Occurrence record: Herpetology:R.179682

Preserved specimen of Egernia cunninghami (Gray, 1832) | Cunningham's Skink recorded on 2025-10-10

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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.179682
Other catalog numbers	["ecatalogue.irn:10607871,urn:catalog:AM:Herpetology:R.179682"]
Record type	Preserved specimen Supplied basis "PreservedSpecimen"
Identified by	Trembath, Mr Dane Francis - Australian Museum - Herpetology
Collector	K. Markwell
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)
Degree of establishment	Road kill
Presence/Absence	PRESENT
Sampling protocol	[Road kill]
Associated records	ASSOCIATED
Date identified	2026-02-20

Event

Event ID	urn:australianmuseum.net.au:Events:10092466
Occurrence date	2025-10-10 Supplied date "2025-10-10/2025-10-10"
Sampling protocol	Road kill
End day of year	283
Date precision	DAY
Start day of year	283

Taxonomy

Scientific name	Egernia cunninghami Supplied scientific name "Egernia cunninghami (Gray, 1832)"
Identified to rank	species
Common name	Cunningham's Skink
Kingdom	Animalia
Phylum	Chordata
Class	Reptilia
Order	Squamata
Family	Scincidae
Genus	Egernia
Species	Egernia cunninghami
Name match metric	exactMatch
Accepted name	Egernia cunninghami (Gray, 1832)
Scientific name authorship	(Gray, 1832)
Name parse type	SCIENTIFIC
Name according to	(Gray, 1832)

Geospatial

Country	Australia
State or Territory	New South Wales
Latitude	-30.108612 Supplied as: "-30.108612"
Longitude	151.68083 Supplied as: "151.68083"
Datum	EPSG:4326
Verbatim locality	Llangothlin, Ben Lomond Road
Location remarks	Australia, Australia, New South Wales, Llangothlin, Ben Lomond Road (30° 06' 31" S, 151° 40' 51" E) 10/10/2025 - 10/10/2025, Markwell, Kevin - SOUTHERN CROSS UNIVERSITY(Collector), Road kill, Accession
Coordinate precision	Unknown
Terrestrial	true
Verbatim latitude	30° 06' 31" S
Biome	TERRESTRIAL
Marine	false
Country Code	AU
Verbatim longitude	151° 40' 51" E

Additional properties

geodedic datum	WGS84
verbatim uncertainty	0m-10m

User flagged issues

Data quality tests

Test name	Result
Coordinate uncertainty meters invalid	Warning
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Ambiguous collection	Passed
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CONTINENT_DERIVED_FROM_COUNTRY	Passed
Continent invalid	Passed
Coordinates centre of country	Passed
Supplied coordinates centre of state	Passed
Coordinate invalid	Passed
Coordinates are out of range for species	Passed
Coordinates converted to WGS84	Passed
Decimal latitude/longitude conversion failed	Passed
Coordinate reprojection suspicious	Passed
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TAXON_CONCEPT_ID_NOT_FOUND	Passed
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Taxon homonym	Passed
Taxon indeterminate species	Passed
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Taxon match higher rank	Passed
TAXON_MATCH_NAME_AND_ID_AMBIGUOUS	Passed
Taxon match none	Passed
TAXON_MATCH_TAXON_CONCEPT_ID_IGNORED	Passed
Taxon misapplied	Passed
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Taxon parent child synonym	Passed
Taxon question species	Passed
Resource taxonomic scope mismatch	Passed
Taxon species plural	Passed
Coordinate precision and uncertainty transposed	Passed
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Kingdom not recognised	Passed
Unrecognized collection code	Passed
Unrecognized institution code	Passed
Supplied coordinates are zero	Passed
Biosecurity issue	Passed
Suspected outlier	Passed
Geospatial issue	Passed
Habitat incorrect for species	Passed
Taxon misidentified	Passed
Taxonomic issue	Passed
Temporal issue	Passed
Other issue	Passed
Duplicate record	Passed
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Missing georeferenced by	Missing
Missing georeference protocol	Missing
Missing georeference sources	Missing
Missing georeference verification status	Missing
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Coordinate precision invalid	Unchecked (lack of data)
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TAXON_MATCH_TAXON_ID_IGNORED	Unchecked (lack of data)
SCIENTIFIC_NAME_ID_NOT_FOUND	Unchecked (lack of data)
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Individual count conflicts with occurrence status	Unchecked (lack of data)
Georeferenced date unlikely	Unchecked (lack of data)
Georeferenced date invalid	Unchecked (lack of data)

