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Occurrence record: Herpetology:R.135253

Preserved specimen of Diplodactylus tessellatus (Günther, 1875) | Tessellated Gecko recorded on 1991-04-25
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Dataset

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.135253
Other catalog numbers ["ecatalogue.irn:2036320,urn:catalog:AM:Herpetology:R.135253"]
Record type Preserved specimen
Supplied basis "PreservedSpecimen"
Identified by Sadlier, Dr Ross Allen - Australian Museum - Herpetology  
Collector A.E. Parson
License CC-BY 3.0 (Au)
Presence/Absence PRESENT
Date identified 1991
Identification remarks N

Event

Event ID urn:australianmuseum.net.au:Events:2038187
Identification remarks N
Occurrence date 1991-04-25
Supplied date "1991-04-25/1991-04-25"
End day of year 115
Date precision DAY
Start day of year 115

Taxonomy

Scientific name Diplodactylus tessellatus
Supplied scientific name "Diplodactylus tessellatus (Günther, 1875)"
Identified to rank species
Common name Tessellated Gecko
Kingdom Animalia
Phylum Chordata
Class Reptilia
Order Squamata
Family Diplodactylidae
Genus Diplodactylus
Species Diplodactylus tessellatus
Name match metric exactMatch
Accepted name Diplodactylus tessellatus (Günther, 1875)
Scientific name authorship (Günther, 1875)
Name parse type SCIENTIFIC
Name according to (Günther, 1875)

Geospatial

Country Australia
State or Territory New South Wales
Latitude -34.466667
Supplied as: "-34.466667"
Longitude 142.41667
Supplied as: "142.41667"
Datum EPSG:4326
Verbatim locality Mallee Cliffs State Forest, Bengallow Creek
Location remarks Australia, New South Wales, Mallee Cliffs State Forest, Bengallow Creek (34° 28' S, 142° 25' E) 25/04/1991 - 25/04/1991, Parson, Ann EB(Collector), Field Collected - Terrestrial
Coordinate precision Unknown
Coordinate uncertainty (in metres) 10000.0
Terrestrial true
Verbatim latitude 34° 28' " S
Biome TERRESTRIAL
Marine false
Country Code AU
Verbatim longitude 142° 25' " E

Additional properties

verbatim uncertainty 1km-10km

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    Additional political boundaries information

    Area Management
    CAPAD 2016 Terrestrial Kemendok
    CAPAD 2020 Terrestrial Kemendok
    CAPAD 2022 - Terrestrial (Collaborative Australian Protected Areas Database) Kemendok
    IBRA (Interim Biogeographic Regionalisation for Australia (IBRA) Version 7 (Regions) Riverina
    IBRA (Interim Biogeographic Regionalisation for Australia (IBRA) Version 7 (Subregions), contextual (polygon) Robinvale Plains
    NRM Regions 2010 Lower Murray Darling
    NRM Regions 2017 Western
    Natural Resource Management (NRM) Regions 2023 Western
    Area management
    National Landcare Program Management Units 2018 Western
    Biodiversity
    IBRA 6 Regions Riverina
    IBRA 7 Regions Riverina
    IBRA 7 Subregions Robinvale Plains
    Hydrology
    Australian Drainage Divisions 2021 Murray-Darling Basin
    Drainage Divisions Level 1 Murray-Darling Basin
    Drainage Divisions Level 2 DARLING RIVER
    Indigenous
    Indigenous Areas 2021 Balranald - Wentworth
    Indigenous Locations 2021 Balranald - Wentworth - Surrounds
    Indigenous Regions 2021 Riverina - Orange
    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 Farrer
    Electorates March 2025 Farrer
    Local Government Areas 2011 Wentworth (A)
    Local Government Areas 2012 deprecated Wentworth
    Local Government Areas 2023 Wentworth
    Local Government Areas PSMA 2018 WENTWORTH SHIRE COUNCIL
    NSW Local Land Services Regions Western
    PSMA ABS Census Indigenous Language Speakers by Area - I01B (2016) 41
    PSMA ABS Census Selected Person Characteristics by Indigenous Status by Area - I01A (2016) 860
    PSMA ABS Greater Capital City Statistical Areas (2016) REST OF NSW
    PSMA ABS SA2 Statistical Areas (2016) WENTWORTH-BALRANALD REGION
    PSMA ABS SA3 Statistical Areas (2016) LOWER MURRAY
    PSMA ABS SA4 Statistical Areas (2016) MURRAY
    PSMA Commonwealth Electoral Boundaries (2018) FARRER
    PSMA Indigenous Areas (2016) BALRANALD - WENTWORTH
    PSMA Indigenous Locations (2016) BALRANALD - WENTWORTH - SURROUNDS
    PSMA Indigenous Regions (2016) RIVERINA - ORANGE
    PSMA Remoteness Areas (2016) Remote Australia
    PSMA State Electoral Boundaries (2018) MURRAY-DARLING
    PSMA States (2016) NEW SOUTH WALES
    State Electoral Divisions 2022 Murray
    World Country Boundaries Australia
    Sensitive Data Layers
    Fruit Fly Exclusion Zone - Tri State FFEZ
    Social
    Australia 2021 Australia
    Destination Zones 2021 Wentworth-Balranald Region
    Greater Capital City Statistical Areas 2021 Rest of NSW
    Postal Areas 2021 2738
    Remoteness Areas 2021 Remote Australia
    States and Territories 2021 New South Wales
    Statistical Areas Level 1 10902117904
    Statistical Areas Level 2 Wentworth-Balranald Region
    Statistical Areas Level 3 Lower Murray
    Statistical Areas Level 4 Murray
    Tourism Regions 2021 The Murray
    Vegetation
    Australia's Indigenous forest estate (2013) v2.0 Indigenous owned, Native forest
    Forests of Australia (2013) v2.0 Eucalypt Medium Open
    Forests of Australia 2018B Eucalypt Medium Open
    NVIS 4.1 Major Vegetation Groups Eucalypt Open Forests
    NVIS 4.1 Major Vegetation Subgroups Eucalyptus open forests with a shrubby understorey
    Tenure of Australia's forests (2013) v2.0 Nature Conservation Reserve
    Vegetation types - native Eucalypt open forests
    Vegetation types - present Eucalyptus open forest

