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Occurrence record: Herpetology:R.42625

Preserved specimen of Chelonia mydas (Linnaeus, 1758) | Green Turtle recorded on 1974-07-21
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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.42625
Other catalog numbers ["ecatalogue.irn:2095971","urn:catalog:AM:Herpetology:R.42625"]
Occurrence ID urn:lsid:ozcam.taxonomy.org.au:AM:Herpetology:R.42625
Record type Preserved specimen
Supplied basis "PreservedSpecimen"
Identified by Eggler, P  
Collector Cogger/Heatwole Party
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
Sampling protocol [COL]
Associated records ASSOCIATED
Country conservation Vulnerable
State conservation Vulnerable
Supplied as V
Date identified 1992
Identification remarks ecatalogue.IdeComments: "N";

Event

Event ID urn:australianmuseum.net.au:Events:2023121
Identification remarks ecatalogue.IdeComments: "N";
Occurrence date 1974-07-21
Sampling protocol COL  
Date precision DAY

Taxonomy

Scientific name Chelonia mydas
Supplied scientific name "Chelonia mydas (Linnaeus, 1758)"
Identified to rank species
Common name Green Turtle
Kingdom Animalia
Phylum Chordata
Class Reptilia
Order Testudines
Family Cheloniidae
Genus Chelonia
Species Chelonia mydas
Name match metric exactMatch
Accepted name Chelonia mydas (Linnaeus, 1758)
Scientific name authorship (Linnaeus, 1758)
Name parse type SCIENTIFIC
Name according to (Linnaeus, 1758)

Geospatial

Country Australia
State or Territory Queensland
Latitude -9.933
Supplied as: "-9.933"
Longitude 144.033
Supplied as: "144.033"
Datum EPSG:4326
Verbatim locality Murray Island, Torres Strait
Location remarks ecatalogue.LocCollectionEventLocal: "Australia, Queensland, Murray Island, Torres Strait (9° 56' S, 144° 02' E) 21/07/1974 - 21/07/1974, Cogger/Heatwole Party(Collector), Field Collected - Terrestrial";
Coordinate precision 0.001
Coordinate uncertainty (in metres) 10000.0
Terrestrial true
Verbatim latitude 9° 56' S
Biome TERRESTRIAL
Marine false
Country Code AU
Verbatim longitude 144° 2' E

Additional properties

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dcterms:type PhysicalObject
dcterms modified 2015/7/1
dcterms type PhysicalObject
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 919b45e8-deba-4ae6-a30d-e5f642b0f6c4
    Data Resource Australian Museum provider for OZCAM
    Raw Scientific Name Chelonia mydas (Linnaeus, 1758)
    Coordinates -9.933,144.033
    Related records
    Record UUID c5fd33d7-ce40-483d-8120-194f250ea5d1
    Data Resource Australian Museum provider for OZCAM
    Raw Scientific Name Chelonia mydas (Linnaeus, 1758)
    Coordinates -9.933,144.033
    Record UUID d06c4bae-c6a4-454a-a99b-c8f43b26f523
    Data Resource Australian Museum provider for OZCAM
    Raw Scientific Name Chelonia mydas (Linnaeus, 1758)
    Coordinates -9.933,144.033
    Record UUID ed028a1a-218e-4ef4-8782-c939b6575bf2
    Data Resource Australian Museum provider for OZCAM
    Raw Scientific Name Chelonia mydas (Linnaeus, 1758)
    Coordinates -9.933,144.033
    Record UUID 977e03db-764d-4af3-8f20-3b04de96f55f
    Data Resource Australian Museum provider for OZCAM
    Raw Scientific Name Chelonia mydas (Linnaeus, 1758)
    Coordinates -9.933,144.033

    Additional political boundaries information

    Area Management
    Australian Coral Ecoregions Torres Strait & far Northern GBR
    NRM Regions 2010 Torres Strait
    NRM Regions 2017 Torres Strait
    Area management
    National Landcare Program Management Units 2018 Torres Strait
    Biodiversity
    IMCRA 4 Regions Cape Province
    Marine
    States including coastal waters Queensland (including Coastal Waters)
    Political
    Local Government Areas PSMA 2018 TORRES SHIRE
    National Native Title Register (NNTR, Determinations of Native Title) - boundaries and core attributes Torres Strait Regional Sea Claim
    PSMA State Electoral Boundaries (2018) COOK