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:

https://github.com/AtlasOfLivingAustralia/ala-dataquality/wiki/INFERRED_DUPLICATE_RECORD

Representative Record
Record UUID	07540bdc-cda7-4cc2-883f-563914bb51cd
Data Resource	Australian Museum provider for OZCAM
Raw Scientific Name	Egernia cunninghami (Gray, 1832)
Coordinates	-30.108612,151.68083
Related records
Record UUID	26b0256c-d7b2-49e2-ba8f-246c28e84391
Data Resource	Australian Museum provider for OZCAM
Raw Scientific Name	Egernia cunninghami (Gray, 1832)
Coordinates	-30.108612,151.68083
Record UUID	a45af952-85d5-4080-8708-9a168ef6fb77
Data Resource	Australian Museum provider for OZCAM
Raw Scientific Name	Egernia cunninghami (Gray, 1832)
Coordinates	-30.108612,151.68083

Additional political boundaries information

Area Management
IBRA (Interim Biogeographic Regionalisation for Australia (IBRA) Version 7 (Regions)	New England Tablelands
IBRA (Interim Biogeographic Regionalisation for Australia (IBRA) Version 7 (Subregions), contextual (polygon)	Nightcap
IBRA 7.1 Regions	New England Tablelands
IBRA 7.1 Subegions	Nightcap
NRM Regions 2010	Northern Rivers
NRM Regions 2017	Northern Tablelands
Natural Resource Management (NRM) Regions 2023	Northern Tablelands
Area management
National Landcare Program Management Units 2018	Northern Tablelands
Biodiversity
IBRA 6 Regions	New England Tablelands
IBRA 7 Regions	New England Tablelands
IBRA 7 Subregions	Nightcap
Hydrology
Australian Drainage Divisions 2021	South East Coast (NSW)
Drainage Divisions Level 1	South East Coast (NSW)
Drainage Divisions Level 2	MACLEAY RIVER
Indigenous
Indigenous Areas 2021	Guyra - Tingha
Indigenous Locations 2021	Guyra
Indigenous Regions 2021	North-Eastern NSW
RATSIB (representative Aboriginal/Torres Strait Islander body) Areas 2024	New South Wales
Representative Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Body areas (updated 24th March 2026)	New South Wales
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
Commonwealth Electoral Divisions 2021	New England
Electorates March 2025	New England
Local Government Areas 2011	Guyra (A)
Local Government Areas 2012 deprecated	Guyra
Local Government Areas 2023	Armidale
Local Government Areas 2025	Armidale
Local Government Areas PSMA 2018	ARMIDALE REGIONAL COUNCIL
NSW Local Land Services Regions	Northern Tablelands
PSMA ABS Census Indigenous Language Speakers by Area - I01B (2016)	0
PSMA ABS Census Selected Person Characteristics by Indigenous Status by Area - I01A (2016)	452
PSMA ABS Greater Capital City Statistical Areas (2016)	REST OF NSW
PSMA ABS SA2 Statistical Areas (2016)	ARMIDALE REGION - NORTH
PSMA ABS SA3 Statistical Areas (2016)	ARMIDALE
PSMA ABS SA4 Statistical Areas (2016)	NEW ENGLAND AND NORTH WEST
PSMA Commonwealth Electoral Boundaries (2018)	NEW ENGLAND
PSMA Indigenous Areas (2016)	GUYRA - TINGHA
PSMA Indigenous Locations (2016)	GUYRA
PSMA Indigenous Regions (2016)	NORTH-EASTERN NSW
PSMA Remoteness Areas (2016)	Outer Regional Australia
PSMA State Electoral Boundaries (2018)	NORTHERN TABLELANDS
PSMA States (2016)	NEW SOUTH WALES
State Electoral Divisions 2022	Northern Tablelands
World Country Boundaries	Australia
Social
Australia 2021	Australia
Destination Zones 2021	Armidale Surrounds - North
Greater Capital City Statistical Areas 2021	Rest of NSW
Postal Areas 2021	2365
Remoteness Areas 2021	Outer Regional Australia
States and Territories 2021	New South Wales
Statistical Areas Level 1	11001118707
Statistical Areas Level 2	Armidale Surrounds - North
Statistical Areas Level 3	Armidale
Statistical Areas Level 4	New England and North West
Tourism Regions 2021	New England North West
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	Eucalypt woodlands
Vegetation types - present	cleared, non-native vegetation, buildings

