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Occurrence record: Herpetology:R.126785

Preserved specimen of Crocodylus porosus Schneider, 1801 | Saltwater Crocodile
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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.126785
Other catalog numbers ["ecatalogue.irn:2027684","urn:catalog:AM:Herpetology:R.126785"]
Occurrence ID urn:lsid:ozcam.taxonomy.org.au:AM:Herpetology:R.126785
Record type Preserved specimen
Supplied basis "PreservedSpecimen"
Collector Webb, G
License CC-BY 3.0 (Au)
Presence/Absence PRESENT
Sampling protocol [PRE]

Event

Event ID urn:australianmuseum.net.au:Events:2005462
Sampling protocol PRE  
Date precision NOT_SUPPLIED

Taxonomy

Scientific name Crocodylus porosus
Supplied scientific name "Crocodylus porosus Schneider, 1801"
Identified to rank species
Common name Saltwater Crocodile
Kingdom Animalia
Phylum Chordata
Class Reptilia
Order Crocodylia
Family Crocodylidae
Genus Crocodylus
Species Crocodylus porosus
Name match metric exactMatch
Accepted name Crocodylus porosus Schneider, 1801
Scientific name authorship Schneider, 1801
Name parse type SCIENTIFIC
Name according to Schneider, 1801

Geospatial

Country Australia
State or Territory Northern Territory
Latitude -12.333
Supplied as: "-12.333"
Longitude 131.25
Supplied as: "131.25"
Datum EPSG:4326
Verbatim locality Melacca Swamp
Location remarks ecatalogue.LocCollectionEventLocal: "Australia, Northern Territory, Melacca Swamp (12° 20' S, 131° 15' E), Webb, G(Collector), Accession";
Coordinate precision 0.001
Coordinate uncertainty (in metres) 10000.0
Terrestrial true
Verbatim latitude 12° 20' S
Biome TERRESTRIAL
Marine false
Country Code AU
Verbatim longitude 131° 15' E

Additional properties

Class Reptilia
dcterms:modified 2013/3/13
dcterms:type PhysicalObject
dcterms modified 2013/3/13
dcterms type PhysicalObject
verbatim uncertainty 1km-10km

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    Additional political boundaries information

    Area Management
    CAPAD 2016 Terrestrial Melacca Swamp
    CAPAD 2020 Terrestrial Melacca Swamp
    CAPAD 2022 - Terrestrial (Collaborative Australian Protected Areas Database) Melacca Swamp
    IBRA (Interim Biogeographic Regionalisation for Australia (IBRA) Version 7 (Regions) Darwin Coastal
    IBRA (Interim Biogeographic Regionalisation for Australia (IBRA) Version 7 (Subregions), contextual (polygon) Darwin Coastal
    NRM Regions 2010 Northern Territory
    NRM Regions 2017 Northern Territory
    Area management
    National Landcare Program Management Units 2018 Northern Territory
    Biodiversity
    IBRA 6 Regions Darwin Coastal
    IBRA 7 Regions Darwin Coastal
    IBRA 7 Subregions Darwin Coastal
    Hydrology
    Drainage Divisions Level 1 Tanami-Timor Sea Coast
    Drainage Divisions Level 2 ADELAIDE RIVER
    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 Land Use Agreements Melacca Swamp Conservation Area ILUA
    Local Government Areas 2011 Litchfield (M)
    Local Government Areas 2012 deprecated Litchfield - Pt B
    Local Government Areas PSMA 2018 LITCHFIELD MUNICIPALITY
    PSMA ABS Census Indigenous Language Speakers by Area - I01B (2016) 92
    PSMA ABS Census Selected Person Characteristics by Indigenous Status by Area - I01A (2016) 2309
    PSMA ABS Greater Capital City Statistical Areas (2016) GREATER DARWIN
    PSMA ABS SA2 Statistical Areas (2016) KOOLPINYAH
    PSMA ABS SA3 Statistical Areas (2016) LITCHFIELD
    PSMA ABS SA4 Statistical Areas (2016) DARWIN
    PSMA Commonwealth Electoral Boundaries (2018) LINGIARI
    PSMA Indigenous Areas (2016) LITCHFIELD
    PSMA Indigenous Locations (2016) HOWARD SPRINGS - GUNN POINT
    PSMA Indigenous Regions (2016) DARWIN
    PSMA Remoteness Areas (2016) Outer Regional Australia
    PSMA State Electoral Boundaries (2018) NELSON
    PSMA States (2016) NORTHERN TERRITORY
    World Country Boundaries Australia
    Social
    Local Government Areas 2023 Litchfield
    Vegetation
    Australia's Indigenous forest estate (2013) v2.0 Indigenous co-managed, Native forest
    Forests of Australia (2013) v2.0 Mangrove
    Forests of Australia 2018B Non forest
    NVIS 4.1 Major Vegetation Groups Other Grasslands, Herblands, Sedgelands and Rushlands
    NVIS 4.1 Major Vegetation Subgroups Wet tussock grassland with herbs, sedges or rushes, herblands or ferns
    Tenure of Australia's forests (2013) v2.0 Private Freehold
    Vegetation types - native Other grasslands,herblands, sedgelands and rushlands
    Vegetation types - present Other grasslands, herblands, sedgelands and rushlands

