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Occurrence record: Herpetology:R.20981

Preserved specimen of Rankinia diemensis (Gray, 1841) | Mountain Heath Dragon recorded on 1959-03-28
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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.20981
Other catalog numbers ["ecatalogue.irn:2073142","urn:catalog:AM:Herpetology:R.20981"]
Occurrence ID urn:lsid:ozcam.taxonomy.org.au:AM:Herpetology:R.20981
Record type Preserved specimen
Supplied basis "PreservedSpecimen"
Identified by Shea, G  
Identified date 1999
Collector Zoology Dept Uni Of Melb
License CC-BY 3.0 (Au)
Presence/Absence PRESENT
Sampling protocol [PRE]
Date identified 1999
Identification remarks ecatalogue.IdeConfidence: "1"; ecatalogue.IdeComments: "N";

Event

Event ID urn:australianmuseum.net.au:Events:2012697
Identification remarks ecatalogue.IdeConfidence: "1"; ecatalogue.IdeComments: "N";
Occurrence date 1959-03-28
Sampling protocol PRE  
Date precision DAY

Taxonomy

Scientific name Rankinia diemensis
Supplied scientific name "Rankinia diemensis (Gray, 1841)"
Identified to rank species
Common name Mountain Heath Dragon
Supplied common name "Mountain Dragon"
Kingdom Animalia
Phylum Chordata
Class Reptilia
Order Squamata
Family Agamidae
Genus Rankinia
Species Rankinia diemensis
Name match metric exactMatch
Accepted name Rankinia diemensis (Gray, 1841)
Scientific name authorship (Gray, 1841)
Name parse type SCIENTIFIC
Name according to (Gray, 1841)
Verbatim taxon rank 1

Geospatial

Country Australia
State or Territory New South Wales
Latitude -36.516
Supplied as: "-36.516"
Longitude 148.266
Supplied as: "148.266"
Datum EPSG:4326
Verbatim locality Dead Horse Pass J18 Mile Post
Location remarks ecatalogue.LocCollectionEventLocal: "Australia, New South Wales, Dead Horse Pass J18 Mile Post (36° 31' S, 148° 16' E) 28/03/1959 - 28/03/1959, University of Melbourne - Zoology Department(Collector), Accession";
Coordinate precision 0.001
Coordinate uncertainty (in metres) 10000.0
Terrestrial true
Verbatim latitude 36° 31' S
Biome TERRESTRIAL
Marine false
Country Code AU
Verbatim longitude 148° 16' E

Additional properties

dcterms:modified 2015/7/13
dcterms:type PhysicalObject
dcterms modified 2015/7/13
dcterms type PhysicalObject
verbatim uncertainty 1km-10km

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    Additional political boundaries information

    Area Management
    CAPAD 2016 Terrestrial Kosciuszko
    CAPAD 2020 Terrestrial Kosciuszko
    GER Kosciuszko to Coast GER Kosciuszko to Coast
    GER National Corridor GER National Corridor
    Great Eastern Ranges Initiative GER Great Eastern Ranges Initiative
    K2C Management Regions Jindabyne
    NRM Regions 2010 Southern Rivers
    NRM Regions 2017 South East NSW
    Area management
    National Landcare Program Management Units 2018 South East NSW
    Biodiversity
    IBRA 6 Regions Australian Alps
    IBRA 7 Regions Australian Alps
    IBRA 7 Subregions Snowy Mountains
    Hydrology
    Drainage Divisions Level 1 South East Coast (Victoria)
    Drainage Divisions Level 2 SNOWY 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 Snowy River (A)
    Local Government Areas 2012 deprecated Snowy River
    Local Government Areas PSMA 2018 SNOWY MONARO REGIONAL COUNCIL
    NSW Local Land Services Regions South East
    PSMA ABS Census Indigenous Language Speakers by Area - I01B (2016) 19
    PSMA ABS Census Selected Person Characteristics by Indigenous Status by Area - I01A (2016) 2176
    PSMA ABS Greater Capital City Statistical Areas (2016) REST OF NSW
    PSMA ABS SA2 Statistical Areas (2016) JINDABYNE - BERRIDALE
    PSMA ABS SA3 Statistical Areas (2016) SNOWY MOUNTAINS
    PSMA ABS SA4 Statistical Areas (2016) CAPITAL REGION
    PSMA Commonwealth Electoral Boundaries (2018) EDEN-MONARO
    PSMA Indigenous Areas (2016) SNOWY - MONARO
    PSMA Indigenous Locations (2016) SNOWY - MONARO
    PSMA Indigenous Regions (2016) SOUTH-EASTERN NSW
    PSMA Remoteness Areas (2016) Outer Regional Australia
    PSMA State Electoral Boundaries (2018) LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL
    PSMA States (2016) NEW SOUTH WALES
    World Country Boundaries Australia
    Vegetation
    Australia's Indigenous forest estate (2013) v2.0 Non-Indigenous, Native forest
    Forests of Australia (2013) v2.0 Eucalypt Medium Woodland
    Forests of Australia 2018B Eucalypt Low Woodland
    NVIS 4.1 Major Vegetation Groups Eucalypt Woodlands
    NVIS 4.1 Major Vegetation Subgroups Eucalyptus woodlands with a tussock grass understorey
    Tenure of Australia's forests (2013) v2.0 Nature Conservation Reserve
    Vegetation types - native Eucalypt woodlands
    Vegetation types - present Eucalyptus woodlands

    Environmental sampling for this location

    Climate
    Precipitation - annual (Bio12) 1821.0 mm
    Precipitation - coldest quarter (Bio19) 587.0 mm
    Precipitation - driest period (Bio14) 18.0 mm
    Precipitation - driest quarter (Bio17) 293.0 mm
    Precipitation - seasonality (Bio15) 30.0 mm
    Precipitation - warmest quarter (Bio18) 296.0 mm
    Precipitation - wettest period (Bio13) 52.0 mm
    Precipitation - wettest quarter (Bio16) 625.0 mm
    Radiation - annual mean (Bio20) 14.2 MJ/m2/day
    Radiation - seasonality (Bio23) 44.0
    Radiation - warmest quarter (Bio26) 21.4 MJ/m2/day
    Temperature - annual mean (Bio01) 5.9 degrees C
    Temperature - annual range (Bio07) 23.6 degrees C
    Temperature - coldest period min (Bio06) -4.6 degrees C
    Temperature - coldest quarter mean (Bio11) -0.1 degrees C
    Temperature - diurnal range mean (Bio02) 9.4 degrees C
    Temperature - driest quarter mean (Bio09) 10.8 degrees C
    Temperature - isothermality (Bio03) 0.4 %
    Temperature - seasonality (Bio04) 1.7
    Temperature - warmest period max (Bio05) 19.0 degrees C
    Temperature - warmest quarter (Bio10) 11.9 degrees C
    Temperature - wettest quarter mean (Bio08) 1.8 degrees C
    WorldClim 2.1: Temperature - annual mean 5.5291667 °C
    WorldClim: Temperature - isothermality 40.0 %
    Substrate
    Moisture Index - annual mean (Bio28) 0.95
    Moisture Index - highest quarter mean (Bio32) 1.0
    Elevation 1861.0 m