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Occurrence record: Herpetology:R.132663

Preserved specimen of Acrochordus arafurae McDowell, 1979 | Arafura Filesnake recorded on 1986-01-02
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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.132663
Other catalog numbers ["ecatalogue.irn:2033537","urn:catalog:AM:Herpetology:R.132663"]
Occurrence ID urn:lsid:ozcam.taxonomy.org.au:AM:Herpetology:R.132663
Record type Preserved specimen
Supplied basis "PreservedSpecimen"
Collector Houston, D  
Supplied as "Houston, D"
Associated Occurrence Status Associated record
Associated occurrences The occurrence is associated with a representative record.
For more information see Inferred associated occurrence details
License CC-BY 3.0 (Au)
Presence/Absence PRESENT
Sampling protocol [COL]
Associated records ASSOCIATED

Event

Event ID urn:australianmuseum.net.au:Events:2035319
Occurrence date 1986-01-02
Sampling protocol COL  
Date precision DAY

Taxonomy

Scientific name Acrochordus arafurae
Supplied scientific name "Acrochordus arafurae McDowell, 1979"
Identified to rank species
Common name Arafura Filesnake
Kingdom Animalia
Phylum Chordata
Class Reptilia
Order Squamata
Family Acrochordidae
Genus Acrochordus
Species Acrochordus arafurae
Name match metric exactMatch
Accepted name Acrochordus arafurae McDowell, 1979
Scientific name authorship McDowell, 1979
Name parse type SCIENTIFIC
Name according to McDowell, 1979

Geospatial

Country Australia
State or Territory Northern Territory
Latitude -12.516
Supplied as: "-12.516"
Longitude 132.883
Supplied as: "132.883"
Datum EPSG:4326
Verbatim locality Ja Ja Billabong, Magela Creek
Location remarks ecatalogue.LocCollectionEventLocal: "Australia, Northern Territory, Ja Ja Billabong, Magela Creek (12° 31' S, 132° 53' E) 02/01/1986 - 02/01/1986, Houston, D(Collector), Field Collected - Terrestrial";
Coordinate precision 0.001
Coordinate uncertainty (in metres) 10000.0
Terrestrial true
Verbatim latitude 12° 31' S
Biome TERRESTRIAL
Marine false
Country Code AU
Verbatim longitude 132° 53' E

Additional properties

Class Reptilia
dcterms:modified 2012/1/6
dcterms:type PhysicalObject
dcterms modified 2012/1/6
dcterms type PhysicalObject
verbatim uncertainty 1km-10km

User flagged issues 

    Data quality tests

    Test name Result
    First of the year Warning
    Geodetic datum assumed WGS84 Warning
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    Inferred associated occurrence details

    This record is associated with the representative record. This mean another record has been detected to be similar to this record, and that the other record (the representative record) has the most detailed information for the occurrence. More information about the duplication detection methods and terminology in use is available here:

    Representative Record
    Record UUID 4303b17b-a2d9-4208-9f4c-1b4eda0646fd
    Data Resource Australian Museum provider for OZCAM
    Raw Scientific Name Acrochordus arafurae McDowell, 1979
    Coordinates -12.516,132.883
    Related records
    Record UUID 81555a0a-3849-4368-97ba-9eb05074d51e
    Data Resource Australian Museum provider for OZCAM
    Raw Scientific Name Acrochordus arafurae McDowell, 1979
    Coordinates -12.516,132.883
    Record UUID a0c0d0c3-fc09-4e10-8407-fe3dc3fa8ede
    Data Resource Australian Museum provider for OZCAM
    Raw Scientific Name Acrochordus arafurae McDowell, 1979
    Coordinates -12.516,132.883
    Record UUID ad475481-68d3-4831-ac43-a6b6c5053537
    Data Resource Australian Museum provider for OZCAM
    Raw Scientific Name Acrochordus arafurae McDowell, 1979
    Coordinates -12.516,132.883

