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Occurrence record: Herpetology:R.62709

Preserved specimen of Demansia torquata (Günther, 1862) | Collared Whipsnake recorded on 1953-08
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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.62709
Other catalog numbers ["ecatalogue.irn:2117278","urn:catalog:AM:Herpetology:R.62709"]
Occurrence ID urn:lsid:ozcam.taxonomy.org.au:AM:Herpetology:R.62709
Record type Preserved specimen
Supplied basis "PreservedSpecimen"
Identified by Sadlier, Dr Ross Allen - Australian Museum - Herpetology  
Collector Hosmer, W  
Supplied as "Hosmer, W"
Specimen type cited: Demansia torquata (Günther, 1862) : Elapidae : Squamata : Reptilia : Chordata;cited: Demansia torquata (Günther, 1862) : Elapidae : : Reptilia : Chordata;cited: Demansia torquata 1862 : Elapidae : Squamata : Reptilia : Chordata;cited: Demansia torquata : Elapidae : : Reptilia : Chordata
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:2011806
Identification remarks ecatalogue.IdeComments: "N";
Occurrence date [date not supplied] Year: 1953, Month: 8, Day:
Supplied date "1953-08"
Sampling protocol COL  
Date precision MONTH

Taxonomy

Scientific name Demansia torquata
Supplied scientific name "Demansia torquata 1862"
Identified to rank species
Common name Collared Whipsnake
Kingdom Animalia
Phylum Chordata
Class Reptilia
Order Squamata
Family Elapidae
Genus Demansia
Species Demansia torquata
Name match metric canonicalMatch
Accepted name Demansia torquata 1862
Scientific name authorship (Günther, 1862)
Name parse type SCIENTIFIC
Name according to 1862

Geospatial

Country Australia
State or Territory Queensland
Latitude -16.666
Supplied as: "-16.666"
Longitude 145.533
Supplied as: "145.533"
Datum EPSG:4326
Verbatim locality Hartley Creek Via Cairns
Location remarks ecatalogue.LocCollectionEventLocal: "Australia, Queensland, Hartley Creek Via Cairns (16° 40' S, 145° 32' E) /08/1953 - /08/1953, Hosmer, W(Collector), Field Collected - Terrestrial";
Coordinate precision 0.001
Coordinate uncertainty (in metres) 10000.0
Terrestrial true
Verbatim latitude 16° 40' S
Biome TERRESTRIAL
Marine false
Country Code AU
Verbatim longitude 145° 32' E

Additional properties

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dcterms:type PhysicalObject
dcterms modified 2014/6/16
dcterms type PhysicalObject
verbatim uncertainty 1km-10km

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    Additional political boundaries information

    Area Management
    CAPAD 2016 Terrestrial Macalister Range
    CAPAD 2020 Terrestrial Macalister Range
    GER National Corridor GER National Corridor
    Great Eastern Ranges Initiative GER Great Eastern Ranges Initiative
    NRM Regions 2010 Wet Tropics
    NRM Regions 2017 Wet Tropics
    Area management
    National Landcare Program Management Units 2018 Wet Tropics
    Biodiversity
    IBRA 6 Regions Wet Tropics
    IBRA 7 Regions Wet Tropics
    IBRA 7 Subregions Macalister
    Hydrology
    Drainage Divisions Level 1 North East Coast
    Drainage Divisions Level 2 MOSSMAN RIVER
    Marine
    States including coastal waters Queensland (including Coastal Waters)
    Political
    ASGS Australian States and Territories Queensland
    Australian States and Territories Queensland
    Local Government Areas 2011 Cairns (R)
    Local Government Areas 2012 deprecated Douglas
    Local Government Areas PSMA 2018 DOUGLAS SHIRE
    PSMA ABS Census Indigenous Language Speakers by Area - I01B (2016) 96
    PSMA ABS Census Selected Person Characteristics by Indigenous Status by Area - I01A (2016) 844
    PSMA ABS Greater Capital City Statistical Areas (2016) REST OF QLD
    PSMA ABS SA2 Statistical Areas (2016) PORT DOUGLAS
    PSMA ABS SA3 Statistical Areas (2016) PORT DOUGLAS - DAINTREE
    PSMA ABS SA4 Statistical Areas (2016) CAIRNS
    PSMA Commonwealth Electoral Boundaries (2018) LEICHHARDT
    PSMA Indigenous Areas (2016) CAIRNS - FAR NORTH COAST
    PSMA Indigenous Locations (2016) MOSSMAN - SURROUNDS
    PSMA Indigenous Regions (2016) CAIRNS - ATHERTON
    PSMA Remoteness Areas (2016) Outer Regional Australia
    PSMA State Electoral Boundaries (2018) COOK
    PSMA States (2016) QUEENSLAND
    World Country Boundaries Australia
    Vegetation
    Australia's Indigenous forest estate (2013) v2.0 Indigenous co-managed, Native forest
    Forests of Australia (2013) v2.0 Rainforest
    Forests of Australia 2018B Rainforest
    NVIS 4.1 Major Vegetation Groups Rainforests and Vine Thickets
    NVIS 4.1 Major Vegetation Subgroups Tropical or sub-tropical rainforest
    Tenure of Australia's forests (2013) v2.0 Nature Conservation Reserve
    Vegetation types - native Rainforests and vine thickets
    Vegetation types - present Rainforest and vine thickets

    Environmental sampling for this location

    Climate
    Precipitation - annual (Bio12) 1826.0 mm
    Precipitation - coldest quarter (Bio19) 112.0 mm
    Precipitation - driest period (Bio14) 6.0 mm
    Precipitation - driest quarter (Bio17) 96.0 mm
    Precipitation - seasonality (Bio15) 93.0 mm
    Precipitation - warmest quarter (Bio18) 917.0 mm
    Precipitation - wettest period (Bio13) 106.0 mm
    Precipitation - wettest quarter (Bio16) 1118.0 mm
    Radiation - annual mean (Bio20) 18.9 MJ/m2/day
    Radiation - seasonality (Bio23) 18.0
    Radiation - warmest quarter (Bio26) 21.0 MJ/m2/day
    Temperature - annual mean (Bio01) 24.1 degrees C
    Temperature - annual range (Bio07) 15.4 degrees C
    Temperature - coldest period min (Bio06) 15.9 degrees C
    Temperature - coldest quarter mean (Bio11) 20.7 degrees C
    Temperature - diurnal range mean (Bio02) 8.4 degrees C
    Temperature - driest quarter mean (Bio09) 21.9 degrees C
    Temperature - isothermality (Bio03) 0.54 %
    Temperature - seasonality (Bio04) 0.82
    Temperature - warmest period max (Bio05) 31.3 degrees C
    Temperature - warmest quarter (Bio10) 26.8 degrees C
    Temperature - wettest quarter mean (Bio08) 26.4 degrees C
    WorldClim 2.1: Temperature - annual mean 22.8625 °C
    WorldClim: Temperature - isothermality 57.0 %
    Substrate
    Moisture Index - annual mean (Bio28) 0.68
    Moisture Index - highest quarter mean (Bio32) 1.0
    Elevation 256.0 m