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Occurrence record: REPT:R136197

Preserved specimen of Demansia quaesitor Shea, 2007 | Sombre Whipsnake
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Dataset

Data partner OZCAM (Online Zoological Collections of Australian Museums) Provider
Data resource Western Australian Museum provider for OZCAM
Institution code Western Australian Museum
Supplied institution code "WAM"
Collection Western Australian Museum Herpetology Collection
Supplied collection code "REPT"
Catalog number R136197
Occurrence ID urn:lsid:taxonomy.org.au:REPT:R136197
Record type Preserved specimen
Supplied basis "PreservedSpecimen"
Preparations Wet
Identified by Maryan, B.  
Collector PEARSON,D.J.
Sex Male
Individual count 1
Life stage Adult
License CC-BY 4.0 (Int)
Type PhysicalObject
Presence/Absence PRESENT
Date identified 2009-01-01

Event

Verbatim event date 2008-09-02
Date precision NOT_SUPPLIED

Taxonomy

Scientific name Demansia quaesitor
Identified to rank species
Common name Sombre Whipsnake
Kingdom Animalia
Phylum Chordata
Supplied as "Animalia"
Class Reptilia
Order Squamata
Family Elapidae
Genus Demansia
Species Demansia quaesitor
Name match metric exactMatch
Scientific name authorship Shea, 2007
Name parse type SCIENTIFIC

Geospatial

Country Australia
State or Territory Western Australia
Locality Hagan island
Latitude -16.246667
Supplied as: "-16.246667"
Longitude 128.785278
Supplied as: "128.785278"
Datum EPSG:4326
Island Hagan Island
Coordinate precision Unknown
Municipality LAKE ARGYLE
Terrestrial true
Verbatim latitude 16°14`48"S
Biome TERRESTRIAL
Marine false
Country Code AU
Verbatim longitude 128°47`07"E

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    Additional political boundaries information

    Area Management
    Directory of Important Wetlands Lake Argyle
    IBRA (Interim Biogeographic Regionalisation for Australia (IBRA) Version 7 (Regions) Victoria Bonaparte
    IBRA (Interim Biogeographic Regionalisation for Australia (IBRA) Version 7 (Subregions), contextual (polygon) Keep
    NRM Regions 2010 Rangelands
    NRM Regions 2017 Rangelands Region
    Natural Resource Management (NRM) Regions 2023 Rangelands Region
    RAMSAR wetland regions Lakes Argyle and Kununurra
    Ramsar Wetlands of Australia 2024 Lakes Argyle and Kununurra
    Area management
    National Landcare Program Management Units 2018 Rangelands Region
    Biodiversity
    IBRA 6 Regions Victoria Bonaparte
    IBRA 7 Regions Victoria Bonaparte
    IBRA 7 Subregions Keep
    Hydrology
    Australian Drainage Divisions 2021 Tanami-Timor Sea Coast
    Drainage Divisions Level 1 Tanami-Timor Sea Coast
    Drainage Divisions Level 2 ORD-PENTECOST RIVERS
    Indigenous
    Indigenous Areas 2021 Argyle - Warmun
    Indigenous Land Use Agreements Ord Final Agreement
    Indigenous Locations 2021 Argyle
    Indigenous Regions 2021 Kununurra
    RATSIB (representative Aboriginal/Torres Strait Islander body) Areas 2024 Kimberley
    Land Management
    Western Australian Biodiversity Science Research Priority Regions Kimberley
    Marine
    States including coastal waters Western Australia (including Coastal Waters)
    Political
    ASGS Australian States and Territories Western Australia
    Australian States and Territories Western Australia
    Commonwealth Electoral Divisions 2021 Durack
    Indigenous Land Use Agreements Ord Final Agreement
    Local Government Areas 2011 Wyndham-East Kimberley (S)
    Local Government Areas 2012 deprecated Wyndham-East Kimberley
    Local Government Areas PSMA 2018 SHIRE OF WYNDHAM-EAST KIMBERLEY
    National Native Title Register (NNTR, Determinations of Native Title) - boundaries and core attributes Miriuwung-Gajerrong (Western Australia)
    PSMA ABS Census Indigenous Language Speakers by Area - I01B (2016) 209
    PSMA ABS Census Selected Person Characteristics by Indigenous Status by Area - I01A (2016) 497
    PSMA ABS Greater Capital City Statistical Areas (2016) REST OF WA
    PSMA ABS SA2 Statistical Areas (2016) KUNUNURRA
    PSMA ABS SA3 Statistical Areas (2016) KIMBERLEY
    PSMA ABS SA4 Statistical Areas (2016) WESTERN AUSTRALIA - OUTBACK (NORTH)
    PSMA Commonwealth Electoral Boundaries (2018) DURACK
    PSMA Indigenous Areas (2016) ARGYLE - WARMUN
    PSMA Indigenous Locations (2016) ARGYLE
    PSMA Indigenous Regions (2016) KUNUNURRA
    PSMA Remoteness Areas (2016) Very Remote Australia
    PSMA State Electoral Boundaries (2018) KIMBERLEY, MP
    PSMA States (2016) WESTERN AUSTRALIA
    State Electoral Divisions 2022 Kimberley (Mining and Pastoral)
    World Country Boundaries Australia
    Social
    Australia 2021 Australia
    Destination Zones 2021 Kununurra
    Greater Capital City Statistical Areas 2021 Rest of WA
    Local Government Areas 2023 Wyndham-East Kimberley
    Postal Areas 2021 6743
    Remoteness Areas 2021 Very Remote Australia
    States and Territories 2021 Western Australia
    Statistical Areas Level 2 Kununurra
    Statistical Areas Level 3 Kimberley
    Statistical Areas Level 4 Western Australia - Outback (North)
    Tourism Regions 2021 Australia's North West
    Vegetation
    Australia's Indigenous forest estate (2013) v2.0 Other special rights, Non forest
    Forests of Australia (2013) v2.0 Non Forest
    Forests of Australia 2018B Non forest
    NVIS 4.1 Major Vegetation Groups Inland aquatic - freshwater, salt lakes, lagoons
    NVIS 4.1 Major Vegetation Subgroups Freshwater, dams, lakes, lagoons or aquatic plants
    Tenure of Australia's forests (2013) v2.0 Other Crown Land
    Vegetation types - native Inland aquatic - freshwater, salt lakes and lagoons
    Vegetation types - present Inland aquatic - freshwater, salt lakes, lagoons

