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Occurrence record: Herpetology:R.95809

Preserved specimen of Dermochelys coriacea (Vandelli, 1761) | Leathery Turtle recorded on 1980-09-22
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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.95809
Other catalog numbers ["ecatalogue.irn:2152712","urn:catalog:AM:Herpetology:R.95809"]
Occurrence ID urn:lsid:ozcam.taxonomy.org.au:AM:Herpetology:R.95809
Record type Preserved specimen
Supplied basis "PreservedSpecimen"
Identified by Eggler, P  
Collector Smith, N. G  
Supplied as "Smith, N G"
License CC-BY 3.0 (Au)
Presence/Absence PRESENT
Sampling protocol [PRE]
Country conservation Endangered
State conservation Endangered
Date identified 1992
Identification remarks ecatalogue.IdeComments: "N";

Event

Event ID urn:australianmuseum.net.au:Events:2031431
Identification remarks ecatalogue.IdeComments: "N";
Occurrence date 1980-09-22
Sampling protocol PRE  
Date precision DAY

Taxonomy

Scientific name Dermochelys coriacea
Supplied scientific name "Dermochelys coriacea (Vandellius, 1761)"
Identified to rank species
Common name Leathery Turtle
Kingdom Animalia
Phylum Chordata
Class Reptilia
Order Testudines
Family Dermochelyidae
Genus Dermochelys
Species Dermochelys coriacea
Name match metric canonicalMatch
Accepted name Dermochelys coriacea (Vandellius, 1761)
Scientific name authorship (Vandelli, 1761)
Name parse type SCIENTIFIC
Name according to (Vandellius, 1761)

Geospatial

Country Australia
State or Territory New South Wales
Latitude -28.3
Supplied as: "-28.3"
Longitude 153.566
Supplied as: "153.566"
Datum EPSG:4326
Verbatim locality Tweed Heads, Durenbar Beach
Location remarks ecatalogue.LocCollectionEventLocal: "Australia, New South Wales, Tweed Heads, Durenbar Beach (28° 18' S, 153° 34' E) 22/09/1980 - 22/09/1980, Smith, N G(Collector), Accession";
Coordinate precision 0.001
Coordinate uncertainty (in metres) 10000.0
Terrestrial true
Verbatim latitude 28° 18' S
Biome TERRESTRIAL
Marine false
Country Code AU
Verbatim longitude 153° 34' E

Additional properties

dcterms:modified 2015/7/1
dcterms:type PhysicalObject
dcterms modified 2015/7/1
dcterms type PhysicalObject
verbatim uncertainty 1km-10km

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    Additional political boundaries information

    Area Management
    CAPAD 2016 Terrestrial Cudgen
    CAPAD 2020 Terrestrial Cudgen
    Directory of Important Wetlands Cudgen Nature Reserve
    GER Border Ranges GER Border Ranges
    GER National Corridor GER National Corridor
    Great Eastern Ranges Initiative GER Great Eastern Ranges Initiative
    NRM Regions 2010 Northern Rivers
    NRM Regions 2017 North Coast
    Area management
    National Landcare Program Management Units 2018 North Coast
    Biodiversity
    IBRA 6 Regions South Eastern Queensland
    IBRA 7 Regions South Eastern Queensland
    IBRA 7 Subregions Burringbar-Conondale Ranges
    Hydrology
    Drainage Divisions Level 1 South East Coast (NSW)
    Drainage Divisions Level 2 BRUNSWICK 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 Tweed (A)
    Local Government Areas 2012 deprecated Tweed - Tweed Coast
    Local Government Areas PSMA 2018 TWEED SHIRE COUNCIL
    NSW Local Land Services Regions North Coast
    PSMA ABS Census Indigenous Language Speakers by Area - I01B (2016) 42
    PSMA ABS Census Selected Person Characteristics by Indigenous Status by Area - I01A (2016) 3616
    PSMA ABS Greater Capital City Statistical Areas (2016) REST OF NSW
    PSMA ABS SA2 Statistical Areas (2016) POTTSVILLE
    PSMA ABS SA3 Statistical Areas (2016) TWEED VALLEY
    PSMA ABS SA4 Statistical Areas (2016) RICHMOND - TWEED
    PSMA Commonwealth Electoral Boundaries (2018) RICHMOND
    PSMA Indigenous Areas (2016) TWEED
    PSMA Indigenous Locations (2016) TWEED COAST
    PSMA Indigenous Regions (2016) NSW CENTRAL AND NORTH COAST
    PSMA Remoteness Areas (2016) Inner Regional Australia
    PSMA State Electoral Boundaries (2018) TWEED
    PSMA States (2016) NEW SOUTH WALES
    World Country Boundaries Australia
    Vegetation
    Australia's Indigenous forest estate (2013) v2.0 Non-Indigenous, Native forest
    Forests of Australia (2013) v2.0 Melaleuca
    Forests of Australia 2018B Melaleuca
    NVIS 4.1 Major Vegetation Groups Eucalypt Open Forests
    NVIS 4.1 Major Vegetation Subgroups Eucalyptus open forests with a grassy understorey
    Tenure of Australia's forests (2013) v2.0 Private Freehold
    Vegetation types - native Eucalypt open forests
    Vegetation types - present cleared, non-native vegetation, buildings

    Environmental sampling for this location

    Climate
    Precipitation - annual (Bio12) 1714.0 mm
    Precipitation - coldest quarter (Bio19) 268.0 mm
    Precipitation - driest period (Bio14) 10.0 mm
    Precipitation - driest quarter (Bio17) 194.0 mm
    Precipitation - seasonality (Bio15) 41.0 mm
    Precipitation - warmest quarter (Bio18) 572.0 mm
    Precipitation - wettest period (Bio13) 55.0 mm
    Precipitation - wettest quarter (Bio16) 641.0 mm
    Radiation - annual mean (Bio20) 16.8 MJ/m2/day
    Radiation - seasonality (Bio23) 26.0
    Radiation - warmest quarter (Bio26) 20.4 MJ/m2/day
    Temperature - annual mean (Bio01) 20.2 degrees C
    Temperature - annual range (Bio07) 18.8 degrees C
    Temperature - coldest period min (Bio06) 9.8 degrees C
    Temperature - coldest quarter mean (Bio11) 15.7 degrees C
    Temperature - diurnal range mean (Bio02) 9.1 degrees C
    Temperature - driest quarter mean (Bio09) 16.8 degrees C
    Temperature - isothermality (Bio03) 0.48 %
    Temperature - seasonality (Bio04) 1.13
    Temperature - warmest period max (Bio05) 28.6 degrees C
    Temperature - warmest quarter (Bio10) 24.2 degrees C
    Temperature - wettest quarter mean (Bio08) 23.0 degrees C
    WorldClim 2.1: Temperature - annual mean 20.1375 °C
    WorldClim: Temperature - isothermality 51.0 %
    Substrate
    Moisture Index - annual mean (Bio28) 0.92
    Moisture Index - highest quarter mean (Bio32) 1.0
    Elevation 6.0 m