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Occurrence record: Herpetology:R.5398

Preserved specimen of Varanus tristis (Schlegel, 1839) | Black-headed Monitor
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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.5398
Other catalog numbers ["ecatalogue.irn:2108145","urn:catalog:AM:Herpetology:R.5398"]
Occurrence ID urn:lsid:ozcam.taxonomy.org.au:AM:Herpetology:R.5398
Record type Preserved specimen
Supplied basis "PreservedSpecimen"
Identified by Fry  
Collector Pearce, H  
Supplied as "Pearce, H"
Specimen type Paralectotype: Varanus punctatus orientalis Fry, 1913 : Varanidae : Squamata : Reptilia : Chordata;Paralectotype: Varanus punctatus orientalis Fry, 1913 : Varanidae : : Reptilia : Chordata
License CC-BY 3.0 (Au)
Presence/Absence PRESENT
Sampling protocol [PRE]
Identification remarks ecatalogue.IdeComments: "Y";

Event

Event ID urn:australianmuseum.net.au:Events:2004364
Identification remarks ecatalogue.IdeComments: "Y";
Sampling protocol PRE  
Date precision NOT_SUPPLIED

Taxonomy

Scientific name Varanus tristis
Supplied scientific name "Varanus punctatus orientalis Fry, 1913"
Identified to rank species
Common name Black-headed Monitor
Kingdom Animalia
Phylum Chordata
Class Reptilia
Order Squamata
Family Varanidae
Genus Varanus
Species Varanus tristis
Name match metric exactMatch
Accepted name Varanus punctatus orientalis Fry, 1913
Scientific name authorship (Schlegel, 1839)
Name parse type SCIENTIFIC
Name according to Fry, 1913

Geospatial

Country Australia
State or Territory Queensland
Latitude -23.633
Supplied as: "-23.633"
Longitude 149.766
Supplied as: "149.766"
Datum EPSG:4326
Verbatim locality Dawson River
Location remarks ecatalogue.LocCollectionEventLocal: "Australia, Queensland, Dawson River (23° 38' S, 149° 46' E), Pearce, H(Collector), Accession";
Coordinate precision 0.001
Coordinate uncertainty (in metres) 100000.0
Terrestrial true
Verbatim latitude 23° 38' S
Biome TERRESTRIAL
Marine false
Country Code AU
Verbatim longitude 149° 46' E

Additional properties

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dcterms:type PhysicalObject
dcterms modified 2015/7/13
dcterms type PhysicalObject
verbatim uncertainty 10km-100km

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    Additional political boundaries information

    Area Management
    NRM Regions 2010 Fitzroy
    NRM Regions 2017 Fitzroy
    Area management
    National Landcare Program Management Units 2018 Fitzroy
    Biodiversity
    IBRA 6 Regions Brigalow Belt North
    IBRA 7 Regions Brigalow Belt North
    IBRA 7 Subregions Isaac-Comet Downs
    Hydrology
    Drainage Divisions Level 1 North East Coast
    Drainage Divisions Level 2 FITZROY RIVER (QLD)
    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 Central Highlands (R)
    Local Government Areas 2012 deprecated Duaringa
    Local Government Areas PSMA 2018 CENTRAL HIGHLANDS REGIONAL
    PSMA ABS Census Indigenous Language Speakers by Area - I01B (2016) 85
    PSMA ABS Census Selected Person Characteristics by Indigenous Status by Area - I01A (2016) 2115
    PSMA ABS Greater Capital City Statistical Areas (2016) REST OF QLD
    PSMA ABS SA2 Statistical Areas (2016) CENTRAL HIGHLANDS - EAST
    PSMA ABS SA3 Statistical Areas (2016) CENTRAL HIGHLANDS (QLD)
    PSMA ABS SA4 Statistical Areas (2016) CENTRAL QUEENSLAND
    PSMA Commonwealth Electoral Boundaries (2018) FLYNN
    PSMA Indigenous Areas (2016) CENTRAL CAPRICORN
    PSMA Indigenous Locations (2016) CENTRAL HIGHLANDS
    PSMA Indigenous Regions (2016) ROCKHAMPTON
    PSMA Remoteness Areas (2016) Outer Regional Australia
    PSMA State Electoral Boundaries (2018) GREGORY
    PSMA States (2016) QUEENSLAND
    World Country Boundaries Australia
    Vegetation
    Australia's Indigenous forest estate (2013) v2.0 Non-Indigenous, Native forest
    Forests of Australia (2013) v2.0 Eucalypt Low Woodland
    Forests of Australia 2018B Eucalypt Medium Open
    NVIS 4.1 Major Vegetation Groups Eucalypt Open Forests
    NVIS 4.1 Major Vegetation Subgroups Eucalyptus open forests with a shrubby understorey
    Tenure of Australia's forests (2013) v2.0 Leasehold
    Vegetation types - native Eucalypt open forests
    Vegetation types - present Eucalyptus open forest

    Environmental sampling for this location

    Climate
    Precipitation - annual (Bio12) 628.0 mm
    Precipitation - coldest quarter (Bio19) 80.0 mm
    Precipitation - driest period (Bio14) 5.0 mm
    Precipitation - driest quarter (Bio17) 74.0 mm
    Precipitation - seasonality (Bio15) 46.0 mm
    Precipitation - warmest quarter (Bio18) 254.0 mm
    Precipitation - wettest period (Bio13) 21.0 mm
    Precipitation - wettest quarter (Bio16) 255.0 mm
    Radiation - annual mean (Bio20) 19.8 MJ/m2/day
    Radiation - seasonality (Bio23) 22.0
    Radiation - warmest quarter (Bio26) 24.3 MJ/m2/day
    Temperature - annual mean (Bio01) 22.9 degrees C
    Temperature - annual range (Bio07) 26.0 degrees C
    Temperature - coldest period min (Bio06) 8.3 degrees C
    Temperature - coldest quarter mean (Bio11) 16.9 degrees C
    Temperature - diurnal range mean (Bio02) 13.5 degrees C
    Temperature - driest quarter mean (Bio09) 17.4 degrees C
    Temperature - isothermality (Bio03) 0.52 %
    Temperature - seasonality (Bio04) 1.46
    Temperature - warmest period max (Bio05) 34.2 degrees C
    Temperature - warmest quarter (Bio10) 27.8 degrees C
    Temperature - wettest quarter mean (Bio08) 27.7 degrees C
    WorldClim 2.1: Temperature - annual mean 22.779167 °C
    WorldClim: Temperature - isothermality 53.0 %
    Substrate
    Moisture Index - annual mean (Bio28) 0.31
    Moisture Index - highest quarter mean (Bio32) 0.4
    Elevation 49.0 m