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Occurrence record: Herpetology:R.203337.002

Preserved specimen of Chelonia mydas (Linnaeus, 1758) | Green Turtle recorded on 2024/2024
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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.203337.002
Other catalog numbers ["ecatalogue.irn:10691061,urn:catalog:AM:Herpetology:R.203337.002"]
Record type Preserved specimen
Supplied basis "PreservedSpecimen"
Identified by Trembath, Mr Dane Francis - Australian Museum - Herpetology  
Collector , K. Rose & J. Hall
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)
Degree of establishment found dead
Presence/Absence PRESENT
Sampling protocol [found dead]
Associated records ASSOCIATED
Country conservation Vulnerable
State conservation Vulnerable
Date identified 2026-06-30

Event

Event ID urn:australianmuseum.net.au:Events:10096662
Occurrence date [date not supplied] Year: 2024, Month: , Day:
Supplied date "2024/2024"
Sampling protocol found dead  
Date precision YEAR

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 New South Wales
Latitude -32.733334
Supplied as: "-32.733334"
Longitude 152.03334
Supplied as: "152.03334"
Datum EPSG:4326
Verbatim locality Port Stephens, Tilligerry Creek
Location remarks Australia, New South Wales, Port Stephens, Tilligerry Creek (32° 44' S, 152° 02' E) 2024 - 2024, NSW Department of Primary Industries(Collector), Rose, Ms Karrie - Taronga Conseravtion Society Aust - Australian Registry of Wildlife Health(Presenter), Hall, Jane - Taronga Zoo - Australian Registry of Wildlife Health(Presenter), found dead, Accession
Coordinate precision Unknown
Terrestrial true
Verbatim latitude 32° 44' " S
Biome TERRESTRIAL
Marine false
Country Code AU
Verbatim longitude 152° 02' " E

Additional properties

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 bb06ef91-eddd-4541-aa73-db3b2e92c704
    Data Resource Australian Museum provider for OZCAM
    Raw Scientific Name Chelonia mydas (Linnaeus, 1758)
    Coordinates -32.733334,152.03334
    Related records
    Record UUID d92a20f4-235b-4309-b7da-aa305679dcb0
    Data Resource Australian Museum provider for OZCAM
    Raw Scientific Name Chelonia mydas (Linnaeus, 1758)
    Coordinates -32.733334,152.03334
    Record UUID e3d195fa-bdd2-4426-8cfd-e6bfee830ef1
    Data Resource Australian Museum provider for OZCAM
    Raw Scientific Name Chelonia mydas (Linnaeus, 1758)
    Coordinates -32.733334,152.03334

