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Occurrence record: Herpetology:R.132619

Preserved specimen of Acrochordus arafurae McDowell, 1979 | Arafura Filesnake recorded on 1983-08-29
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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.132619
Other catalog numbers ["ecatalogue.irn:2033488","urn:catalog:AM:Herpetology:R.132619"]
Occurrence ID urn:lsid:ozcam.taxonomy.org.au:AM:Herpetology:R.132619
Record type Preserved specimen
Supplied basis "PreservedSpecimen"
Collector 1.  Shine, Professor Rick   2.  The University of Sydney  
Supplied as "Shine, Professor Rick - The University of Sydney - School of Biological Sciences"
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:2033883
Occurrence date 1983-08-29
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 -12.483
Supplied as: "-12.483"
Longitude 132.866
Supplied as: "132.866"
Datum EPSG:4326
Verbatim locality Leichhardt Billabong, Magela Creek
Location remarks ecatalogue.LocCollectionEventLocal: "Australia, Northern Territory, Leichhardt Billabong, Magela Creek (12° 29' S, 132° 52' E) 29/08/1983 - 29/08/1983, Shine, Professor Rick - University of Sydney - School of Biological Sciences(Collector), Field Collected - Terrestrial";
Coordinate precision 0.001
Coordinate uncertainty (in metres) 10000.0
Terrestrial true
Verbatim latitude 12° 29' S
Biome TERRESTRIAL
Marine false
Country Code AU
Verbatim longitude 132° 52' E

Additional properties

dcterms:modified 2014/11/14
dcterms:type PhysicalObject
dcterms modified 2014/11/14
dcterms type PhysicalObject
verbatim uncertainty 1km-10km

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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 07ab5ecb-a3ec-4e1c-990e-352d7623174e
    Data Resource Australian Museum provider for OZCAM
    Raw Scientific Name Acrochordus arafurae McDowell, 1979
    Coordinates -12.483,132.866
    Related records
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    Data Resource Australian Museum provider for OZCAM
    Raw Scientific Name Acrochordus arafurae McDowell, 1979
    Coordinates -12.483,132.866
    Record UUID 6a4f24f7-585c-4234-ac99-9c9fbacc9f85
    Data Resource Australian Museum provider for OZCAM
    Raw Scientific Name Acrochordus arafurae McDowell, 1979
    Coordinates -12.483,132.866
    Record UUID 3c2f923f-71ca-4eca-9b0a-336cc5892cc3
    Data Resource Australian Museum provider for OZCAM
    Raw Scientific Name Acrochordus arafurae McDowell, 1979
    Coordinates -12.483,132.866
    Record UUID c856ceb6-2e9c-4910-aded-79ec6a97455c
    Data Resource Australian Museum provider for OZCAM
    Raw Scientific Name Acrochordus arafurae McDowell, 1979
    Coordinates -12.483,132.866
    Record UUID 6a9c6c94-6ff8-41eb-bef0-8d262d2effd5
    Data Resource Australian Museum provider for OZCAM
    Raw Scientific Name Acrochordus arafurae McDowell, 1979
    Coordinates -12.483,132.866
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    Data Resource Australian Museum provider for OZCAM
    Raw Scientific Name Acrochordus arafurae McDowell, 1979
    Coordinates -12.483,132.866
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    Data Resource Australian Museum provider for OZCAM
    Raw Scientific Name Acrochordus arafurae McDowell, 1979
    Coordinates -12.483,132.866
    Record UUID 57c989de-54c1-4aec-b990-92e70832bab1
    Data Resource Australian Museum provider for OZCAM
    Raw Scientific Name Acrochordus arafurae McDowell, 1979
    Coordinates -12.483,132.866
    Record UUID 0b35e94b-59db-47f4-8e4b-2aff05b02086
    Data Resource Australian Museum provider for OZCAM
    Raw Scientific Name Acrochordus arafurae McDowell, 1979
    Coordinates -12.483,132.866
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    Data Resource Australian Museum provider for OZCAM
    Raw Scientific Name Acrochordus arafurae McDowell, 1979
    Coordinates -12.483,132.866