    Additional political boundaries information

    Area Management
    Directory of Important Wetlands Kakadu National Park
    NRM Regions 2010 Goulburn Broken
    NRM Regions 2017 Goulburn Broken
    Area management
    National Landcare Program Management Units 2018 Goulburn Broken
    Biodiversity
    IBRA 6 Regions South Eastern Highlands
    IBRA 7 Regions South Eastern Highlands
    IBRA 7 Subregions Highlands-Northern Fall
    Hydrology
    Drainage Divisions Level 1 Murray-Darling Basin
    Drainage Divisions Level 2 DARLING RIVER
    Marine
    States including coastal waters Victoria (including Coastal Waters)
    Political
    ASGS Australian States and Territories Victoria
    Australian States and Territories Victoria
    Local Government Areas 2011 Murrindindi (S)
    Local Government Areas 2012 deprecated Murrindindi - East
    Local Government Areas PSMA 2018 MURRINDINDI SHIRE
    PSMA ABS Census Indigenous Language Speakers by Area - I01B (2016) 4
    PSMA ABS Census Selected Person Characteristics by Indigenous Status by Area - I01A (2016) 589
    PSMA ABS Greater Capital City Statistical Areas (2016) REST OF VIC.
    PSMA ABS SA2 Statistical Areas (2016) ALEXANDRA
    PSMA ABS SA3 Statistical Areas (2016) UPPER GOULBURN VALLEY
    PSMA ABS SA4 Statistical Areas (2016) HUME
    PSMA Commonwealth Electoral Boundaries (2018) INDI
    PSMA Indigenous Areas (2016) UPPER GOULBURN VALLEY
    PSMA Indigenous Locations (2016) STRATHBOGIE - MANSFIELD - MURIMBINDI
    PSMA Indigenous Regions (2016) VICTORIA EXC. MELBOURNE
    PSMA Remoteness Areas (2016) Inner Regional Australia
    PSMA State Electoral Boundaries (2018) NORTHERN VICTORIA
    PSMA States (2016) VICTORIA
    World Country Boundaries Australia
    Vegetation
    Australia's Indigenous forest estate (2013) v2.0 Non-Indigenous, Native forest
    Forests of Australia (2013) v2.0 Eucalypt Tall Open
    Forests of Australia 2018B Eucalypt Tall Open
    NVIS 4.1 Major Vegetation Groups Eucalypt Open Forests
    NVIS 4.1 Major Vegetation Subgroups Eucalyptus tall open forests and open forests with ferns, herbs, sedges, rushes or wet tussock grasses
    Tenure of Australia's forests (2013) v2.0 Multiple Use Forest
    Vegetation types - native Eucalypt open forests
    Vegetation types - present Eucalyptus open forest

    Environmental sampling for this location

    Climate
    Precipitation - annual (Bio12) 1254.0 mm
    Precipitation - coldest quarter (Bio19) 448.0 mm
    Precipitation - driest period (Bio14) 12.0 mm
    Precipitation - driest quarter (Bio17) 180.0 mm
    Precipitation - seasonality (Bio15) 34.0 mm
    Precipitation - warmest quarter (Bio18) 188.0 mm
    Precipitation - wettest period (Bio13) 38.0 mm
    Precipitation - wettest quarter (Bio16) 449.0 mm
    Radiation - annual mean (Bio20) 14.4 MJ/m2/day
    Radiation - seasonality (Bio23) 47.0
    Radiation - warmest quarter (Bio26) 22.0 MJ/m2/day
    Temperature - annual mean (Bio01) 12.6 degrees C
    Temperature - annual range (Bio07) 23.5 degrees C
    Temperature - coldest period min (Bio06) 2.9 degrees C
    Temperature - coldest quarter mean (Bio11) 7.4 degrees C
    Temperature - diurnal range mean (Bio02) 10.9 degrees C
    Temperature - driest quarter mean (Bio09) 17.7 degrees C
    Temperature - isothermality (Bio03) 0.47 %
    Temperature - seasonality (Bio04) 1.44
    Temperature - warmest period max (Bio05) 26.4 degrees C
    Temperature - warmest quarter (Bio10) 17.9 degrees C
    Temperature - wettest quarter mean (Bio08) 7.5 degrees C
    WorldClim 2.1: Temperature - annual mean 12.375 °C
    WorldClim: Temperature - isothermality 47.0 %
    Substrate
    Moisture Index - annual mean (Bio28) 0.83
    Moisture Index - highest quarter mean (Bio32) 1.0
    Elevation 525.0 m