B (2016) 9
    PSMA ABS Census Selected Person Characteristics by Indigenous Status by Area - I01A (2016) 1368
    PSMA ABS Greater Capital City Statistical Areas (2016) REST OF NSW
    PSMA ABS SA2 Statistical Areas (2016) BALLINA
    PSMA ABS SA3 Statistical Areas (2016) RICHMOND VALLEY - COASTAL
    PSMA ABS SA4 Statistical Areas (2016) RICHMOND - TWEED
    PSMA Commonwealth Electoral Boundaries (2018) RICHMOND
    PSMA Indigenous Areas (2016) BALLINA - BAGOTVILLE
    PSMA Indigenous Locations (2016) BALLINA
    PSMA Indigenous Regions (2016) NSW CENTRAL AND NORTH COAST
    PSMA Remoteness Areas (2016) Inner Regional Australia
    PSMA State Electoral Boundaries (2018) BALLINA
    PSMA States (2016) NEW SOUTH WALES
    World Country Boundaries Australia
    Vegetation
    Australia's Indigenous forest estate (2013) v2.0 Non-Indigenous, Native forest
    Forests of Australia (2013) v2.0 Other native forest
    Forests of Australia 2018B Non forest
    NVIS 4.1 Major Vegetation Groups Cleared, non-native vegetation, buildings
    NVIS 4.1 Major Vegetation Subgroups Cleared, non-native vegetation, buildings
    Tenure of Australia's forests (2013) v2.0 Private Freehold
    Vegetation types - native Eucalypt open forests
    Vegetation types - present cleared, non-native vegetation, buildings

    Environmental sampling for this location

    Climate
    Precipitation - annual (Bio12) 1726.0 mm
    Precipitation - coldest quarter (Bio19) 334.0 mm
    Precipitation - driest period (Bio14) 11.0 mm
    Precipitation - driest quarter (Bio17) 205.0 mm
    Precipitation - seasonality (Bio15) 40.0 mm
    Precipitation - warmest quarter (Bio18) 532.0 mm
    Precipitation - wettest period (Bio13) 53.0 mm
    Precipitation - wettest quarter (Bio16) 629.0 mm
    Radiation - annual mean (Bio20) 16.7 MJ/m2/day
    Radiation - seasonality (Bio23) 28.0
    Radiation - warmest quarter (Bio26) 20.6 MJ/m2/day
    Temperature - annual mean (Bio01) 19.7 degrees C
    Temperature - annual range (Bio07) 19.4 degrees C
    Temperature - coldest period min (Bio06) 9.0 degrees C
    Temperature - coldest quarter mean (Bio11) 15.1 degrees C
    Temperature - diurnal range mean (Bio02) 9.4 degrees C
    Temperature - driest quarter mean (Bio09) 17.4 degrees C
    Temperature - isothermality (Bio03) 0.49 %
    Temperature - seasonality (Bio04) 1.16
    Temperature - warmest period max (Bio05) 28.3 degrees C
    Temperature - warmest quarter (Bio10) 23.8 degrees C
    Temperature - wettest quarter mean (Bio08) 22.1 degrees C
    WorldClim 2.1: Temperature - annual mean 19.9 °C
    WorldClim: Temperature - isothermality 49.0 %
    Substrate
    Moisture Index - annual mean (Bio28) 0.88
    Moisture Index - highest quarter mean (Bio32) 1.0
    Elevation 4.0 m