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Occurrence record: Herpetology:J52510

Preserved specimen of Demansia quaesitor Shea, 2007 | Sombre Whipsnake recorded on 1990-12-28
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Dataset

Data partner OZCAM (Online Zoological Collections of Australian Museums) Provider
Data resource Queensland Museum provider for OZCAM
Institution code Queensland Museum
Supplied institution code "QM"
Collection Queensland Museum Amphibians and Reptiles
Supplied collection code "Herpetology"
Catalog number J52510
Occurrence ID urn:lsid:ozcam.taxonomy.org.au:QM:Herpetology:J52510
Record type Preserved specimen
Supplied basis "Preserved specimen"
Preparations Spirit
Identified by G M Shea  
Identified date 2007
License CC-BY
Presence/Absence PRESENT
Field notes AE346
Previous identifications Demansia
Date identified 2007

Event

Occurrence date 1990-12-28
Verbatim event date 28 Dec 1990
Date precision DAY

Taxonomy

Scientific name Demansia quaesitor
Identified to rank species
Common name Sombre Whipsnake
Supplied common name "Whip Snake"
Kingdom Animalia
Phylum Chordata
Class Reptilia
Order Squamata
Family Elapidae
Genus Demansia
Species Demansia quaesitor
Name match metric exactMatch
Scientific name authorship Shea, 2007
Subfamily Hydrophiinae
Name parse type SCIENTIFIC

Geospatial

Country Australia
State or Territory Queensland
Locality Vergemont Stn, Opal Mine 52km W of Stn
Latitude -23.783333
Supplied as: "-23.783333"
Longitude 142.583333
Supplied as: "142.583333"
Datum EPSG:4326
Min elevation 260
Field notes AE346
Coordinate precision Unknown
Terrestrial true
Verbatim latitude 23° 47' South
Biome TERRESTRIAL
Continent Oceania
Marine false
Country Code AU
Verbatim longitude 142° 35' East

Additional properties

object id VE57424

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    Coordinate uncertainty meters invalid Warning
    Geodetic datum assumed WGS84 Warning
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    Additional political boundaries information

    Area Management
    NRM Regions 2010 Desert Channels
    NRM Regions 2017 Desert Channels
    Area management
    National Landcare Program Management Units 2018 Desert Channels
    Biodiversity
    IBRA 6 Regions Channel Country
    IBRA 7 Regions Channel Country
    IBRA 7 Subregions Goneaway Tablelands
    Hydrology
    Drainage Divisions Level 1 Lake Eyre Basin
    Drainage Divisions Level 2 DIAMANTINA-GEORGINA RIVERS
    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 Barcoo (S)
    Local Government Areas 2012 deprecated Barcoo
    Local Government Areas PSMA 2018 BARCOO SHIRE
    PSMA ABS Census Indigenous Language Speakers by Area - I01B (2016) 0
    PSMA ABS Census Selected Person Characteristics by Indigenous Status by Area - I01A (2016) 199
    PSMA ABS Greater Capital City Statistical Areas (2016) REST OF QLD
    PSMA ABS SA2 Statistical Areas (2016) FAR CENTRAL WEST
    PSMA ABS SA3 Statistical Areas (2016) OUTBACK - SOUTH
    PSMA ABS SA4 Statistical Areas (2016) QUEENSLAND - OUTBACK
    PSMA Commonwealth Electoral Boundaries (2018) MARANOA
    PSMA Indigenous Areas (2016) BULLOO - QUILPIE - BARCOO
    PSMA Indigenous Locations (2016) BULLOO - QUILPIE - BARCOO
    PSMA Indigenous Regions (2016) TOOWOOMBA - ROMA
    PSMA Remoteness Areas (2016) Very Remote Australia
    PSMA State Electoral Boundaries (2018) GREGORY
    PSMA States (2016) QUEENSLAND
    World Country Boundaries Australia
    Vegetation
    Australia's Indigenous forest estate (2013) v2.0 Other special rights, Native forest
    Forests of Australia (2013) v2.0 Acacia
    Forests of Australia 2018B Non forest
    NVIS 4.1 Major Vegetation Groups Acacia Open Woodlands
    NVIS 4.1 Major Vegetation Subgroups Acacia (+/- low) open woodlands and sparse shrublands with chenopods
    Tenure of Australia's forests (2013) v2.0 Leasehold
    Vegetation types - native Acacia open woodlands
    Vegetation types - present Acacia open woodlands

    Environmental sampling for this location

    Climate
    Precipitation - annual (Bio12) 318.0 mm
    Precipitation - coldest quarter (Bio19) 35.0 mm
    Precipitation - driest period (Bio14) 1.0 mm
    Precipitation - driest quarter (Bio17) 26.0 mm
    Precipitation - seasonality (Bio15) 75.0 mm
    Precipitation - warmest quarter (Bio18) 162.0 mm
    Precipitation - wettest period (Bio13) 19.0 mm
    Precipitation - wettest quarter (Bio16) 169.0 mm
    Radiation - annual mean (Bio20) 22.0 MJ/m2/day
    Radiation - seasonality (Bio23) 22.0
    Radiation - warmest quarter (Bio26) 26.8 MJ/m2/day
    Temperature - annual mean (Bio01) 23.8 degrees C
    Temperature - annual range (Bio07) 31.6 degrees C
    Temperature - coldest period min (Bio06) 6.8 degrees C
    Temperature - coldest quarter mean (Bio11) 15.8 degrees C
    Temperature - diurnal range mean (Bio02) 15.2 degrees C
    Temperature - driest quarter mean (Bio09) 17.8 degrees C
    Temperature - isothermality (Bio03) 0.48 %
    Temperature - seasonality (Bio04) 1.96
    Temperature - warmest period max (Bio05) 38.4 degrees C
    Temperature - warmest quarter (Bio10) 30.4 degrees C
    Temperature - wettest quarter mean (Bio08) 30.3 degrees C
    WorldClim 2.1: Temperature - annual mean 23.8875 °C
    WorldClim: Temperature - isothermality 48.0 %
    Substrate
    Moisture Index - annual mean (Bio28) 0.1
    Moisture Index - highest quarter mean (Bio32) 0.17
    Elevation 227.0 m