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Occurrence record: Herpetology:J62460

Preserved specimen of Demansia torquata (Günther, 1862) | Collared Whipsnake recorded on 1996-09-12
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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 J62460
Occurrence ID urn:lsid:ozcam.taxonomy.org.au:QM:Herpetology:J62460
Record type Preserved specimen
Supplied basis "Preserved specimen"
Preparations Spirit
Identified by G M Shea  
Life stage Male
License CC-BY
Presence/Absence PRESENT
Previous identifications Demansia torquata
Date identified 2007

Event

Occurrence date 1996-09-12
Verbatim event date 12 Sep 1996
End day of year 256
Date precision DAY
Start day of year 256

Taxonomy

Scientific name Demansia torquata
Identified to rank species
Common name Collared Whipsnake
Kingdom Animalia
Phylum Chordata
Class Reptilia
Order Squamata
Family Elapidae
Genus Demansia
Species Demansia torquata
Name match metric exactMatch
Scientific name authorship (Günther, 1862)
Subfamily Hydrophiinae
Name parse type SCIENTIFIC

Geospatial

Country Australia
State or Territory Queensland
Locality Cape Melville
Latitude -14.25
Supplied as: "-14.25"
Longitude 144.466667
Supplied as: "144.466667"
Datum EPSG:4326
Coordinate precision 0.00001
Coordinate uncertainty (in metres) 50.0
Terrestrial true
Verbatim latitude 14° 15' South
Biome TERRESTRIAL
Marine false
Country Code AU
Verbatim longitude 144° 28' East

Additional properties

object id VE64426

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    Additional political boundaries information

    Area Management
    CAPAD 2016 Terrestrial Cape Melville (Cape York Peninsula Aboriginal Land)
    CAPAD 2020 Terrestrial Cape Melville (Cape York Peninsula Aboriginal Land)
    CAPAD 2022 - Terrestrial (Collaborative Australian Protected Areas Database) Cape Melville
    IBRA (Interim Biogeographic Regionalisation for Australia (IBRA) Version 7 (Regions) Cape York Peninsula
    IBRA (Interim Biogeographic Regionalisation for Australia (IBRA) Version 7 (Subregions), contextual (polygon) Starke Coastal Lowlands
    NRM Regions 2010 Cape York
    NRM Regions 2017 Cape York
    Natural Resource Management (NRM) Regions 2023 Cape York
    Area management
    National Landcare Program Management Units 2018 Cape York
    Biodiversity
    IBRA 6 Regions Cape York Peninsula
    IBRA 7 Regions Cape York Peninsula
    IBRA 7 Subregions Starke Coastal Lowlands
    Hydrology
    Australian Drainage Divisions 2021 North East Coast
    Drainage Divisions Level 1 North East Coast
    Drainage Divisions Level 2 JEANNIE RIVER
    Indigenous
    Indigenous Areas 2021 Cape York
    Indigenous Land Use Agreements Seven National Parks Bama-Bi Bubu ILUA
    Indigenous Locations 2021 Cape York Wilderness
    Indigenous Regions 2021 Cape York
    RATSIB (representative Aboriginal/Torres Strait Islander body) Areas 2024 Cape York 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 Leichhardt
    Indigenous Land Use Agreements Seven National Parks Bama-Bi Bubu ILUA
    Local Government Areas 2011 Cook (S)
    Local Government Areas 2012 deprecated Cook
    Local Government Areas PSMA 2018 COOK SHIRE
    PSMA ABS Census Indigenous Language Speakers by Area - I01B (2016) 59
    PSMA ABS Census Selected Person Characteristics by Indigenous Status by Area - I01A (2016) 590
    PSMA ABS Greater Capital City Statistical Areas (2016) REST OF QLD
    PSMA ABS SA2 Statistical Areas (2016) CAPE YORK
    PSMA ABS SA3 Statistical Areas (2016) FAR NORTH
    PSMA ABS SA4 Statistical Areas (2016) QUEENSLAND - OUTBACK
    PSMA Commonwealth Electoral Boundaries (2018) LEICHHARDT
    PSMA Indigenous Areas (2016) CAPE YORK
    PSMA Indigenous Locations (2016) CAPE YORK WILDERNESS
    PSMA Indigenous Regions (2016) CAPE YORK
    PSMA Remoteness Areas (2016) Very Remote Australia
    PSMA State Electoral Boundaries (2018) COOK
    PSMA States (2016) QUEENSLAND
    State Electoral Divisions 2022 Cook
    World Country Boundaries Australia
    Social
    Australia 2021 Australia
    Destination Zones 2021 Cape York
    Greater Capital City Statistical Areas 2021 Rest of Qld
    Local Government Areas 2023 Cook
    Postal Areas 2021 4895
    Remoteness Areas 2021 Very Remote Australia
    States and Territories 2021 Queensland
    Statistical Areas Level 2 Cape York
    Statistical Areas Level 3 Far North
    Statistical Areas Level 4 Queensland - Outback
    Tourism Regions 2021 Tropical North Queensland
    Vegetation
    Australia's Indigenous forest estate (2013) v2.0 Non-Indigenous, Native forest
    Forests of Australia (2013) v2.0 Eucalypt Low Open
    Forests of Australia 2018B Eucalypt Low Open
    NVIS 4.1 Major Vegetation Groups Eucalypt Low Open Forests
    NVIS 4.1 Major Vegetation Subgroups Eucalyptus open forests with a grassy understorey
    Tenure of Australia's forests (2013) v2.0 Nature Conservation Reserve
    Vegetation types - native Eucalypt woodlands
    Vegetation types - present Eucalyptus woodlands

