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Occurrence record: Herpetology:QVM:2021:3:0001

Preserved specimen of Eretmochelys imbricata (Linnaeus, 1766) | Hawksbill Turtle recorded on 1993-06-29
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Dataset

Data partner OZCAM (Online Zoological Collections of Australian Museums) Provider
Data resource Queen Victoria Museum Art Gallery provider for OZCAM
Institution code Queen Victoria Museum and Art Gallery
Supplied institution code "QVMAG"
Collection Queen Victoria Museum and Art Gallery - Herpetology
Supplied collection code "Herpetology"
Catalog number QVM:2021:3:0001
Record type Preserved specimen
Supplied basis "PreservedSpecimen"
Preparations dessicated
Identified by Kingston, T.J.  
Individual count 1
License CC-BY-NC 4.0 (Int)
Type PhysicalObject
Presence/Absence PRESENT
Supplied as present
Country conservation Vulnerable
State conservation Vulnerable

Event

Occurrence date 1993-06-29
Supplied as year:1993.0  month:6.0  day:29.0 
End day of year 180
Date precision DAY
Start day of year 180

Taxonomy

Scientific name Eretmochelys imbricata
Identified to rank species
Common name Hawksbill Turtle
Kingdom Animalia
Phylum Chordata
Class Reptilia
Order Testudines
Family Cheloniidae
Genus Eretmochelys
Species Eretmochelys imbricata
Name match metric exactMatch
Scientific name authorship (Linnaeus, 1766)
Name parse type SCIENTIFIC

Geospatial

Country Australia
State or Territory Tasmania
Locality Flinders Island
Latitude -40.0
Supplied as: "-40"
Longitude 148.0
Supplied as: "148"
Datum EPSG:4326
Coordinate precision Unknown
Coordinate uncertainty (in metres) 10000.0
Terrestrial true
Biome TERRESTRIAL
Marine false
Country Code AU

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    Additional political boundaries information

    Area Management
    IBRA (Interim Biogeographic Regionalisation for Australia (IBRA) Version 7 (Regions) Furneaux
    IBRA (Interim Biogeographic Regionalisation for Australia (IBRA) Version 7 (Subregions), contextual (polygon) Flinders
    NRM Regions 2010 North
    NRM Regions 2017 North NRM Region
    Area management
    National Landcare Program Management Units 2018 North NRM Region
    Biodiversity
    IBRA 6 Regions Flinders
    IBRA 7 Regions Furneaux
    IBRA 7 Subregions Flinders
    Hydrology
    Drainage Divisions Level 1 Tasmania
    Drainage Divisions Level 2 FLINDERS-CAPE BARREN ISLANDS
    Marine
    States including coastal waters Tasmania (including Coastal Waters)
    Political
    ASGS Australian States and Territories Tasmania
    Australian States and Territories Tasmania
    Local Government Areas 2011 Flinders (M)
    Local Government Areas 2012 deprecated Flinders
    Local Government Areas PSMA 2018 FLINDERS COUNCIL
    PSMA ABS Census Indigenous Language Speakers by Area - I01B (2016) 0
    PSMA ABS Census Selected Person Characteristics by Indigenous Status by Area - I01A (2016) 873
    PSMA ABS Greater Capital City Statistical Areas (2016) REST OF TAS.
    PSMA ABS SA2 Statistical Areas (2016) FLINDERS AND CAPE BARREN ISLANDS
    PSMA ABS SA3 Statistical Areas (2016) NORTH EAST
    PSMA ABS SA4 Statistical Areas (2016) LAUNCESTON AND NORTH EAST
    PSMA Commonwealth Electoral Boundaries (2018) BASS
    PSMA Indigenous Areas (2016) TASMANIA - NORTH-EAST COAST
    PSMA Indigenous Locations (2016) FLINDERS
    PSMA Indigenous Regions (2016) TASMANIA
    PSMA Remoteness Areas (2016) Very Remote Australia
    PSMA State Electoral Boundaries (2018) MCINTYRE
    PSMA States (2016) TASMANIA
    World Country Boundaries Australia
    Social
    Local Government Areas 2023 Flinders (Tas.)
    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 Low closed forests and closed shrublands
    Vegetation types - present cleared, non-native vegetation, buildings

    Environmental sampling for this location

    Biodiversity
    Occurrence Density 1972.0 frequency
    Species Richness 610.0 frequency
    Climate
    Precipitation - annual (Bio12) 769.0 mm
    Precipitation - coldest quarter (Bio19) 239.0 mm
    Precipitation - driest period (Bio14) 7.0 mm
    Precipitation - driest quarter (Bio17) 145.0 mm
    Precipitation - seasonality (Bio15) 21.0 mm
    Precipitation - warmest quarter (Bio18) 145.0 mm
    Precipitation - wettest period (Bio13) 21.0 mm
    Precipitation - wettest quarter (Bio16) 240.0 mm
    Radiation - annual mean (Bio20) 14.6 MJ/m2/day
    Radiation - seasonality (Bio23) 47.0
    Radiation - warmest quarter (Bio26) 21.1 MJ/m2/day
    Temperature - annual mean (Bio01) 13.2 degrees C
    Temperature - annual range (Bio07) 15.8 degrees C
    Temperature - coldest period min (Bio06) 5.9 degrees C
    Temperature - coldest quarter mean (Bio11) 9.8 degrees C
    Temperature - diurnal range mean (Bio02) 7.2 degrees C
    Temperature - driest quarter mean (Bio09) 16.9 degrees C
    Temperature - isothermality (Bio03) 0.45 %
    Temperature - seasonality (Bio04) 0.98
    Temperature - warmest period max (Bio05) 21.8 degrees C
    Temperature - warmest quarter (Bio10) 16.9 degrees C
    Temperature - wettest quarter mean (Bio08) 9.9 degrees C
    WorldClim 2.1: Precipitation - annual 733.0 mm
    WorldClim 2.1: Precipitation - coldest quarter 221.0 mm
    WorldClim 2.1: Precipitation - driest month 33.0 mm
    WorldClim 2.1: Precipitation - driest quarter 137.0 mm
    WorldClim 2.1: Precipitation - seasonality 21.351835 mm
    WorldClim 2.1: Precipitation - warmest quarter 137.0 mm
    WorldClim 2.1: Precipitation - wettest month 78.0 mm
    WorldClim 2.1: Precipitation - wettest quarter 225.0 mm
    WorldClim 2.1: Temperature - annual mean 13.666667 °C
    WorldClim 2.1: Temperature - annual range 17.9 °C
    WorldClim 2.1: Temperature - coldest month min 5.5 °C
    WorldClim 2.1: Temperature - coldest quarter mean 9.816667 °C
    WorldClim 2.1: Temperature - diurnal range mean 8.616667 °C
    WorldClim 2.1: Temperature - driest quarter mean 17.733334 °C
    WorldClim 2.1: Temperature - isothermality 48.137802 %
    WorldClim 2.1: Temperature - seasonality 320.29343
    WorldClim 2.1: Temperature - warmest month max 23.4 °C
    WorldClim 2.1: Temperature - warmest quarter mean 17.733334 °C
    WorldClim 2.1: Temperature - wettest quarter mean 10.650001 °C
    WorldClim: Temperature - isothermality 48.0 %
    Substrate
    Moisture Index - annual mean (Bio28) 0.73
    Moisture Index - highest quarter mean (Bio32) 1.0
    Elevation 56.0 m