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Occurrence record: REPT:R112769

Preserved specimen of Dermochelys coriacea (Vandelli, 1761) | Leathery Turtle
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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 R112769
Occurrence ID urn:lsid:taxonomy.org.au:REPT:R112769
Record type Preserved specimen
Supplied basis "PreservedSpecimen"
Preparations Flipper
Identified by PRINCE, R.I.T.  
Collector Prietz, M.  
Supplied as "PRIETZ, M."
License CC-BY 4.0 (Int)
Type PhysicalObject
Presence/Absence PRESENT
Country conservation Endangered
Data generalizations Record is Vulnerable in Western Australia. Generalised to 10 km by WA DEC.
State conservation Vulnerable
Date identified 1998-01-01

Event

Verbatim event date 1998-03-30
Date precision NOT_SUPPLIED

Taxonomy

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

Geospatial

Country Australia
State or Territory Western Australia
Coordinate uncertainty (in metres) 10000.0
Coordinates generalised Due to sensitivity concerns, the coordinates of this record have been generalised: "Record is Vulnerable in Western Australia. Generalised to 10 km by WA DEC.".
Terrestrial false
Continent OCEANIA
Marine false
Country Code AU

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