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Occurrence record: Herpetology:R.132632

Preserved specimen of Acrochordus arafurae McDowell, 1979 | Arafura Filesnake recorded on 1983-11-02
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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.132632
Other catalog numbers ["ecatalogue.irn:2033503","urn:catalog:AM:Herpetology:R.132632"]
Occurrence ID urn:lsid:ozcam.taxonomy.org.au:AM:Herpetology:R.132632
Record type Preserved specimen
Supplied basis "PreservedSpecimen"
Collector 1.  Shine, Professor Rick   2.  The University of Sydney  
Supplied as "Shine, Professor Rick - The University of Sydney - School of Biological Sciences"
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

Event

Event ID urn:australianmuseum.net.au:Events:2033957
Occurrence date 1983-11-02
Sampling protocol COL  
Date precision DAY

Taxonomy

Scientific name Acrochordus arafurae
Supplied scientific name "Acrochordus arafurae McDowell, 1979"
Identified to rank species
Common name Arafura Filesnake
Kingdom Animalia
Phylum Chordata
Class Reptilia
Order Squamata
Family Acrochordidae
Genus Acrochordus
Species Acrochordus arafurae
Name match metric exactMatch
Accepted name Acrochordus arafurae McDowell, 1979
Scientific name authorship McDowell, 1979
Name parse type SCIENTIFIC
Name according to McDowell, 1979

Geospatial

Country Australia
State or Territory Northern Territory
Latitude -12.483
Supplied as: "-12.483"
Longitude 132.866
Supplied as: "132.866"
Datum EPSG:4326
Verbatim locality Leichhardt Billabong, Magela Creek
Location remarks ecatalogue.LocCollectionEventLocal: "Australia, Northern Territory, Leichhardt Billabong, Magela Creek (12° 29' S, 132° 52' E) 02/11/1983 - 02/11/1983, Shine, Professor Rick - The University of Sydney - School of Biological Sciences(Collector), Field Collected - Terrestrial";
Coordinate precision 0.001
Coordinate uncertainty (in metres) 10000.0
Terrestrial true
Verbatim latitude 12° 29' S
Biome TERRESTRIAL
Marine false
Country Code AU
Verbatim longitude 132° 52' E

Additional properties

dcterms:modified 2012/1/6
dcterms:type PhysicalObject
dcterms modified 2012/1/6
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 2d712249-b04e-41df-9052-f965310ffe88
    Data Resource Australian Museum provider for OZCAM
    Raw Scientific Name Acrochordus arafurae McDowell, 1979
    Coordinates -12.483,132.866
    Related records
    Record UUID 51025d20-697e-4437-8026-cc5ae7685434
    Data Resource Australian Museum provider for OZCAM
    Raw Scientific Name Acrochordus arafurae McDowell, 1979
    Coordinates -12.483,132.866
    Record UUID dfbcaa34-3383-480e-a422-8c20dbcbd8c4
    Data Resource Australian Museum provider for OZCAM
    Raw Scientific Name Acrochordus arafurae McDowell, 1979
    Coordinates -12.483,132.866
    Record UUID 707fa7c7-35f6-4280-be02-4b013fa6fd9f
    Data Resource Australian Museum provider for OZCAM
    Raw Scientific Name Acrochordus arafurae McDowell, 1979
    Coordinates -12.483,132.866
    Record UUID 6933b9df-0080-4a53-b42d-19c631dc9be3
    Data Resource Australian Museum provider for OZCAM
    Raw Scientific Name Acrochordus arafurae McDowell, 1979
    Coordinates -12.483,132.866

