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Occurrence record: Herpetology:R.12370

Preserved specimen of Tropicagama temporalis (Gunther, 1867) | Swamplands Lashtail
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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.12370
Other catalog numbers ["ecatalogue.irn:2024718,urn:catalog:AM:Herpetology:R.12370"]
Record type Preserved specimen
Supplied basis "PreservedSpecimen"
Identified by Sadlier, Dr Ross Allen - Australian Museum - Herpetology  
Collector W.S. Chaseling
License CC-BY 3.0 (Au)
Presence/Absence PRESENT
Date identified 1996
Identification remarks N

Event

Event ID urn:australianmuseum.net.au:Events:2007293
Identification remarks N
Date precision NOT_SUPPLIED

Taxonomy

Scientific name Tropicagama temporalis
Supplied scientific name "Gowidon temporalis (Günther, 1867)"
Identified to rank species
Common name Swamplands Lashtail
Kingdom Animalia
Phylum Chordata
Class Reptilia
Order Squamata
Family Agamidae
Genus Tropicagama
Supplied as "Gowidon"
Species Tropicagama temporalis
Name match metric canonicalMatch
Accepted name Gowidon temporalis (Günther, 1867)
Scientific name authorship (Gunther, 1867)
Name parse type SCIENTIFIC
Name according to (Günther, 1867)

Geospatial

Country Australia
State or Territory Northern Territory
Latitude -12.25
Supplied as: "-12.25"
Longitude 136.88333
Supplied as: "136.88333"
Datum EPSG:4326
Verbatim locality Yirrkala Via Darwin
Location remarks Australia, Northern Territory, Yirrkala Via Darwin (12° 15' S, 136° 53' E), Chaseling, W S(Collector), Accession
Coordinate precision Unknown
Coordinate uncertainty (in metres) 10000.0
Terrestrial true
Verbatim latitude 12° 15' " S
Biome TERRESTRIAL
Marine false
Country Code AU
Verbatim longitude 136° 53' " E

Additional properties

verbatim uncertainty 1km-10km

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    Additional political boundaries information

    Area Management
    CAPAD 2016 Terrestrial Dhimurru
    CAPAD 2020 Terrestrial Dhimurru
    CAPAD 2022 - Terrestrial (Collaborative Australian Protected Areas Database) Dhimurru
    IBRA (Interim Biogeographic Regionalisation for Australia (IBRA) Version 7 (Regions) Arnhem Coast
    IBRA (Interim Biogeographic Regionalisation for Australia (IBRA) Version 7 (Subregions), contextual (polygon) Nhulunbuy
    NRM Regions 2010 Northern Territory
    NRM Regions 2017 Northern Territory
    Natural Resource Management (NRM) Regions 2023 Northern Territory
    Area management
    National Landcare Program Management Units 2018 Northern Territory
    Biodiversity
    IBRA 6 Regions Arnhem Coast
    IBRA 7 Regions Arnhem Coast
    IBRA 7 Subregions Nhulunbuy
    Hydrology
    Australian Drainage Divisions 2021 Carpentaria Coast
    Drainage Divisions Level 1 Tanami-Timor Sea Coast
    Drainage Divisions Level 2 BUCKINGHAM RIVER
    Indigenous
    2025 Indigenous Protected Areas (IPAs) - Dedicated Dhimurru
    Indigenous Areas 2021 Yirrkala
    Indigenous Locations 2021 Yirrkala
    Indigenous Protected Areas (IPAs) - Dedicated Dhimurru
    Indigenous Regions 2021 Nhulunbuy
    RATSIB (representative Aboriginal/Torres Strait Islander body) Areas 2024 Northern Northern Territory
    Marine
    States including coastal waters Northern Territory (including Coastal Waters)
    Political
    ASGS Australian States and Territories Northern Territory
    Australian States and Territories Northern Territory
    Commonwealth Electoral Divisions 2021 Lingiari
    Electorates March 2025 Lingiari
    Indigenous Protected Areas 2013 Dhimurru
    Local Government Areas 2011 East Arnhem (S)
    Local Government Areas 2012 deprecated East Arnhem - Bal
    Local Government Areas 2023 East Arnhem
    Local Government Areas PSMA 2018 EAST ARNHEM REGION
    PSMA ABS Census Indigenous Language Speakers by Area - I01B (2016) 632
    PSMA ABS Census Selected Person Characteristics by Indigenous Status by Area - I01A (2016) 676
    PSMA ABS Greater Capital City Statistical Areas (2016) REST OF NT
    PSMA ABS SA2 Statistical Areas (2016) EAST ARNHEM
    PSMA ABS SA3 Statistical Areas (2016) EAST ARNHEM
    PSMA ABS SA4 Statistical Areas (2016) NORTHERN TERRITORY - OUTBACK
    PSMA Commonwealth Electoral Boundaries (2018) LINGIARI
    PSMA Indigenous Areas (2016) YIRRKALA
    PSMA Indigenous Locations (2016) YIRRKALA
    PSMA Indigenous Regions (2016) NHULUNBUY
    PSMA Remoteness Areas (2016) Very Remote Australia
    PSMA State Electoral Boundaries (2018) NHULUNBUY
    PSMA States (2016) NORTHERN TERRITORY
    State Electoral Divisions 2022 Mulka
    World Country Boundaries Australia
    Social
    Australia 2021 Australia
    Destination Zones 2021 East Arnhem
    Greater Capital City Statistical Areas 2021 Rest of NT
    Postal Areas 2021 0880
    Remoteness Areas 2021 Very Remote Australia
    States and Territories 2021 Northern Territory
    Statistical Areas Level 2 East Arnhem
    Statistical Areas Level 3 East Arnhem
    Statistical Areas Level 4 Northern Territory - Outback
    Tourism Regions 2021 Litchfield Kakadu Arnhem
    Vegetation
    Australia's Indigenous forest estate (2013) v2.0 Indigenous owned, Non forest
    Forests of Australia (2013) v2.0 Non Forest
    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 grassy understorey
    Tenure of Australia's forests (2013) v2.0 Private Freehold
    Vegetation types - native Eucalypt open forests
    Vegetation types - present Eucalyptus open forest