    Additional political boundaries information

    Area Management
    CAPAD 2016 Terrestrial Kakadu
    CAPAD 2020 Terrestrial Kakadu
    NRM Regions 2010 Hawkesbury-Nepean
    NRM Regions 2017 Greater Sydney
    Area management
    National Landcare Program Management Units 2018 Greater Sydney
    Biodiversity
    IBRA 6 Regions Sydney Basin
    IBRA 7 Regions Sydney Basin
    IBRA 7 Subregions Yengo
    Hydrology
    Drainage Divisions Level 1 South East Coast (NSW)
    Drainage Divisions Level 2 HAWKESBURY RIVER
    Marine
    States including coastal waters New South Wales (including Coastal Waters)
    Political
    ASGS Australian States and Territories New South Wales
    Australian States and Territories New South Wales
    Local Government Areas 2011 Hornsby (A)
    Local Government Areas 2012 deprecated Hornsby - North
    Local Government Areas PSMA 2018 THE COUNCIL OF THE SHIRE OF HORNSBY
    PSMA ABS Census Indigenous Language Speakers by Area - I01B (2016) 7
    PSMA ABS Census Selected Person Characteristics by Indigenous Status by Area - I01A (2016) 918
    PSMA ABS Greater Capital City Statistical Areas (2016) GREATER SYDNEY
    PSMA ABS SA2 Statistical Areas (2016) DURAL - KENTHURST - WISEMANS FERRY
    PSMA ABS SA3 Statistical Areas (2016) DURAL - WISEMANS FERRY
    PSMA ABS SA4 Statistical Areas (2016) SYDNEY - BAULKHAM HILLS AND HAWKESBURY
    PSMA Commonwealth Electoral Boundaries (2018) BEROWRA
    PSMA Indigenous Areas (2016) HORNSBY - KU-RING-GAI
    PSMA Indigenous Locations (2016) HORNSBY - KU-RING-GAI
    PSMA Indigenous Regions (2016) SYDNEY - WOLLONGONG
    PSMA Remoteness Areas (2016) Inner Regional Australia
    PSMA State Electoral Boundaries (2018) LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL
    PSMA States (2016) NEW SOUTH WALES
    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 Eucalypt Low Woodland
    NVIS 4.1 Major Vegetation Groups Eucalypt Open Woodlands
    NVIS 4.1 Major Vegetation Subgroups Eucalyptus low open woodlands with a shrubby understorey
    Tenure of Australia's forests (2013) v2.0 Private Freehold
    Vegetation types - native Eucalypt open forests
    Vegetation types - present Eucalyptus open forest

    Environmental sampling for this location

    Climate
    Precipitation - annual (Bio12) 961.0 mm
    Precipitation - coldest quarter (Bio19) 167.0 mm
    Precipitation - driest period (Bio14) 9.0 mm
    Precipitation - driest quarter (Bio17) 152.0 mm
    Precipitation - seasonality (Bio15) 33.0 mm
    Precipitation - warmest quarter (Bio18) 316.0 mm
    Precipitation - wettest period (Bio13) 34.0 mm
    Precipitation - wettest quarter (Bio16) 354.0 mm
    Radiation - annual mean (Bio20) 16.8 MJ/m2/day
    Radiation - seasonality (Bio23) 33.0
    Radiation - warmest quarter (Bio26) 22.5 MJ/m2/day
    Temperature - annual mean (Bio01) 17.0 degrees C
    Temperature - annual range (Bio07) 23.7 degrees C
    Temperature - coldest period min (Bio06) 4.7 degrees C
    Temperature - coldest quarter mean (Bio11) 11.4 degrees C
    Temperature - diurnal range mean (Bio02) 11.5 degrees C
    Temperature - driest quarter mean (Bio09) 12.1 degrees C
    Temperature - isothermality (Bio03) 0.48 %
    Temperature - seasonality (Bio04) 1.44
    Temperature - warmest period max (Bio05) 28.4 degrees C
    Temperature - warmest quarter (Bio10) 22.1 degrees C
    Temperature - wettest quarter mean (Bio08) 21.3 degrees C
    WorldClim 2.1: Temperature - annual mean 16.608334 °C
    WorldClim: Temperature - isothermality 49.0 %
    Substrate
    Moisture Index - annual mean (Bio28) 0.72
    Moisture Index - highest quarter mean (Bio32) 0.9
    Elevation 194.0 m