    Environmental sampling for this location

    Biodiversity
    Occurrence Density 2969.0 frequency
    Species Richness 709.0 frequency
    Climate
    Precipitation - annual (Bio12) 1307.0 mm
    Precipitation - coldest quarter (Bio19) 45.0 mm
    Precipitation - driest period (Bio14) 1.0 mm
    Precipitation - driest quarter (Bio17) 26.0 mm
    Precipitation - seasonality (Bio15) 107.0 mm
    Precipitation - warmest quarter (Bio18) 626.0 mm
    Precipitation - wettest period (Bio13) 84.0 mm
    Precipitation - wettest quarter (Bio16) 858.0 mm
    Radiation - annual mean (Bio20) 19.6 MJ/m2/day
    Radiation - seasonality (Bio23) 18.0
    Radiation - warmest quarter (Bio26) 22.3 MJ/m2/day
    Temperature - annual mean (Bio01) 25.4 degrees C
    Temperature - annual range (Bio07) 15.4 degrees C
    Temperature - coldest period min (Bio06) 17.4 degrees C
    Temperature - coldest quarter mean (Bio11) 22.6 degrees C
    Temperature - diurnal range mean (Bio02) 9.0 degrees C
    Temperature - driest quarter mean (Bio09) 24.0 degrees C
    Temperature - isothermality (Bio03) 0.59 %
    Temperature - seasonality (Bio04) 0.68
    Temperature - warmest period max (Bio05) 32.8 degrees C
    Temperature - warmest quarter (Bio10) 27.7 degrees C
    Temperature - wettest quarter mean (Bio08) 27.3 degrees C
    WorldClim 2.1: Precipitation - annual 1343.0 mm
    WorldClim 2.1: Precipitation - coldest quarter 21.0 mm
    WorldClim 2.1: Precipitation - driest month 4.0 mm
    WorldClim 2.1: Precipitation - driest quarter 17.0 mm
    WorldClim 2.1: Precipitation - seasonality 112.33338 mm
    WorldClim 2.1: Precipitation - warmest quarter 800.0 mm
    WorldClim 2.1: Precipitation - wettest month 329.0 mm
    WorldClim 2.1: Precipitation - wettest quarter 911.0 mm
    WorldClim 2.1: Temperature - annual mean 25.475 °C
    WorldClim 2.1: Temperature - annual range 13.5 °C
    WorldClim 2.1: Temperature - coldest month min 18.5 °C
    WorldClim 2.1: Temperature - coldest quarter mean 22.8 °C
    WorldClim 2.1: Temperature - diurnal range mean 8.116667 °C
    WorldClim 2.1: Temperature - driest quarter mean 23.166666 °C
    WorldClim 2.1: Temperature - isothermality 60.123455 %
    WorldClim 2.1: Temperature - seasonality 192.46606
    WorldClim 2.1: Temperature - warmest month max 32.0 °C
    WorldClim 2.1: Temperature - warmest quarter mean 27.5 °C
    WorldClim 2.1: Temperature - wettest quarter mean 27.216667 °C
    WorldClim: Temperature - isothermality 60.0 %
    Substrate
    Moisture Index - annual mean (Bio28) 0.54
    Moisture Index - highest quarter mean (Bio32) 1.0
    Elevation 22.0 m