    Environmental sampling for this location

    Biodiversity
    Occurrence Density 12454.0 frequency
    Species Richness 1555.0 frequency
    Climate
    Precipitation - annual (Bio12) 1375.0 mm
    Precipitation - coldest quarter (Bio19) 29.0 mm
    Precipitation - driest period (Bio14) 1.0 mm
    Precipitation - driest quarter (Bio17) 14.0 mm
    Precipitation - seasonality (Bio15) 101.0 mm
    Precipitation - warmest quarter (Bio18) 497.0 mm
    Precipitation - wettest period (Bio13) 69.0 mm
    Precipitation - wettest quarter (Bio16) 819.0 mm
    Radiation - annual mean (Bio20) 20.5 MJ/m2/day
    Radiation - seasonality (Bio23) 18.0
    Radiation - warmest quarter (Bio26) 23.1 MJ/m2/day
    Temperature - annual mean (Bio01) 27.0 degrees C
    Temperature - annual range (Bio07) 13.6 degrees C
    Temperature - coldest period min (Bio06) 19.6 degrees C
    Temperature - coldest quarter mean (Bio11) 24.6 degrees C
    Temperature - diurnal range mean (Bio02) 7.6 degrees C
    Temperature - driest quarter mean (Bio09) 25.5 degrees C
    Temperature - isothermality (Bio03) 0.56 %
    Temperature - seasonality (Bio04) 0.56
    Temperature - warmest period max (Bio05) 33.2 degrees C
    Temperature - warmest quarter (Bio10) 28.9 degrees C
    Temperature - wettest quarter mean (Bio08) 28.1 degrees C
    WorldClim 2.1: Precipitation - annual 1304.0 mm
    WorldClim 2.1: Precipitation - coldest quarter 38.0 mm
    WorldClim 2.1: Precipitation - driest month 4.0 mm
    WorldClim 2.1: Precipitation - driest quarter 19.0 mm
    WorldClim 2.1: Precipitation - seasonality 98.53114 mm
    WorldClim 2.1: Precipitation - warmest quarter 437.0 mm
    WorldClim 2.1: Precipitation - wettest month 270.0 mm
    WorldClim 2.1: Precipitation - wettest quarter 758.0 mm
    WorldClim 2.1: Temperature - annual mean 26.904167 °C
    WorldClim 2.1: Temperature - annual range 12.500002 °C
    WorldClim 2.1: Temperature - coldest month min 20.4 °C
    WorldClim 2.1: Temperature - coldest quarter mean 24.666668 °C
    WorldClim 2.1: Temperature - diurnal range mean 7.3083334 °C
    WorldClim 2.1: Temperature - driest quarter mean 25.6 °C
    WorldClim 2.1: Temperature - isothermality 58.46666 %
    WorldClim 2.1: Temperature - seasonality 163.82443
    WorldClim 2.1: Temperature - warmest month max 32.9 °C
    WorldClim 2.1: Temperature - warmest quarter mean 28.666668 °C
    WorldClim 2.1: Temperature - wettest quarter mean 28.116667 °C
    WorldClim: Temperature - isothermality 59.0 %
    Substrate
    Moisture Index - annual mean (Bio28) 0.52
    Moisture Index - highest quarter mean (Bio32) 1.0