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Occurrence record: REPT:R21198

Preserved specimen of Hydrophis platurus platurus (Linnaeus, 1766) | Yellow-bellied Seasnake
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Data partner OZCAM (Online Zoological Collections of Australian Museums) Provider
Data resource Western Australian Museum provider for OZCAM
Institution code Western Australian Museum
Supplied institution code "WAM"
Collection Western Australian Museum Herpetology Collection
Supplied collection code "REPT"
Catalog number R21198
Occurrence ID urn:lsid:taxonomy.org.au:REPT:R21198
Record type Preserved specimen
Supplied basis "PreservedSpecimen"
Preparations Wet
Identified by Storr, G.M.  
Identified date 1/1/1963
Collector Spork, B.  
Supplied as "SPORK,B."
Individual count 1
License CC-BY 4.0 (Int)
Presence/Absence PRESENT
Date identified 1963-01-01
Supplied as 1/1/1963

Event

Verbatim event date 18/8/1963
Date precision NOT_SUPPLIED

Taxonomy

Scientific name Hydrophis platurus platurus
Identified to rank subspecies
Common name Yellow-bellied Seasnake
Kingdom Animalia
Phylum Chordata
Supplied as "Animalia"
Class Reptilia
Order Squamata
Family Elapidae
Genus Hydrophis
Species Hydrophis platurus
Name match metric exactMatch
Infraspecific epithet platurus
Scientific name authorship (Linnaeus, 1766)
Name parse type SCIENTIFIC

Geospatial

Country Australia
State or Territory Western Australia
Locality Woodman point
Latitude -32.133333
Supplied as: "-32.133333"
Longitude 115.75
Supplied as: "115.75"
Datum EPSG:4326
Coordinate precision Unknown
Coordinate uncertainty (in metres) 10000.0
Municipality WOODMAN POINT
Terrestrial true
Verbatim latitude 32°08`00"S
Biome TERRESTRIAL
Marine false
Country Code AU
Verbatim longitude 115°45`00"E

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    Additional political boundaries information

    Area Management
    Australian Coral Ecoregions SW West Australia
    CAPAD 2016 Terrestrial Unnamed WA49220
    CAPAD 2020 Terrestrial Unnamed WA49220
    NRM Regions 2010 Perth
    NRM Regions 2017 Swan Region
    Area management
    National Landcare Program Management Units 2018 Swan Region
    Biodiversity
    IBRA 6 Regions Swan Coastal Plain
    IBRA 7 Regions Swan Coastal Plain
    IBRA 7 Subregions Perth
    Hydrology
    Drainage Divisions Level 1 South West Coast
    Drainage Divisions Level 2 MURRAY RIVER (WA)
    Land Management
    Western Australian Biodiversity Science Research Priority Regions South-West
    Marine
    States including coastal waters Western Australia (including Coastal Waters)
    Political
    ASGS Australian States and Territories Western Australia
    Australian States and Territories Western Australia
    Local Government Areas 2011 Cockburn (C)
    Local Government Areas 2012 deprecated Cockburn
    Local Government Areas PSMA 2018 CITY OF COCKBURN
    PSMA ABS Census Indigenous Language Speakers by Area - I01B (2016) 33
    PSMA ABS Census Selected Person Characteristics by Indigenous Status by Area - I01A (2016) 1596
    PSMA ABS Greater Capital City Statistical Areas (2016) GREATER PERTH
    PSMA ABS SA2 Statistical Areas (2016) COOGEE
    PSMA ABS SA3 Statistical Areas (2016) COCKBURN
    PSMA ABS SA4 Statistical Areas (2016) PERTH - SOUTH WEST
    PSMA Commonwealth Electoral Boundaries (2018) FREMANTLE
    PSMA Indigenous Areas (2016) COCKBURN
    PSMA Indigenous Locations (2016) COCKBURN - COAST
    PSMA Indigenous Regions (2016) PERTH
    PSMA Remoteness Areas (2016) Major Cities of Australia
    PSMA State Electoral Boundaries (2018) COCKBURN, SM
    PSMA States (2016) WESTERN AUSTRALIA
    World Country Boundaries Australia
    Vegetation
    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

    Environmental sampling for this location

    Climate
    Precipitation - annual (Bio12) 732.0 mm
    Precipitation - coldest quarter (Bio19) 388.0 mm
    Precipitation - driest period (Bio14) 1.0 mm
    Precipitation - driest quarter (Bio17) 39.0 mm
    Precipitation - seasonality (Bio15) 85.0 mm
    Precipitation - warmest quarter (Bio18) 44.0 mm
    Precipitation - wettest period (Bio13) 36.0 mm
    Precipitation - wettest quarter (Bio16) 413.0 mm
    Radiation - annual mean (Bio20) 18.5 MJ/m2/day
    Radiation - seasonality (Bio23) 38.0
    Radiation - warmest quarter (Bio26) 25.0 MJ/m2/day
    Temperature - annual mean (Bio01) 18.5 degrees C
    Temperature - annual range (Bio07) 20.4 degrees C
    Temperature - coldest period min (Bio06) 9.5 degrees C
    Temperature - coldest quarter mean (Bio11) 14.1 degrees C
    Temperature - diurnal range mean (Bio02) 9.7 degrees C
    Temperature - driest quarter mean (Bio09) 23.1 degrees C
    Temperature - isothermality (Bio03) 0.48 %
    Temperature - seasonality (Bio04) 1.26
    Temperature - warmest period max (Bio05) 29.9 degrees C
    Temperature - warmest quarter (Bio10) 23.3 degrees C
    Temperature - wettest quarter mean (Bio08) 14.4 degrees C
    WorldClim: Temperature - isothermality 49.0 %
    Substrate
    Moisture Index - annual mean (Bio28) 0.51
    Moisture Index - highest quarter mean (Bio32) 1.0