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Occurrence record: REPT:R158053

Preserved specimen of Demansia quaesitor Shea, 2007 | Sombre Whipsnake
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Dataset

Data partner OZCAM (Online Zoological Collections of Australian Museums) Provider
Data resource Western Australian Museum provider for OZCAM
Institution code Western Australian Museum
Supplied institution code "WAM"
Collection Western Australian Museum Herpetology Collection
Supplied collection code "REPT"
Catalog number R158053
Occurrence ID urn:lsid:taxonomy.org.au:REPT:R158053
Record type Preserved specimen
Supplied basis "PreservedSpecimen"
Preparations Wet
Identified by Maryan, B.  
Collector MARYAN,B. ET AL.
Individual count 1
Life stage Juvenile
License CC-BY 4.0 (Int)
Type PhysicalObject
Presence/Absence PRESENT
Sampling protocol [Trap;Pitfall]
Date identified 2007-01-01

Event

Event ID KOOLAN ISLAND
Sampling protocol Trap;Pitfall  
Verbatim event date 2004-07-14
Date precision NOT_SUPPLIED

Taxonomy

Scientific name Demansia quaesitor
Identified to rank species
Common name Sombre Whipsnake
Kingdom Animalia
Phylum Chordata
Supplied as "Animalia"
Class Reptilia
Order Squamata
Family Elapidae
Genus Demansia
Species Demansia quaesitor
Name match metric exactMatch
Scientific name authorship Shea, 2007
Name parse type SCIENTIFIC

Geospatial

Country Australia
State or Territory Western Australia
Locality Koolan island
Latitude -16.120833
Supplied as: "-16.120833"
Longitude 123.731944
Supplied as: "123.731944"
Datum EPSG:4326
Island Koolan Island
Island group Buccaneer Archipelago
Coordinate precision Unknown
Municipality KOOLAN ISLAND
Terrestrial true
Verbatim latitude 16°07`15"S
Biome TERRESTRIAL
Marine false
Country Code AU
Verbatim longitude 123°43`55"E

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    Additional political boundaries information

    Area Management
    IBRA (Interim Biogeographic Regionalisation for Australia (IBRA) Version 7 (Regions) Northern Kimberley
    IBRA (Interim Biogeographic Regionalisation for Australia (IBRA) Version 7 (Subregions), contextual (polygon) Mitchell
    NRM Regions 2010 Rangelands
    NRM Regions 2017 Rangelands Region
    Natural Resource Management (NRM) Regions 2023 Rangelands Region
    Area management
    National Landcare Program Management Units 2018 Rangelands Region
    Biodiversity
    IBRA 6 Regions Northern Kimberley
    IBRA 7 Regions Northern Kimberley
    IBRA 7 Subregions Mitchell
    Hydrology
    Australian Drainage Divisions 2021 Tanami-Timor Sea Coast
    Drainage Divisions Level 2 ISDELL RIVER
    Indigenous
    Indigenous Areas 2021 Outer Derby - West Kimberley
    Indigenous Locations 2021 Outer Derby - West Kimberley
    Indigenous Regions 2021 West Kimberley
    RATSIB (representative Aboriginal/Torres Strait Islander body) Areas 2024 Kimberley
    Land Management
    Western Australian Biodiversity Science Research Priority Regions Islands
    Marine
    States including coastal waters Western Australia (including Coastal Waters)
    Political
    ASGS Australian States and Territories Western Australia
    Commonwealth Electoral Divisions 2021 Durack
    Local Government Areas 2011 Derby-West Kimberley (S)
    Local Government Areas PSMA 2018 SHIRE OF DERBY-WEST KIMBERLEY
    National Native Title Register (NNTR, Determinations of Native Title) - boundaries and core attributes Dambimangari
    PSMA ABS Census Indigenous Language Speakers by Area - I01B (2016) 555
    PSMA ABS Census Selected Person Characteristics by Indigenous Status by Area - I01A (2016) 1162
    PSMA ABS Greater Capital City Statistical Areas (2016) REST OF WA
    PSMA ABS SA2 Statistical Areas (2016) DERBY - WEST KIMBERLEY
    PSMA ABS SA3 Statistical Areas (2016) KIMBERLEY
    PSMA ABS SA4 Statistical Areas (2016) WESTERN AUSTRALIA - OUTBACK (NORTH)
    PSMA Commonwealth Electoral Boundaries (2018) DURACK
    PSMA Indigenous Areas (2016) OUTER DERBY - WEST KIMBERLEY
    PSMA Indigenous Locations (2016) OUTER DERBY - WEST KIMBERLEY
    PSMA Indigenous Regions (2016) WEST KIMBERLEY
    PSMA Remoteness Areas (2016) Very Remote Australia
    PSMA States (2016) WESTERN AUSTRALIA
    State Electoral Divisions 2022 Kimberley (Mining and Pastoral)
    Social
    Australia 2021 Australia
    Destination Zones 2021 Derby - West Kimberley
    Greater Capital City Statistical Areas 2021 Rest of WA
    Local Government Areas 2023 Derby-West Kimberley
    Postal Areas 2021 6728
    Remoteness Areas 2021 Very Remote Australia
    States and Territories 2021 Western Australia
    Statistical Areas Level 2 Derby - West Kimberley
    Statistical Areas Level 3 Kimberley
    Statistical Areas Level 4 Western Australia - Outback (North)
    Tourism Regions 2021 Australia's North West
    Vegetation
    Australia's Indigenous forest estate (2013) v2.0 Other special rights, Non forest
    Forests of Australia (2013) v2.0 Non Forest
    Forests of Australia 2018B Non forest
    NVIS 4.1 Major Vegetation Groups Hummock Grasslands
    NVIS 4.1 Major Vegetation Subgroups Hummock grasslands
    Tenure of Australia's forests (2013) v2.0 Other Crown Land
    Vegetation types - native Hummock grasslands
    Vegetation types - present cleared, non-native vegetation, buildings