    Environmental sampling for this location

    Biodiversity
    Occurrence Density 3096.0 frequency
    Species Richness 315.0 frequency
    Climate
    Precipitation - annual (Bio12) 757.0 mm
    Precipitation - coldest quarter (Bio19) 6.0 mm
    Precipitation - driest period (Bio14) 0.0 mm
    Precipitation - driest quarter (Bio17) 4.0 mm
    Precipitation - seasonality (Bio15) 119.0 mm
    Precipitation - warmest quarter (Bio18) 239.0 mm
    Precipitation - wettest period (Bio13) 51.0 mm
    Precipitation - wettest quarter (Bio16) 535.0 mm
    Radiation - annual mean (Bio20) 22.2 MJ/m2/day
    Radiation - seasonality (Bio23) 10.0
    Radiation - warmest quarter (Bio26) 24.8 MJ/m2/day
    Temperature - annual mean (Bio01) 28.0 degrees C
    Temperature - annual range (Bio07) 24.9 degrees C
    Temperature - coldest period min (Bio06) 14.2 degrees C
    Temperature - coldest quarter mean (Bio11) 22.9 degrees C
    Temperature - diurnal range mean (Bio02) 13.5 degrees C
    Temperature - driest quarter mean (Bio09) 23.5 degrees C
    Temperature - isothermality (Bio03) 0.54 %
    Temperature - seasonality (Bio04) 1.14
    Temperature - warmest period max (Bio05) 39.1 degrees C
    Temperature - warmest quarter (Bio10) 31.7 degrees C
    Temperature - wettest quarter mean (Bio08) 30.4 degrees C
    WorldClim 2.1: Precipitation - annual 719.0 mm
    WorldClim 2.1: Precipitation - coldest quarter 5.0 mm
    WorldClim 2.1: Precipitation - driest month 0.0 mm
    WorldClim 2.1: Precipitation - driest quarter 5.0 mm
    WorldClim 2.1: Precipitation - seasonality 115.299416 mm
    WorldClim 2.1: Precipitation - warmest quarter 353.0 mm
    WorldClim 2.1: Precipitation - wettest month 184.0 mm
    WorldClim 2.1: Precipitation - wettest quarter 486.0 mm
    WorldClim 2.1: Temperature - annual mean 27.166666 °C
    WorldClim 2.1: Temperature - annual range 19.699999 °C
    WorldClim 2.1: Temperature - coldest month min 16.4 °C
    WorldClim 2.1: Temperature - coldest quarter mean 22.416666 °C
    WorldClim 2.1: Temperature - diurnal range mean 10.200001 °C
    WorldClim 2.1: Temperature - driest quarter mean 22.416666 °C
    WorldClim 2.1: Temperature - isothermality 51.776657 %
    WorldClim 2.1: Temperature - seasonality 326.16458
    WorldClim 2.1: Temperature - warmest month max 36.1 °C
    WorldClim 2.1: Temperature - warmest quarter mean 30.233334 °C
    WorldClim 2.1: Temperature - wettest quarter mean 29.45 °C
    WorldClim: Temperature - isothermality 55.0 %
    Substrate
    Moisture Index - annual mean (Bio28) 0.28
    Moisture Index - highest quarter mean (Bio32) 0.8
    Elevation 111.0 m