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Occurrence record: Herpetology:R70805

Preserved specimen of Dermochelys coriacea (Vandelli, 1761) | Leathery Turtle recorded on 2014-03-24
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Dataset

Data partner OZCAM (Online Zoological Collections of Australian Museums) Provider
Data resource South Australian Museum Adelaide provider for OZCAM
Institution code South Australian Museum
Supplied institution code "SAMA"
Collection South Australian Museum Herpetology Collection
Supplied collection code "Herpetology"
Catalog number R70805
Other catalog numbers ["ecatalogue.irn:685928"]
Record type Preserved specimen
Supplied basis "PreservedSpecimen"
Preparations skull
License CC-BY
Presence/Absence PRESENT
Supplied as present
Sampling protocol [Dead]
Country conservation Endangered
State conservation South Australia: Vulnerable
Supplied as V

Event

Event ID urn:emu.sam.sa.gov.au:Event:55771
Occurrence date 2014-03-24
Sampling protocol Dead  
Date precision DAY

Taxonomy

Scientific name Dermochelys coriacea
Supplied scientific name "Dermochelys coriacea (Vandelli, 1761)"
Identified to rank species
Common name Leathery 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 South Australia
Latitude -38.007
Supplied as: "-38.007"
Longitude 140.565
Supplied as: "140.565"
Datum EPSG:4326
Verbatim locality Jones Bay
Coordinate precision 0.001
Terrestrial true
Verbatim latitude 38 00 25 S
Biome TERRESTRIAL
Marine false
Country Code AU
Verbatim longitude 140 33 54 E

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    Additional political boundaries information

    Area Management
    NRM Regions 2010 South East
    NRM Regions 2017 South East
    Area management
    National Landcare Program Management Units 2018 South East
    Biodiversity
    IBRA 6 Regions Naracoorte Coastal Plain
    IBRA 7 Regions Naracoorte Coastal Plain
    IBRA 7 Subregions Bridgewater
    Hydrology
    Drainage Divisions Level 1 South East Coast (Victoria)
    Drainage Divisions Level 2 MILLICENT COAST
    Marine
    States including coastal waters South Australia (including Coastal Waters)
    Political
    ASGS Australian States and Territories South Australia
    Australian States and Territories South Australia
    Local Government Areas 2011 Grant (DC)
    Local Government Areas 2012 deprecated Grant
    Local Government Areas PSMA 2018 THE DC OF GRANT
    PSMA ABS Census Indigenous Language Speakers by Area - I01B (2016) 27
    PSMA ABS Census Selected Person Characteristics by Indigenous Status by Area - I01A (2016) 1218
    PSMA ABS Greater Capital City Statistical Areas (2016) REST OF SA
    PSMA ABS SA2 Statistical Areas (2016) GRANT
    PSMA ABS SA3 Statistical Areas (2016) LIMESTONE COAST
    PSMA ABS SA4 Statistical Areas (2016) SOUTH AUSTRALIA - SOUTH EAST
    PSMA Commonwealth Electoral Boundaries (2018) BARKER
    PSMA Indigenous Areas (2016) SOUTH-EAST
    PSMA Indigenous Locations (2016) LIMESTONE COAST
    PSMA Indigenous Regions (2016) ADELAIDE
    PSMA Remoteness Areas (2016) Outer Regional Australia
    PSMA State Electoral Boundaries (2018) LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL
    PSMA States (2016) SOUTH AUSTRALIA
    World Country Boundaries Australia
    Vegetation
    Vegetation types - native Other shrublands
    Vegetation types - present Other shrublands

    Environmental sampling for this location

    Climate
    Precipitation - annual (Bio12) 742.0 mm
    Precipitation - coldest quarter (Bio19) 323.0 mm
    Precipitation - driest period (Bio14) 4.0 mm
    Precipitation - driest quarter (Bio17) 82.0 mm
    Precipitation - seasonality (Bio15) 51.0 mm
    Precipitation - warmest quarter (Bio18) 82.0 mm
    Precipitation - wettest period (Bio13) 28.0 mm
    Precipitation - wettest quarter (Bio16) 323.0 mm
    Radiation - annual mean (Bio20) 15.4 MJ/m2/day
    Radiation - seasonality (Bio23) 47.0
    Radiation - warmest quarter (Bio26) 23.4 MJ/m2/day
    Temperature - annual mean (Bio01) 14.0 degrees C
    Temperature - annual range (Bio07) 17.1 degrees C
    Temperature - coldest period min (Bio06) 6.2 degrees C
    Temperature - coldest quarter mean (Bio11) 10.6 degrees C
    Temperature - diurnal range mean (Bio02) 8.7 degrees C
    Temperature - driest quarter mean (Bio09) 17.5 degrees C
    Temperature - isothermality (Bio03) 0.51 %
    Temperature - seasonality (Bio04) 0.95
    Temperature - warmest period max (Bio05) 23.3 degrees C
    Temperature - warmest quarter (Bio10) 17.5 degrees C
    Temperature - wettest quarter mean (Bio08) 10.6 degrees C
    WorldClim 2.1: Temperature - annual mean 14.0375 °C
    WorldClim: Temperature - isothermality 51.0 %
    Substrate
    Moisture Index - annual mean (Bio28) 0.65
    Moisture Index - highest quarter mean (Bio32) 1.0
    Elevation 4.0 m