Environmental sampling for this location

Biodiversity
Occurrence Density	780.0 frequency
Species Richness	353.0 frequency
Climate
Precipitation - annual (Bio12)	946.0 mm
Precipitation - coldest quarter (Bio19)	166.0 mm
Precipitation - driest period (Bio14)	11.0 mm
Precipitation - driest quarter (Bio17)	165.0 mm
Precipitation - seasonality (Bio15)	33.0 mm
Precipitation - warmest quarter (Bio18)	342.0 mm
Precipitation - wettest period (Bio13)	30.0 mm
Precipitation - wettest quarter (Bio16)	345.0 mm
Radiation - annual mean (Bio20)	17.7 MJ/m2/day
Radiation - seasonality (Bio23)	27.0
Radiation - warmest quarter (Bio26)	22.4 MJ/m2/day
Temperature - annual mean (Bio01)	12.0 degrees C
Temperature - annual range (Bio07)	24.5 degrees C
Temperature - coldest period min (Bio06)	0.0 degrees C
Temperature - coldest quarter mean (Bio11)	6.0 degrees C
Temperature - diurnal range mean (Bio02)	11.5 degrees C
Temperature - driest quarter mean (Bio09)	6.0 degrees C
Temperature - isothermality (Bio03)	0.47 %
Temperature - seasonality (Bio04)	1.59
Temperature - warmest period max (Bio05)	24.4 degrees C
Temperature - warmest quarter (Bio10)	17.6 degrees C
Temperature - wettest quarter mean (Bio08)	17.3 degrees C
WorldClim 2.1: Precipitation - annual	979.0 mm
WorldClim 2.1: Precipitation - coldest quarter	181.0 mm
WorldClim 2.1: Precipitation - driest month	55.0 mm
WorldClim 2.1: Precipitation - driest quarter	178.0 mm
WorldClim 2.1: Precipitation - seasonality	30.981693 mm
WorldClim 2.1: Precipitation - warmest quarter	350.0 mm
WorldClim 2.1: Precipitation - wettest month	133.0 mm
WorldClim 2.1: Precipitation - wettest quarter	350.0 mm
WorldClim 2.1: Temperature - annual mean	11.7125 °C
WorldClim 2.1: Temperature - annual range	24.3 °C
WorldClim 2.1: Temperature - coldest month min	-0.3 °C
WorldClim 2.1: Temperature - coldest quarter mean	5.4666667 °C
WorldClim 2.1: Temperature - diurnal range mean	11.575 °C
WorldClim 2.1: Temperature - driest quarter mean	9.1 °C
WorldClim 2.1: Temperature - isothermality	47.633743 %
WorldClim 2.1: Temperature - seasonality	484.77325
WorldClim 2.1: Temperature - warmest month max	24.0 °C
WorldClim 2.1: Temperature - warmest quarter mean	17.433332 °C
WorldClim 2.1: Temperature - wettest quarter mean	17.433332 °C
WorldClim: Temperature - isothermality	48.0 %
Substrate
Moisture Index - annual mean (Bio28)	0.76
Moisture Index - highest quarter mean (Bio32)	0.9
Elevation	1351.0 m