    Additional political boundaries information

    Area Management
    CAPAD 2016 Terrestrial Kakadu
    CAPAD 2020 Terrestrial Kakadu
    NRM Regions 2010 Northern Territory
    NRM Regions 2017 Northern Territory
    Area management
    National Landcare Program Management Units 2018 Northern Territory
    Biodiversity
    IBRA 6 Regions Darwin Coastal
    IBRA 7 Regions Darwin Coastal
    IBRA 7 Subregions Darwin Coastal
    Hydrology
    Drainage Divisions Level 1 Tanami-Timor Sea Coast
    Drainage Divisions Level 2 EAST ALLIGATOR RIVER
    Marine
    States including coastal waters Northern Territory (including Coastal Waters)
    Political
    ASGS Australian States and Territories Northern Territory
    Australian States and Territories Northern Territory
    Local Government Areas 2011 West Arnhem (S)
    Local Government Areas 2012 deprecated South Alligator
    Local Government Areas PSMA 2018 WEST ARNHEM REGION
    PSMA ABS Census Indigenous Language Speakers by Area - I01B (2016) 206
    PSMA ABS Census Selected Person Characteristics by Indigenous Status by Area - I01A (2016) 485
    PSMA ABS Greater Capital City Statistical Areas (2016) REST OF NT
    PSMA ABS SA2 Statistical Areas (2016) ALLIGATOR
    PSMA ABS SA3 Statistical Areas (2016) DALY - TIWI - WEST ARNHEM
    PSMA ABS SA4 Statistical Areas (2016) NORTHERN TERRITORY - OUTBACK
    PSMA Commonwealth Electoral Boundaries (2018) LINGIARI
    PSMA Indigenous Areas (2016) KAKADU - MARRAKAI - JABIRU
    PSMA Indigenous Locations (2016) KAKADU - MARRAKAI - SURROUNDS
    PSMA Indigenous Regions (2016) JABIRU - TIWI
    PSMA Remoteness Areas (2016) Remote Australia
    PSMA State Electoral Boundaries (2018) ARAFURA
    PSMA States (2016) NORTHERN TERRITORY
    World Country Boundaries Australia
    Vegetation
    Australia's Indigenous forest estate (2013) v2.0 Indigenous managed, Native forest
    Forests of Australia (2013) v2.0 Other native forest
    Forests of Australia 2018B Non forest
    NVIS 4.1 Major Vegetation Groups Other Grasslands, Herblands, Sedgelands and Rushlands
    NVIS 4.1 Major Vegetation Subgroups Wet tussock grassland with herbs, sedges or rushes, herblands or ferns
    Tenure of Australia's forests (2013) v2.0 Private Freehold
    Vegetation types - native Other grasslands,herblands, sedgelands and rushlands
    Vegetation types - present Other grasslands, herblands, sedgelands and rushlands

    Environmental sampling for this location

    Climate
    Precipitation - annual (Bio12) 1481.0 mm
    Precipitation - coldest quarter (Bio19) 4.0 mm
    Precipitation - driest period (Bio14) 0.0 mm
    Precipitation - driest quarter (Bio17) 3.0 mm
    Precipitation - seasonality (Bio15) 114.0 mm
    Precipitation - warmest quarter (Bio18) 376.0 mm
    Precipitation - wettest period (Bio13) 91.0 mm
    Precipitation - wettest quarter (Bio16) 1012.0 mm
    Radiation - annual mean (Bio20) 21.2 MJ/m2/day
    Radiation - seasonality (Bio23) 11.0
    Radiation - warmest quarter (Bio26) 23.7 MJ/m2/day
    Temperature - annual mean (Bio01) 28.2 degrees C
    Temperature - annual range (Bio07) 19.1 degrees C
    Temperature - coldest period min (Bio06) 18.2 degrees C
    Temperature - coldest quarter mean (Bio11) 25.5 degrees C
    Temperature - diurnal range mean (Bio02) 11.5 degrees C
    Temperature - driest quarter mean (Bio09) 25.5 degrees C
    Temperature - isothermality (Bio03) 0.6 %
    Temperature - seasonality (Bio04) 0.61
    Temperature - warmest period max (Bio05) 37.4 degrees C
    Temperature - warmest quarter (Bio10) 30.3 degrees C
    Temperature - wettest quarter mean (Bio08) 28.9 degrees C
    WorldClim 2.1: Temperature - annual mean 27.779167 °C
    WorldClim: Temperature - isothermality 61.0 %
    Substrate
    Moisture Index - annual mean (Bio28) 0.49
    Moisture Index - highest quarter mean (Bio32) 1.0
    Elevation 13.0 m