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Occurrence record: Herpetology:R.118610

Preserved specimen of Diplodactylus tessellatus (Günther, 1875) | Tessellated Gecko recorded on 1986-03-29
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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.118610
Other catalog numbers ["ecatalogue.irn:2019512","urn:catalog:AM:Herpetology:R.118610"]
Occurrence ID urn:lsid:ozcam.taxonomy.org.au:AM:Herpetology:R.118610
Record type Preserved specimen
Supplied basis "PreservedSpecimen"
Identified by Sadlier, Dr Ross Allen - Australian Museum - Herpetology  
Collector G. Shea Et Al
License CC-BY 3.0 (Au)
Presence/Absence PRESENT
Sampling protocol [COL]
Date identified 1990
Identification remarks ecatalogue.IdeConfidence: "1"; ecatalogue.IdeComments: "N";

Event

Event ID urn:australianmuseum.net.au:Events:2035395
Identification remarks ecatalogue.IdeConfidence: "1"; ecatalogue.IdeComments: "N";
Occurrence date 1986-03-29
Sampling protocol COL  
End day of year 88
Date precision DAY
Start day of year 88

Taxonomy

Scientific name Diplodactylus tessellatus
Supplied scientific name "Diplodactylus tessellatus (Günther, 1875)"
Identified to rank species
Common name Tessellated Gecko
Kingdom Animalia
Phylum Chordata
Class Reptilia
Order Squamata
Family Diplodactylidae
Supplied as "Gekkonidae"
Genus Diplodactylus
Species Diplodactylus tessellatus
Name match metric exactMatch
Accepted name Diplodactylus tessellatus (Günther, 1875)
Scientific name authorship (Günther, 1875)
Name parse type SCIENTIFIC
Name according to (Günther, 1875)
Verbatim taxon rank 1

Geospatial

Country Australia
State or Territory New South Wales
Latitude -32.516
Supplied as: "-32.516"
Longitude 141.583
Supplied as: "141.583"
Datum EPSG:4326
Verbatim locality Wentworth, 205km N - Silver City Hwy
Location remarks ecatalogue.LocCollectionEventLocal: "Australia, New South Wales, Wentworth, 205km N - Silver City Hwy (32° 31' S, 141° 35' E) 29/03/1986 - 29/03/1986, G. Shea Et Al(Collector), Field Collected - Terrestrial";
Coordinate precision 0.001
Coordinate uncertainty (in metres) 10000.0
Terrestrial true
Verbatim latitude 32° 31' S
Biome TERRESTRIAL
Marine false
Country Code AU
Verbatim longitude 141° 35' E

Additional properties

Class Reptilia
dcterms:modified 2012/6/27
dcterms:type PhysicalObject
dcterms modified 2012/6/27
dcterms type PhysicalObject
verbatim uncertainty 1km-10km

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    Additional political boundaries information

    Area Management
    IBRA (Interim Biogeographic Regionalisation for Australia (IBRA) Version 7 (Regions) Broken Hill Complex
    IBRA (Interim Biogeographic Regionalisation for Australia (IBRA) Version 7 (Subregions), contextual (polygon) Barrier Range Outwash
    NRM Regions 2010 Lower Murray Darling
    NRM Regions 2017 Western
    Area management
    National Landcare Program Management Units 2018 Western
    Biodiversity
    IBRA 6 Regions Broken Hill Complex
    IBRA 7 Regions Broken Hill Complex
    IBRA 7 Subregions Barrier Range Outwash
    Hydrology
    Drainage Divisions Level 1 Murray-Darling Basin
    Drainage Divisions Level 2 DARLING RIVER
    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
    Local Government Areas 2011 Unincorporated NSW
    Local Government Areas 2012 deprecated Unincorp. Far West
    Local Government Areas PSMA 2018 UNINCORPORATED FAR WEST
    NSW Local Land Services Regions Western
    PSMA ABS Census Indigenous Language Speakers by Area - I01B (2016) 49
    PSMA ABS Census Selected Person Characteristics by Indigenous Status by Area - I01A (2016) 2255
    PSMA ABS Greater Capital City Statistical Areas (2016) REST OF NSW
    PSMA ABS SA2 Statistical Areas (2016) FAR WEST
    PSMA ABS SA3 Statistical Areas (2016) BROKEN HILL AND FAR WEST
    PSMA ABS SA4 Statistical Areas (2016) FAR WEST AND ORANA
    PSMA Commonwealth Electoral Boundaries (2018) PARKES
    PSMA Indigenous Areas (2016) FAR WEST
    PSMA Indigenous Locations (2016) BROKEN HILL - SURROUNDS
    PSMA Indigenous Regions (2016) NORTH-WESTERN NSW
    PSMA Remoteness Areas (2016) Remote Australia
    PSMA State Electoral Boundaries (2018) BARWON
    PSMA States (2016) NEW SOUTH WALES
    World Country Boundaries Australia
    Sensitive Data Layers
    Fruit Fly Exclusion Zone - Tri State FFEZ
    Social
    Local Government Areas 2023 Unincorporated NSW
    Statistical Areas Level 1 10502109806
    Vegetation
    Australia's Indigenous forest estate (2013) v2.0 Non-Indigenous, Non forest
    Forests of Australia (2013) v2.0 Non Forest
    Forests of Australia 2018B Non forest
    NVIS 4.1 Major Vegetation Groups Chenopod Shrublands, Samphire Shrublands and Forblands
    NVIS 4.1 Major Vegetation Subgroups Saltbush and/or Bluebush shrublands
    Tenure of Australia's forests (2013) v2.0 Leasehold
    Vegetation types - native Chenopod shrubs,samphire shrublands and forblands
    Vegetation types - present Chenopod shrublands, samphire shrubs and forblands