Group	Field Name	Original Value	Processed Value


Classification	Scientific name	Egernia cunninghami (Gray, 1832)	Egernia cunninghami
	Match type		exactMatch
	Phylum id		https://biodiversity.org.au/afd/taxa/065f1da4-53cd-40b8-a396-80fa5c74dedd
	Family id		https://biodiversity.org.au/afd/taxa/ce6af747-fe0e-4dee-875b-ae28e1a9836f
	Taxon concept ID		https://biodiversity.org.au/afd/taxa/68e5b4ce-706c-4b0d-bcbb-a992e2d03642
	Order	Squamata	Squamata
	Taxon rank id		7000
	Accepted name usage	Egernia cunninghami (Gray, 1832)
	Species id		https://biodiversity.org.au/afd/taxa/68e5b4ce-706c-4b0d-bcbb-a992e2d03642
	Genus	Egernia	Egernia
	Left		9902
	Scientific name authorship		(Gray, 1832)
	Taxon rank		species
	Genus id		https://biodiversity.org.au/afd/taxa/dbd5a112-2e06-46fc-ba61-cbd081e6853e
	Name type		SCIENTIFIC
	Vernacular name		Cunningham's Skink
	Name according to	(Gray, 1832)
	Order id		https://biodiversity.org.au/afd/taxa/2b91f1b5-c28a-4606-89b4-a9f33ad26821
	Right		9902
	Kingdom	Animalia	Animalia
	Specific epithet	cunninghami
	Class id		https://biodiversity.org.au/afd/taxa/682e1228-5b3c-45ff-833b-550efd40c399
	Phylum	Chordata	Chordata
	Class	Reptilia	Reptilia
	Species		Egernia cunninghami
	Family		Scincidae
	Kingdom id		https://biodiversity.org.au/afd/taxa/4647863b-760d-4b59-aaa1-502c8cdf8d3c
Event	Event ID	urn:australianmuseum.net.au:Events:10092466
	Year		2025
	End day of year		283
	Month		10
	Date precision		DAY
	Start day of year		283
	Day		10
	Event date	2025-10-10/2025-10-10	2025-10-10
Identification	Date identified	2026-02-20	2026-02-20
Identification	Identified by	[Trembath, Mr Dane Francis - Australian Museum - Herpetology]
Occurrence	Associated occurrences		07540bdc-cda7-4cc2-883f-563914bb51cd
	Duplication status		D
	Degree of establishment	Road kill
	Catalog number	R.179682
	Occurrence status		PRESENT
	Basis of record	PreservedSpecimen	PRESERVED_SPECIMEN
	Modified	2026-04-24	2026-04-24
	Collection code	Herpetology
	Sampling protocol	[Road kill]
	Duplicate status		ASSOCIATED
	Institution code	AM
	Recorded by	K. Markwell
	Other catalog numbers	[ecatalogue.irn:10607871,urn:catalog:AM:Herpetology:R.179682]
Attribution	Data resource		Australian Museum provider for OZCAM
	Collection		Australian Museum Herpetology Collection
	License		CC-BY 3.0 (Au)
	Data provider uid		dp20
	Provenance		Published dataset
	Data Resource ID	dr340	dr340
	Institution ID		in4
	Data partner		OZCAM (Online Zoological Collections of Australian Museums) Provider
	Institution		Australian Museum
	Data hub uid	[dh1]
	Collection ID		co10
Location	Country	Australia	Australia
	Decimal latitude	-30.108612	-30.108612
	Terrestrial	true	true
	Decimal longitude	151.68083	151.68083
	State province	New South Wales	New South Wales
	Verbatim locality	Llangothlin, Ben Lomond Road
	Verbatim latitude	30° 06' 31" S
	Biome		TERRESTRIAL
	Lga	Guyra (A)
	Marine	false	false
	Location remarks	Australia, Australia, New South Wales, Llangothlin, Ben Lomond Road (30° 06' 31" S, 151° 40' 51" E) 10/10/2025 - 10/10/2025, Markwell, Kevin - SOUTHERN CROSS UNIVERSITY(Collector), Road kill, Accession
	Country code		AU
	Verbatim longitude	151° 40' 51" E
	Geodetic datum		EPSG:4326

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