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Occurrence record: Herpetology:R.88491

Preserved specimen of Carlia tetradactyla (O'Shaughnessy, 1879) | Southern Rainbow-skink recorded on 1976-02-03
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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.88491
Other catalog numbers ["ecatalogue.irn:2144923,urn:catalog:AM:Herpetology:R.88491"]
Record type Preserved specimen
Supplied basis "PreservedSpecimen"
Identified by Sadlier, Dr Ross Allen - Australian Museum - Herpetology  
Collector A.E. Greer
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)
Presence/Absence PRESENT
Associated records ASSOCIATED
Date identified 1998
Identification remarks N

Event

Event ID urn:australianmuseum.net.au:Events:2025143
Identification remarks N
Occurrence date 1976-02-03
Supplied date "1976-02-03/1976-02-03"
End day of year 34
Date precision DAY
Start day of year 34

Taxonomy

Scientific name Carlia tetradactyla
Supplied scientific name "Carlia tetradactyla (O'Shaughnessy, 1879)"
Identified to rank species
Common name Southern Rainbow-skink
Kingdom Animalia
Phylum Chordata
Class Reptilia
Order Squamata
Family Scincidae
Genus Carlia
Species Carlia tetradactyla
Name match metric exactMatch
Accepted name Carlia tetradactyla (O'Shaughnessy, 1879)
Scientific name authorship (O'Shaughnessy, 1879)
Name parse type SCIENTIFIC
Name according to (O'Shaughnessy, 1879)

Geospatial

Country Australia
State or Territory New South Wales
Latitude -32.833332
Supplied as: "-32.833332"
Longitude 151.48334
Supplied as: "151.48334"
Datum EPSG:4326
Verbatim locality Maitland - Doyalson Rd, 1.7km S of Pelaw
Location remarks Australia, New South Wales, Maitland - Doyalson Rd, 1.7km S of Pelaw (32° 50' S, 151° 29' E) 03/02/1976 - 03/02/1976, Greer, Dr Allen E - Australian Museum - Herpetology(Collector), Field Collected - Terrestrial
Coordinate precision Unknown
Coordinate uncertainty (in metres) 10000.0
Terrestrial true
Verbatim latitude 32° 50' " S
Biome TERRESTRIAL
Marine false
Country Code AU
Verbatim longitude 151° 29' " E

Additional properties

verbatim uncertainty 1km-10km

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    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:

    Representative Record
    Record UUID 9c96918d-7534-428f-88e2-bfb3f2af87d8
    Data Resource Australian Museum provider for OZCAM
    Raw Scientific Name Carlia tetradactyla (O'Shaughnessy, 1879)
    Coordinates -32.833332,151.48334
    Related records
    Record UUID ac14f898-8b56-4dfb-b93b-46899e9c02c8
    Data Resource Australian Museum provider for OZCAM
    Raw Scientific Name Carlia tetradactyla (O'Shaughnessy, 1879)
    Coordinates -32.833332,151.48334

    Additional political boundaries information

    Area Management
    GER Hunter Valley GER Hunter Valley
    GER National Corridor GER National Corridor
    Great Eastern Ranges Initiative GER Great Eastern Ranges Initiative
    Hunter Analysis Mask GER Hunter Analysis Mask
    IBRA (Interim Biogeographic Regionalisation for Australia (IBRA) Version 7 (Regions) Sydney Basin
    IBRA (Interim Biogeographic Regionalisation for Australia (IBRA) Version 7 (Subregions), contextual (polygon) Hunter
    NRM Regions 2010 Hunter-Central Rivers
    NRM Regions 2017 Hunter
    Natural Resource Management (NRM) Regions 2023 Hunter
    Area management
    National Landcare Program Management Units 2018 Hunter
    Biodiversity
    IBRA 6 Regions Sydney Basin
    IBRA 7 Regions Sydney Basin
    IBRA 7 Subregions Hunter
    Hydrology
    Australian Drainage Divisions 2021 South East Coast (NSW)
    Drainage Divisions Level 1 South East Coast (NSW)
    Drainage Divisions Level 2 HUNTER RIVER
    Indigenous
    Indigenous Areas 2021 Cessnock
    Indigenous Locations 2021 Kurri Kurri - Weston
    Indigenous Regions 2021 NSW Central and North Coast
    RATSIB (representative Aboriginal/Torres Strait Islander body) Areas 2024 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 Paterson
    Electorates March 2025 Hunter
    Local Government Areas 2011 Cessnock (C)
    Local Government Areas 2012 deprecated Cessnock
    Local Government Areas 2023 Cessnock
    Local Government Areas PSMA 2018 CESSNOCK CITY COUNCIL
    NSW Local Land Services Regions Hunter
    PSMA ABS Census Indigenous Language Speakers by Area - I01B (2016) 16
    PSMA ABS Census Selected Person Characteristics by Indigenous Status by Area - I01A (2016) 4012
    PSMA ABS Greater Capital City Statistical Areas (2016) REST OF NSW
    PSMA ABS SA2 Statistical Areas (2016) KURRI KURRI - ABERMAIN
    PSMA ABS SA3 Statistical Areas (2016) LOWER HUNTER
    PSMA ABS SA4 Statistical Areas (2016) HUNTER VALLEY EXC NEWCASTLE
    PSMA Commonwealth Electoral Boundaries (2018) PATERSON
    PSMA Indigenous Areas (2016) CESSNOCK
    PSMA Indigenous Locations (2016) KURRI KURRI - WESTON
    PSMA Indigenous Regions (2016) NSW CENTRAL AND NORTH COAST
    PSMA Remoteness Areas (2016) Major Cities of Australia
    PSMA State Electoral Boundaries (2018) LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL
    PSMA States (2016) NEW SOUTH WALES
    State Electoral Divisions 2022 Cessnock
    World Country Boundaries Australia
    Social
    Australia 2021 Australia
    Destination Zones 2021 Kurri Kurri - Abermain
    Greater Capital City Statistical Areas 2021 Rest of NSW
    Postal Areas 2021 2327
    Remoteness Areas 2021 Major Cities of Australia
    States and Territories 2021 New South Wales
    Statistical Areas Level 1 10601111115
    Statistical Areas Level 2 Kurri Kurri - Abermain
    Statistical Areas Level 3 Lower Hunter
    Statistical Areas Level 4 Hunter Valley exc Newcastle
    Tourism Regions 2021 Hunter
    Vegetation
    Australia's Indigenous forest estate (2013) v2.0 Non-Indigenous, Native forest
    Forests of Australia (2013) v2.0 Eucalypt Tall Open
    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 open forests
    Vegetation types - present cleared, non-native vegetation, buildings