    Additional political boundaries information

    Area Management
    GER Hunter Valley GER Hunter Valley
    GER National Corridor GER National Corridor
    Great Eastern Ranges Initiative GER Great Eastern Ranges Initiative
    Hunter Analysis Mask GER Hunter Analysis Mask
    IBRA (Interim Biogeographic Regionalisation for Australia (IBRA) Version 7 (Regions) NSW North Coast
    IBRA (Interim Biogeographic Regionalisation for Australia (IBRA) Version 7 (Subregions), contextual (polygon) Karuah Manning
    NRM Regions 2010 Hunter-Central Rivers
    NRM Regions 2017 Hunter
    Natural Resource Management (NRM) Regions 2023 Hunter
    Area management
    National Landcare Program Management Units 2018 Hunter
    Biodiversity
    IBRA 6 Regions NSW North Coast
    IBRA 7 Regions NSW North Coast
    IBRA 7 Subregions Karuah Manning
    Hydrology
    Australian Drainage Divisions 2021 South East Coast (NSW)
    Drainage Divisions Level 1 South East Coast (NSW)
    Drainage Divisions Level 2 KARUAH RIVER
    Indigenous
    Indigenous Areas 2021 Port Stephens
    Indigenous Locations 2021 Port Stephens - Surrounds
    Indigenous Regions 2021 NSW Central and North Coast
    RATSIB (representative Aboriginal/Torres Strait Islander body) Areas 2024 New South Wales
    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
    Commonwealth Electoral Divisions 2021 Paterson
    Electorates March 2025 Paterson
    Local Government Areas 2011 Port Stephens (A)
    Local Government Areas 2012 deprecated Port Stephens
    Local Government Areas 2023 Port Stephens
    Local Government Areas PSMA 2018 PORT STEPHENS COUNCIL
    NSW Local Land Services Regions Hunter
    PSMA ABS Census Indigenous Language Speakers by Area - I01B (2016) 26
    PSMA ABS Census Selected Person Characteristics by Indigenous Status by Area - I01A (2016) 3337
    PSMA ABS Greater Capital City Statistical Areas (2016) REST OF NSW
    PSMA ABS SA2 Statistical Areas (2016) LEMON TREE PASSAGE - TANILBA BAY
    PSMA ABS SA3 Statistical Areas (2016) PORT STEPHENS
    PSMA ABS SA4 Statistical Areas (2016) HUNTER VALLEY EXC NEWCASTLE
    PSMA Commonwealth Electoral Boundaries (2018) PATERSON
    PSMA Indigenous Areas (2016) PORT STEPHENS
    PSMA Indigenous Locations (2016) PORT STEPHENS - SURROUNDS
    PSMA Indigenous Regions (2016) NSW CENTRAL AND NORTH COAST
    PSMA Remoteness Areas (2016) Inner Regional Australia
    PSMA State Electoral Boundaries (2018) LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL
    PSMA States (2016) NEW SOUTH WALES
    State Electoral Divisions 2022 Port Stephens
    World Country Boundaries Australia
    Social
    Australia 2021 Australia
    Destination Zones 2021 Lemon Tree Passage - Tanilba Bay
    Greater Capital City Statistical Areas 2021 Rest of NSW
    Postal Areas 2021 2319
    Remoteness Areas 2021 Inner Regional Australia
    States and Territories 2021 New South Wales
    Statistical Areas Level 1 10603112003
    Statistical Areas Level 2 Lemon Tree Passage - Tanilba Bay
    Statistical Areas Level 3 Port Stephens
    Statistical Areas Level 4 Hunter Valley exc Newcastle
    Tourism Regions 2021 Hunter
    Vegetation
    Australia's Indigenous forest estate (2013) v2.0 Non-Indigenous, Native forest
    Forests of Australia (2013) v2.0 Other native forest
    Forests of Australia 2018B Non forest
    NVIS 4.1 Major Vegetation Groups Eucalypt Open Forests
    NVIS 4.1 Major Vegetation Subgroups Eucalyptus open forests with a shrubby 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 70708.0 frequency
    Species Richness 2598.0 frequency
    Climate
    Precipitation - annual (Bio12) 1235.0 mm
    Precipitation - coldest quarter (Bio19) 278.0 mm
    Precipitation - driest period (Bio14) 14.0 mm
    Precipitation - driest quarter (Bio17) 213.0 mm
    Precipitation - seasonality (Bio15) 28.0 mm
    Precipitation - warmest quarter (Bio18) 316.0 mm
    Precipitation - wettest period (Bio13) 36.0 mm
    Precipitation - wettest quarter (Bio16) 414.0 mm
    Radiation - annual mean (Bio20) 16.7 MJ/m2/day
    Radiation - seasonality (Bio23) 34.0
    Radiation - warmest quarter (Bio26) 22.2 MJ/m2/day
    Temperature - annual mean (Bio01) 18.2 degrees C
    Temperature - annual range (Bio07) 20.0 degrees C
    Temperature - coldest period min (Bio06) 7.7 degrees C
    Temperature - coldest quarter mean (Bio11) 13.3 degrees C
    Temperature - diurnal range mean (Bio02) 9.3 degrees C
    Temperature - driest quarter mean (Bio09) 15.9 degrees C
    Temperature - isothermality (Bio03) 0.47 %
    Temperature - seasonality (Bio04) 1.28
    Temperature - warmest period max (Bio05) 27.7 degrees C
    Temperature - warmest quarter (Bio10) 22.8 degrees C
    Temperature - wettest quarter mean (Bio08) 18.6 degrees C
    WorldClim 2.1: Precipitation - annual 1245.0 mm
    WorldClim 2.1: Precipitation - coldest quarter 312.0 mm
    WorldClim 2.1: Precipitation - driest month 68.0 mm
    WorldClim 2.1: Precipitation - driest quarter 228.0 mm
    WorldClim 2.1: Precipitation - seasonality 24.951258 mm
    WorldClim 2.1: Precipitation - warmest quarter 291.0 mm
    WorldClim 2.1: Precipitation - wettest month 143.0 mm
    WorldClim 2.1: Precipitation - wettest quarter 399.0 mm
    WorldClim 2.1: Temperature - annual mean 17.941666 °C
    WorldClim 2.1: Temperature - annual range 18.8 °C
    WorldClim 2.1: Temperature - coldest month min 7.8 °C
    WorldClim 2.1: Temperature - coldest quarter mean 12.933333 °C
    WorldClim 2.1: Temperature - diurnal range mean 8.7 °C
    WorldClim 2.1: Temperature - driest quarter mean 15.566667 °C
    WorldClim 2.1: Temperature - isothermality 46.276596 %
    WorldClim 2.1: Temperature - seasonality 383.1083
    WorldClim 2.1: Temperature - warmest month max 26.6 °C
    WorldClim 2.1: Temperature - warmest quarter mean 22.416666 °C
    WorldClim 2.1: Temperature - wettest quarter mean 16.016666 °C
    Substrate
    Moisture Index - annual mean (Bio28) 0.78
    Moisture Index - highest quarter mean (Bio32) 1.0