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Occurrence record: Herpetology:R.135301.001

Preserved specimen of Varanus Merrem, 1820 | Mangrove Monitor recorded on 1991-09-18
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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.135301.001
Other catalog numbers ["ecatalogue.irn:1386353","urn:catalog:AM:Herpetology:R.135301.001"]
Occurrence ID urn:lsid:ozcam.taxonomy.org.au:AM:Herpetology:R.135301.001
Record type Preserved specimen
Supplied basis "PreservedSpecimen"
Identified by Sadlier, Dr Ross Allen - Australian Museum - Herpetology  
Collector 1.  Sadlier, Ross Allen   2.  Australian Museum   3.  Herpetology  
Supplied as "Sadlier, Dr Ross Allen - Australian Museum - Herpetology"
License CC-BY 3.0 (Au)
Presence/Absence PRESENT
Sampling protocol [COL]
Date identified 1991
Identification remarks ecatalogue.IdeComments: "N";

Event

Event ID urn:australianmuseum.net.au:Events:2038247
Identification remarks ecatalogue.IdeComments: "N";
Occurrence date 1991-09-18
Sampling protocol COL  
Date precision DAY

Taxonomy

Scientific name Varanus
Supplied scientific name "Varanus timorensis Gray, 1831"
Identified to rank genus
Common name Mangrove Monitor
Supplied common name "Timor Monitor"
Kingdom Animalia
Phylum Chordata
Class Reptilia
Order Squamata
Family Varanidae
Genus Varanus
Species Varanus timorensis
Name match metric higherMatch
Accepted name Varanus timorensis Gray, 1831
Scientific name authorship Merrem, 1820
Name parse type SCIENTIFIC
Name according to Gray, 1831

Geospatial

Country Australia
State or Territory Northern Territory
Latitude -13.916
Supplied as: "-13.916"
Longitude 136.433
Supplied as: "136.433"
Datum EPSG:4326
Verbatim locality Groote Eylandt, Gemco Mining Lease
Location remarks ecatalogue.LocCollectionEventLocal: "Australia, Northern Territory, Groote Eylandt, Gemco Mining Lease (13° 55' S, 136° 26' E) 18/09/1991 - 18/09/1991, Sadlier, Dr Ross Allen - Australian Museum - Herpetology(Collector), Field Collected - Terrestrial";
Coordinate precision 0.001
Coordinate uncertainty (in metres) 10000.0
Terrestrial true
Verbatim latitude 13° 55' S
Biome TERRESTRIAL
Marine false
Country Code AU
Verbatim longitude 136° 26' E

Additional properties

dcterms:modified 2020/7/30
dcterms:type PhysicalObject
dcterms modified 2020/7/30
dcterms type PhysicalObject
verbatim uncertainty 1km-10km

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    Additional political boundaries information

    Area Management
    CAPAD 2016 Terrestrial Anindilyakwa
    CAPAD 2020 Terrestrial Anindilyakwa
    NRM Regions 2010 Northern Territory
    NRM Regions 2017 Northern Territory
    Area management
    National Landcare Program Management Units 2018 Northern Territory
    Biodiversity
    IBRA 6 Regions Arnhem Coast
    IBRA 7 Regions Arnhem Coast
    IBRA 7 Subregions Groote
    Hydrology
    Drainage Divisions Level 1 Carpentaria Coast
    Drainage Divisions Level 2 GROOTE EYLANDT
    Marine
    States including coastal waters Northern Territory (including Coastal Waters)
    Political
    ASGS Australian States and Territories Northern Territory
    Australian States and Territories Northern Territory
    Indigenous Protected Areas 2013 Anindilyakwa
    Local Government Areas 2011 East Arnhem (S)
    Local Government Areas 2012 deprecated Groote Eylandt
    Local Government Areas PSMA 2018 EAST ARNHEM REGION
    PSMA ABS Census Indigenous Language Speakers by Area - I01B (2016) 1419
    PSMA ABS Census Selected Person Characteristics by Indigenous Status by Area - I01A (2016) 1615
    PSMA ABS Greater Capital City Statistical Areas (2016) REST OF NT
    PSMA ABS SA2 Statistical Areas (2016) ANINDILYAKWA
    PSMA ABS SA3 Statistical Areas (2016) EAST ARNHEM
    PSMA ABS SA4 Statistical Areas (2016) NORTHERN TERRITORY - OUTBACK
    PSMA Commonwealth Electoral Boundaries (2018) LINGIARI
    PSMA Indigenous Areas (2016) ANINDILYAKWA (GROOTE)
    PSMA Indigenous Locations (2016) ANGURUGU OUTSTATIONS
    PSMA Indigenous Regions (2016) NHULUNBUY
    PSMA Remoteness Areas (2016) Very Remote Australia
    PSMA State Electoral Boundaries (2018) GREGORY
    PSMA States (2016) QUEENSLAND
    World Country Boundaries Australia
    Vegetation
    Australia's Indigenous forest estate (2013) v2.0 Non-Indigenous, Non forest
    Forests of Australia (2013) v2.0 Non Forest
    Forests of Australia 2018B Non forest
    NVIS 4.1 Major Vegetation Groups Cleared, non-native vegetation, buildings
    NVIS 4.1 Major Vegetation Subgroups Cleared, non-native vegetation, buildings
    Tenure of Australia's forests (2013) v2.0 Private Freehold
    Vegetation types - native Eucalypt woodlands
    Vegetation types - present Regrowth, modified native vegetation

    Environmental sampling for this location

    Climate
    Precipitation - annual (Bio12) 645.0 mm
    Precipitation - coldest quarter (Bio19) 81.0 mm
    Precipitation - driest period (Bio14) 6.0 mm
    Precipitation - driest quarter (Bio17) 76.0 mm
    Precipitation - seasonality (Bio15) 46.0 mm
    Precipitation - warmest quarter (Bio18) 262.0 mm
    Precipitation - wettest period (Bio13) 22.0 mm
    Precipitation - wettest quarter (Bio16) 262.0 mm
    Radiation - annual mean (Bio20) 19.7 MJ/m2/day
    Radiation - seasonality (Bio23) 22.0
    Radiation - warmest quarter (Bio26) 24.2 MJ/m2/day
    Temperature - annual mean (Bio01) 22.7 degrees C
    Temperature - annual range (Bio07) 26.2 degrees C
    Temperature - coldest period min (Bio06) 7.9 degrees C
    Temperature - coldest quarter mean (Bio11) 16.6 degrees C
    Temperature - diurnal range mean (Bio02) 13.6 degrees C
    Temperature - driest quarter mean (Bio09) 17.1 degrees C
    Temperature - isothermality (Bio03) 0.52 %
    Temperature - seasonality (Bio04) 1.48
    Temperature - warmest period max (Bio05) 34.2 degrees C
    Temperature - warmest quarter (Bio10) 27.6 degrees C
    Temperature - wettest quarter mean (Bio08) 27.6 degrees C
    WorldClim: Temperature - isothermality 52.0 %
    Substrate
    Moisture Index - annual mean (Bio28) 0.32
    Moisture Index - highest quarter mean (Bio32) 0.42
    Elevation 94.0 m