    Environmental sampling for this location

    Biodiversity
    Occurrence Density 25706.0 frequency
    Species Richness 1608.0 frequency
    Climate
    Precipitation - annual (Bio12) 825.0 mm
    Precipitation - coldest quarter (Bio19) 135.0 mm
    Precipitation - driest period (Bio14) 7.0 mm
    Precipitation - driest quarter (Bio17) 122.0 mm
    Precipitation - seasonality (Bio15) 36.0 mm
    Precipitation - warmest quarter (Bio18) 284.0 mm
    Precipitation - wettest period (Bio13) 30.0 mm
    Precipitation - wettest quarter (Bio16) 310.0 mm
    Radiation - annual mean (Bio20) 17.4 MJ/m2/day
    Radiation - seasonality (Bio23) 32.0
    Radiation - warmest quarter (Bio26) 22.7 MJ/m2/day
    Temperature - annual mean (Bio01) 17.9 degrees C
    Temperature - annual range (Bio07) 24.2 degrees C
    Temperature - coldest period min (Bio06) 5.3 degrees C
    Temperature - coldest quarter mean (Bio11) 12.3 degrees C
    Temperature - diurnal range mean (Bio02) 12.1 degrees C
    Temperature - driest quarter mean (Bio09) 12.9 degrees C
    Temperature - isothermality (Bio03) 0.5 %
    Temperature - seasonality (Bio04) 1.46
    Temperature - warmest period max (Bio05) 29.5 degrees C
    Temperature - warmest quarter (Bio10) 23.1 degrees C
    Temperature - wettest quarter mean (Bio08) 22.4 degrees C
    WorldClim 2.1: Precipitation - annual 823.0 mm
    WorldClim 2.1: Precipitation - coldest quarter 137.0 mm
    WorldClim 2.1: Precipitation - driest month 35.0 mm
    WorldClim 2.1: Precipitation - driest quarter 125.0 mm
    WorldClim 2.1: Precipitation - seasonality 30.95335 mm
    WorldClim 2.1: Precipitation - warmest quarter 262.0 mm
    WorldClim 2.1: Precipitation - wettest month 104.0 mm
    WorldClim 2.1: Precipitation - wettest quarter 294.0 mm
    WorldClim 2.1: Temperature - annual mean 17.7625 °C
    WorldClim 2.1: Temperature - annual range 22.900002 °C
    WorldClim 2.1: Temperature - coldest month min 5.7 °C
    WorldClim 2.1: Temperature - coldest quarter mean 12.116667 °C
    WorldClim 2.1: Temperature - diurnal range mean 11.291667 °C
    WorldClim 2.1: Temperature - driest quarter mean 13.066667 °C
    WorldClim 2.1: Temperature - isothermality 49.308586 %
    WorldClim 2.1: Temperature - seasonality 433.06586
    WorldClim 2.1: Temperature - warmest month max 28.6 °C
    WorldClim 2.1: Temperature - warmest quarter mean 22.9 °C
    WorldClim 2.1: Temperature - wettest quarter mean 22.533333 °C
    WorldClim: Temperature - isothermality 49.0 %
    Substrate
    Moisture Index - annual mean (Bio28) 0.57
    Moisture Index - highest quarter mean (Bio32) 0.76
    Elevation 34.0 m