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Occurrence record: Herpetology:R.18587

Preserved specimen of Ophioscincus truncatus (Peters, 1876) | Short-limbed Snake-skink recorded on 1940-12-10
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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.18587
Other catalog numbers ["ecatalogue.irn:2070564","urn:catalog:AM:Herpetology:R.18587"]
Occurrence ID urn:lsid:ozcam.taxonomy.org.au:AM:Herpetology:R.18587
Record type Preserved specimen
Supplied basis "PreservedSpecimen"
Identified by Cogger, Dr Harold G.  
Collector Photographer, Unknown  
Supplied as "Unknown Photographer"
Specimen type Holotype: Lygosoma truncatum monswilsonensis Copland, 1952 : Scincidae : Squamata : Reptilia : Chordata;Holotype: Lygosoma truncatum monswilsonensis Copland, 1952 : Scincidae : : Reptilia : Chordata
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 [PRE]
Associated records ASSOCIATED
Date identified 1979
Identification remarks ecatalogue.IdeConfidence: "1"; ecatalogue.IdeComments: "Y";

Event

Event ID urn:australianmuseum.net.au:Events:2010533
Identification remarks ecatalogue.IdeConfidence: "1"; ecatalogue.IdeComments: "Y";
Occurrence date 1940-12-10
Sampling protocol PRE  
Date precision DAY

Taxonomy

Scientific name Ophioscincus truncatus
Supplied scientific name "Lygosoma truncatum monswilsonensis Copland, 1952"
Identified to rank species
Common name Short-limbed Snake-skink
Kingdom Animalia
Phylum Chordata
Class Reptilia
Order Squamata
Family Scincidae
Genus Ophioscincus
Supplied as "Lygosoma"
Species Ophioscincus truncatus
Name match metric exactMatch
Accepted name Lygosoma truncatum monswilsonensis Copland, 1952
Scientific name authorship (Peters, 1876)
Name parse type SCIENTIFIC
Name according to Copland, 1952
Verbatim taxon rank 1

Geospatial

Country Australia
State or Territory Queensland
Supplied as: "New South Wales"
Latitude -28.25
Supplied as: "-28.25"
Longitude 152.483
Supplied as: "152.483"
Datum EPSG:4326
Verbatim locality Wilsons Peak
Location remarks ecatalogue.LocCollectionEventLocal: "Australia, New South Wales, Wilsons Peak (28° 15' S, 152° 29' E) 10/12/1940 - 10/12/1940, Copland, Mr Stephen John(Collector), Accession";
Coordinate precision 0.001
Coordinate uncertainty (in metres) 10000.0
Terrestrial true
Verbatim latitude 28° 15' S
Biome TERRESTRIAL
Marine false
Country Code AU
Verbatim longitude 152° 29' E

Additional properties

dcterms:modified 2020/11/16
dcterms:type PhysicalObject
dcterms modified 2020/11/16
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 defd2819-1c8d-4892-a398-259c0b0fcf45
    Data Resource
    Raw Scientific Name Ophioscincus truncatus
    Coordinates -28.252573,152.488582
    Related records
    Record UUID e93e110a-e319-4e10-9f52-b8604f8812e2
    Data Resource Australian Museum provider for OZCAM
    Raw Scientific Name Lygosoma truncatum monswilsonensis Copland, 1952
    Coordinates -28.25,152.483

