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Occurrence record: REPT:R22710

Preserved specimen of Varanus giganteus (Gray, 1845) | Perentie
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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 R22710
Occurrence ID urn:lsid:taxonomy.org.au:REPT:R22710
Record type Preserved specimen
Supplied basis "PreservedSpecimen"
Preparations Wet
Identified by SMITH, L.A.  
Identified date 1/1/1964
Collector Snell, C.  
Supplied as "SNELL,C."
Individual count 1
License CC-BY 4.0 (Int)
Presence/Absence PRESENT
Date identified 1964-01-01
Supplied as 1/1/1964

Event

Verbatim event date 1/1/1963
Date precision NOT_SUPPLIED

Taxonomy

Scientific name Varanus giganteus
Identified to rank species
Common name Perentie
Kingdom Animalia
Phylum Chordata
Supplied as "Animalia"
Class Reptilia
Order Squamata
Family Varanidae
Genus Varanus
Species Varanus giganteus
Name match metric exactMatch
Scientific name authorship (Gray, 1845)
Name parse type SCIENTIFIC

Geospatial

Country Australia
State or Territory Western Australia
Locality 17km W Kirenia Well, Capricorn
Latitude -23.583333
Supplied as: "-23.583333"
Longitude 118.916667
Supplied as: "118.916667"
Datum EPSG:4326
Coordinate precision Unknown
Coordinate uncertainty (in metres) 50000.0
Municipality Kirenia Well
Terrestrial true
Verbatim latitude 23°35`00"S
Biome TERRESTRIAL
Marine false
Country Code AU
Verbatim longitude 118°55`00"E

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    Additional political boundaries information

    Area Management
    NRM Regions 2010 Rangelands
    NRM Regions 2017 Rangelands Region
    Area management
    National Landcare Program Management Units 2018 Rangelands Region
    Biodiversity
    IBRA 6 Regions Gascoyne
    IBRA 7 Regions Gascoyne
    IBRA 7 Subregions Augustus
    Hydrology
    Drainage Divisions Level 1 Pilbara-Gascoyne
    Drainage Divisions Level 2 ASHBURTON RIVER
    Land Management
    Western Australian Biodiversity Science Research Priority Regions Gascoyne/Murchison
    Marine
    States including coastal waters Western Australia (including Coastal Waters)
    Political
    ASGS Australian States and Territories Western Australia
    Australian States and Territories Western Australia
    Indigenous Land Use Agreements Nharnuwangga Wajarri and Ngarlawangga
    Local Government Areas 2011 Meekatharra (S)
    Local Government Areas 2012 deprecated Meekatharra
    Local Government Areas PSMA 2018 SHIRE OF MEEKATHARRA
    National Native Title Register (NNTR, Determinations of Native Title) - boundaries and core attributes Nharnuwangga
    PSMA ABS Census Indigenous Language Speakers by Area - I01B (2016) 32
    PSMA ABS Census Selected Person Characteristics by Indigenous Status by Area - I01A (2016) 325
    PSMA ABS Greater Capital City Statistical Areas (2016) REST OF WA
    PSMA ABS SA2 Statistical Areas (2016) MEEKATHARRA
    PSMA ABS SA3 Statistical Areas (2016) MID WEST
    PSMA ABS SA4 Statistical Areas (2016) WESTERN AUSTRALIA - OUTBACK (SOUTH)
    PSMA Commonwealth Electoral Boundaries (2018) DURACK
    PSMA Indigenous Areas (2016) MEEKATHARA - KARALUNDI
    PSMA Indigenous Locations (2016) MEEKATHARRA EXC. KARALUNDI
    PSMA Indigenous Regions (2016) GERALDTON
    PSMA Remoteness Areas (2016) Very Remote Australia
    PSMA State Electoral Boundaries (2018) MINING AND PASTORAL REGION
    PSMA States (2016) WESTERN AUSTRALIA
    World Country Boundaries Australia
    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 Acacia
    NVIS 4.1 Major Vegetation Groups Acacia Forests and Woodlands
    NVIS 4.1 Major Vegetation Subgroups Mulga (Acacia aneura) woodlands and shrublands with hummock grass
    Tenure of Australia's forests (2013) v2.0 Leasehold
    Vegetation types - native Acacia forests and woodlands
    Vegetation types - present Acacia forests and woodlands

    Environmental sampling for this location

    Climate
    Precipitation - annual (Bio12) 305.0 mm
    Precipitation - coldest quarter (Bio19) 44.0 mm
    Precipitation - driest period (Bio14) 0.0 mm
    Precipitation - driest quarter (Bio17) 12.0 mm
    Precipitation - seasonality (Bio15) 94.0 mm
    Precipitation - warmest quarter (Bio18) 163.0 mm
    Precipitation - wettest period (Bio13) 23.0 mm
    Precipitation - wettest quarter (Bio16) 175.0 mm
    Radiation - annual mean (Bio20) 22.4 MJ/m2/day
    Radiation - seasonality (Bio23) 25.0
    Radiation - warmest quarter (Bio26) 27.2 MJ/m2/day
    Temperature - annual mean (Bio01) 24.1 degrees C
    Temperature - annual range (Bio07) 32.7 degrees C
    Temperature - coldest period min (Bio06) 7.0 degrees C
    Temperature - coldest quarter mean (Bio11) 15.8 degrees C
    Temperature - diurnal range mean (Bio02) 14.9 degrees C
    Temperature - driest quarter mean (Bio09) 23.5 degrees C
    Temperature - isothermality (Bio03) 0.46 %
    Temperature - seasonality (Bio04) 2.06
    Temperature - warmest period max (Bio05) 39.7 degrees C
    Temperature - warmest quarter (Bio10) 31.2 degrees C
    Temperature - wettest quarter mean (Bio08) 30.4 degrees C
    WorldClim 2.1: Temperature - annual mean 24.066666 °C
    WorldClim: Temperature - isothermality 46.0 %
    Substrate
    Moisture Index - annual mean (Bio28) 0.1
    Moisture Index - highest quarter mean (Bio32) 0.17
    Elevation 593.0 m