    Environmental sampling for this location

    Biodiversity
    Occurrence Density 2916.0 frequency
    Species Richness 506.0 frequency
    Climate
    Precipitation - annual (Bio12) 278.0 mm
    Precipitation - coldest quarter (Bio19) 80.0 mm
    Precipitation - driest period (Bio14) 2.0 mm
    Precipitation - driest quarter (Bio17) 53.0 mm
    Precipitation - seasonality (Bio15) 24.0 mm
    Precipitation - warmest quarter (Bio18) 58.0 mm
    Precipitation - wettest period (Bio13) 7.0 mm
    Precipitation - wettest quarter (Bio16) 85.0 mm
    Radiation - annual mean (Bio20) 18.3 MJ/m2/day
    Radiation - seasonality (Bio23) 39.0
    Radiation - warmest quarter (Bio26) 26.2 MJ/m2/day
    Temperature - annual mean (Bio01) 17.1 degrees C
    Temperature - annual range (Bio07) 29.2 degrees C
    Temperature - coldest period min (Bio06) 3.9 degrees C
    Temperature - coldest quarter mean (Bio11) 10.6 degrees C
    Temperature - diurnal range mean (Bio02) 14.2 degrees C
    Temperature - driest quarter mean (Bio09) 18.5 degrees C
    Temperature - isothermality (Bio03) 0.48 %
    Temperature - seasonality (Bio04) 1.79
    Temperature - warmest period max (Bio05) 33.1 degrees C
    Temperature - warmest quarter (Bio10) 23.8 degrees C
    Temperature - wettest quarter mean (Bio08) 12.2 degrees C
    WorldClim 2.1: Precipitation - annual 310.0 mm
    WorldClim 2.1: Precipitation - coldest quarter 75.0 mm
    WorldClim 2.1: Precipitation - driest month 19.0 mm
    WorldClim 2.1: Precipitation - driest quarter 69.0 mm
    WorldClim 2.1: Precipitation - seasonality 14.807689 mm
    WorldClim 2.1: Precipitation - warmest quarter 71.0 mm
    WorldClim 2.1: Precipitation - wettest month 31.0 mm
    WorldClim 2.1: Precipitation - wettest quarter 91.0 mm
    WorldClim 2.1: Temperature - annual mean 17.2 °C
    WorldClim 2.1: Temperature - annual range 27.5 °C
    WorldClim 2.1: Temperature - coldest month min 4.7 °C
    WorldClim 2.1: Temperature - coldest quarter mean 10.666667 °C
    WorldClim 2.1: Temperature - diurnal range mean 13.183333 °C
    WorldClim 2.1: Temperature - driest quarter mean 23.433334 °C
    WorldClim 2.1: Temperature - isothermality 47.939392 %
    WorldClim 2.1: Temperature - seasonality 535.8892
    WorldClim 2.1: Temperature - warmest month max 32.2 °C
    WorldClim 2.1: Temperature - warmest quarter mean 23.883333 °C
    WorldClim 2.1: Temperature - wettest quarter mean 16.95 °C
    WorldClim: Temperature - isothermality 48.0 %
    Substrate
    Moisture Index - annual mean (Bio28) 0.22
    Moisture Index - highest quarter mean (Bio32) 0.44
    Elevation 38.0 m