    Environmental sampling for this location

    Biodiversity
    Occurrence Density 442.0 frequency
    Species Richness 113.0 frequency
    Climate
    Precipitation - annual (Bio12) 228.0 mm
    Precipitation - coldest quarter (Bio19) 52.0 mm
    Precipitation - driest period (Bio14) 3.0 mm
    Precipitation - driest quarter (Bio17) 50.0 mm
    Precipitation - seasonality (Bio15) 18.0 mm
    Precipitation - warmest quarter (Bio18) 58.0 mm
    Precipitation - wettest period (Bio13) 6.0 mm
    Precipitation - wettest quarter (Bio16) 67.0 mm
    Radiation - annual mean (Bio20) 19.4 MJ/m2/day
    Radiation - seasonality (Bio23) 36.0
    Radiation - warmest quarter (Bio26) 27.2 MJ/m2/day
    Temperature - annual mean (Bio01) 18.6 degrees C
    Temperature - annual range (Bio07) 29.7 degrees C
    Temperature - coldest period min (Bio06) 4.6 degrees C
    Temperature - coldest quarter mean (Bio11) 11.6 degrees C
    Temperature - diurnal range mean (Bio02) 14.0 degrees C
    Temperature - driest quarter mean (Bio09) 21.7 degrees C
    Temperature - isothermality (Bio03) 0.47 %
    Temperature - seasonality (Bio04) 1.9
    Temperature - warmest period max (Bio05) 34.3 degrees C
    Temperature - warmest quarter (Bio10) 25.7 degrees C
    Temperature - wettest quarter mean (Bio08) 19.0 degrees C
    WorldClim 2.1: Precipitation - annual 189.0 mm
    WorldClim 2.1: Precipitation - coldest quarter 38.0 mm
    WorldClim 2.1: Precipitation - driest month 11.0 mm
    WorldClim 2.1: Precipitation - driest quarter 38.0 mm
    WorldClim 2.1: Precipitation - seasonality 14.65149 mm
    WorldClim 2.1: Precipitation - warmest quarter 53.0 mm
    WorldClim 2.1: Precipitation - wettest month 20.0 mm
    WorldClim 2.1: Precipitation - wettest quarter 54.0 mm
    WorldClim 2.1: Temperature - annual mean 18.804167 °C
    WorldClim 2.1: Temperature - annual range 29.3 °C
    WorldClim 2.1: Temperature - coldest month min 5.2 °C
    WorldClim 2.1: Temperature - coldest quarter mean 11.65 °C
    WorldClim 2.1: Temperature - diurnal range mean 14.058333 °C
    WorldClim 2.1: Temperature - driest quarter mean 11.65 °C
    WorldClim 2.1: Temperature - isothermality 47.98066 %
    WorldClim 2.1: Temperature - seasonality 573.40076
    WorldClim 2.1: Temperature - warmest month max 34.5 °C
    WorldClim 2.1: Temperature - warmest quarter mean 25.833334 °C
    WorldClim 2.1: Temperature - wettest quarter mean 24.466667 °C
    WorldClim: Temperature - isothermality 46.0 %
    Substrate
    Moisture Index - annual mean (Bio28) 0.12
    Moisture Index - highest quarter mean (Bio32) 0.21
    Elevation 98.0 m