    Environmental sampling for this location

    Biodiversity
    Occurrence Density 1796.0 frequency
    Species Richness 357.0 frequency
    Climate
    Precipitation - annual (Bio12) 1622.0 mm
    Precipitation - coldest quarter (Bio19) 8.0 mm
    Precipitation - driest period (Bio14) 0.0 mm
    Precipitation - driest quarter (Bio17) 7.0 mm
    Precipitation - seasonality (Bio15) 108.0 mm
    Precipitation - warmest quarter (Bio18) 514.0 mm
    Precipitation - wettest period (Bio13) 98.0 mm
    Precipitation - wettest quarter (Bio16) 1064.0 mm
    Radiation - annual mean (Bio20) 21.2 MJ/m2/day
    Radiation - seasonality (Bio23) 8.0
    Radiation - warmest quarter (Bio26) 22.8 MJ/m2/day
    Temperature - annual mean (Bio01) 27.4 degrees C
    Temperature - annual range (Bio07) 18.3 degrees C
    Temperature - coldest period min (Bio06) 16.7 degrees C
    Temperature - coldest quarter mean (Bio11) 24.5 degrees C
    Temperature - diurnal range mean (Bio02) 10.8 degrees C
    Temperature - driest quarter mean (Bio09) 24.6 degrees C
    Temperature - isothermality (Bio03) 0.59 %
    Temperature - seasonality (Bio04) 0.62
    Temperature - warmest period max (Bio05) 35.0 degrees C
    Temperature - warmest quarter (Bio10) 29.3 degrees C
    Temperature - wettest quarter mean (Bio08) 28.3 degrees C
    WorldClim 2.1: Precipitation - annual 1597.0 mm
    WorldClim 2.1: Precipitation - coldest quarter 7.0 mm
    WorldClim 2.1: Precipitation - driest month 1.0 mm
    WorldClim 2.1: Precipitation - driest quarter 7.0 mm
    WorldClim 2.1: Precipitation - seasonality 108.911865 mm
    WorldClim 2.1: Precipitation - warmest quarter 439.0 mm
    WorldClim 2.1: Precipitation - wettest month 386.0 mm
    WorldClim 2.1: Precipitation - wettest quarter 1026.0 mm
    WorldClim 2.1: Temperature - annual mean 27.1875 °C
    WorldClim 2.1: Temperature - annual range 17.0 °C
    WorldClim 2.1: Temperature - coldest month min 17.0 °C
    WorldClim 2.1: Temperature - coldest quarter mean 24.45 °C
    WorldClim 2.1: Temperature - diurnal range mean 9.875 °C
    WorldClim 2.1: Temperature - driest quarter mean 24.45 °C
    WorldClim 2.1: Temperature - isothermality 58.088234 %
    WorldClim 2.1: Temperature - seasonality 182.30998
    WorldClim 2.1: Temperature - warmest month max 34.0 °C
    WorldClim 2.1: Temperature - warmest quarter mean 29.016666 °C
    WorldClim 2.1: Temperature - wettest quarter mean 28.0 °C
    WorldClim: Temperature - isothermality 60.0 %
    Substrate
    Moisture Index - annual mean (Bio28) 0.52
    Moisture Index - highest quarter mean (Bio32) 1.0
    Elevation 11.0 m