    Additional political boundaries information

    Area Management
    GER Border Ranges GER Border Ranges
    GER National Corridor GER National Corridor
    Great Eastern Ranges Initiative GER Great Eastern Ranges Initiative
    NRM Regions 2010 Condamine
    NRM Regions 2017 Condamine
    Area management
    National Landcare Program Management Units 2018 Marine NRM
    Biodiversity
    IBRA 6 Regions South Eastern Queensland
    IBRA 7 Regions South Eastern Queensland
    IBRA 7 Subregions Scenic Rim
    Hydrology
    Drainage Divisions Level 1 Murray-Darling Basin
    Drainage Divisions Level 2 DARLING RIVER
    Marine
    States including coastal waters Western Australia (including Coastal Waters)
    Political
    ASGS Australian States and Territories Queensland
    Australian States and Territories Queensland
    Local Government Areas 2011 Southern Downs (R)
    Local Government Areas 2012 deprecated Warwick - East
    Local Government Areas PSMA 2018 SHIRE OF BROOME
    PSMA ABS Census Indigenous Language Speakers by Area - I01B (2016) 8
    PSMA ABS Census Selected Person Characteristics by Indigenous Status by Area - I01A (2016) 1225
    PSMA ABS Greater Capital City Statistical Areas (2016) REST OF QLD
    PSMA ABS SA2 Statistical Areas (2016) SOUTHERN DOWNS - EAST
    PSMA ABS SA3 Statistical Areas (2016) GRANITE BELT
    PSMA ABS SA4 Statistical Areas (2016) DARLING DOWNS - MARANOA
    PSMA Commonwealth Electoral Boundaries (2018) MARANOA
    PSMA Indigenous Areas (2016) SOUTHERN DOWNS
    PSMA Indigenous Locations (2016) WARWICK - SURROUNDS
    PSMA Indigenous Regions (2016) TOOWOOMBA - ROMA
    PSMA Remoteness Areas (2016) Outer Regional Australia
    PSMA State Electoral Boundaries (2018) SOUTHERN DOWNS
    PSMA States (2016) QUEENSLAND
    World Country Boundaries Australia
    Vegetation
    Australia's Indigenous forest estate (2013) v2.0 Non-Indigenous, Native forest
    Forests of Australia (2013) v2.0 Rainforest
    Forests of Australia 2018B Rainforest
    NVIS 4.1 Major Vegetation Groups Rainforests and Vine Thickets
    NVIS 4.1 Major Vegetation Subgroups Tropical or sub-tropical rainforest
    Tenure of Australia's forests (2013) v2.0 Nature Conservation Reserve
    Vegetation types - native Rainforests and vine thickets
    Vegetation types - present Rainforest and vine thickets

    Environmental sampling for this location

    Climate
    Precipitation - annual (Bio12) 1312.0 mm
    Precipitation - coldest quarter (Bio19) 188.0 mm
    Precipitation - driest period (Bio14) 9.0 mm
    Precipitation - driest quarter (Bio17) 154.0 mm
    Precipitation - seasonality (Bio15) 43.0 mm
    Precipitation - warmest quarter (Bio18) 493.0 mm
    Precipitation - wettest period (Bio13) 48.0 mm
    Precipitation - wettest quarter (Bio16) 503.0 mm
    Radiation - annual mean (Bio20) 17.3 MJ/m2/day
    Radiation - seasonality (Bio23) 25.0
    Radiation - warmest quarter (Bio26) 21.2 MJ/m2/day
    Temperature - annual mean (Bio01) 14.6 degrees C
    Temperature - annual range (Bio07) 20.7 degrees C
    Temperature - coldest period min (Bio06) 4.1 degrees C
    Temperature - coldest quarter mean (Bio11) 9.4 degrees C
    Temperature - diurnal range mean (Bio02) 9.7 degrees C
    Temperature - driest quarter mean (Bio09) 10.5 degrees C
    Temperature - isothermality (Bio03) 0.47 %
    Temperature - seasonality (Bio04) 1.34
    Temperature - warmest period max (Bio05) 24.8 degrees C
    Temperature - warmest quarter (Bio10) 19.2 degrees C
    Temperature - wettest quarter mean (Bio08) 19.0 degrees C
    WorldClim 2.1: Temperature - annual mean 15.208333 °C
    WorldClim: Temperature - isothermality 50.0 %
    Substrate
    Moisture Index - annual mean (Bio28) 0.92
    Moisture Index - highest quarter mean (Bio32) 1.0
    Elevation 788.0 m