    Environmental sampling for this location

    Biodiversity
    Occurrence Density 2427.0 frequency
    Species Richness 695.0 frequency
    Climate
    Precipitation - annual (Bio12) 1017.0 mm
    Precipitation - coldest quarter (Bio19) 20.0 mm
    Precipitation - driest period (Bio14) 0.0 mm
    Precipitation - driest quarter (Bio17) 8.0 mm
    Precipitation - seasonality (Bio15) 130.0 mm
    Precipitation - warmest quarter (Bio18) 384.0 mm
    Precipitation - wettest period (Bio13) 74.0 mm
    Precipitation - wettest quarter (Bio16) 782.0 mm
    Radiation - annual mean (Bio20) 22.0 MJ/m2/day
    Radiation - seasonality (Bio23) 15.0
    Radiation - warmest quarter (Bio26) 24.4 MJ/m2/day
    Temperature - annual mean (Bio01) 27.7 degrees C
    Temperature - annual range (Bio07) 12.9 degrees C
    Temperature - coldest period min (Bio06) 20.2 degrees C
    Temperature - coldest quarter mean (Bio11) 25.0 degrees C
    Temperature - diurnal range mean (Bio02) 7.4 degrees C
    Temperature - driest quarter mean (Bio09) 25.8 degrees C
    Temperature - isothermality (Bio03) 0.58 %
    Temperature - seasonality (Bio04) 0.59
    Temperature - warmest period max (Bio05) 33.1 degrees C
    Temperature - warmest quarter (Bio10) 29.3 degrees C
    Temperature - wettest quarter mean (Bio08) 28.9 degrees C
    WorldClim 2.1: Precipitation - annual 1019.0 mm
    WorldClim 2.1: Precipitation - coldest quarter 25.0 mm
    WorldClim 2.1: Precipitation - driest month 2.0 mm
    WorldClim 2.1: Precipitation - driest quarter 9.0 mm
    WorldClim 2.1: Precipitation - seasonality 132.23434 mm
    WorldClim 2.1: Precipitation - warmest quarter 422.0 mm
    WorldClim 2.1: Precipitation - wettest month 322.0 mm
    WorldClim 2.1: Precipitation - wettest quarter 791.0 mm
    WorldClim 2.1: Temperature - annual mean 27.366667 °C
    WorldClim 2.1: Temperature - annual range 13.099998 °C
    WorldClim 2.1: Temperature - coldest month min 19.7 °C
    WorldClim 2.1: Temperature - coldest quarter mean 24.516666 °C
    WorldClim 2.1: Temperature - diurnal range mean 7.2166667 °C
    WorldClim 2.1: Temperature - driest quarter mean 26.233334 °C
    WorldClim 2.1: Temperature - isothermality 55.089066 %
    WorldClim 2.1: Temperature - seasonality 195.66125
    WorldClim 2.1: Temperature - warmest month max 32.8 °C
    WorldClim 2.1: Temperature - warmest quarter mean 29.15 °C
    WorldClim 2.1: Temperature - wettest quarter mean 28.699999 °C
    WorldClim: Temperature - isothermality 59.0 %
    Substrate
    Moisture Index - annual mean (Bio28) 0.39
    Moisture Index - highest quarter mean (Bio32) 0.99