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Occurrence record: Herpetology:R.156021

Preserved specimen of Ophioscincus truncatus (Peters, 1876) | Short-limbed Snake-skink
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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.156021
Other catalog numbers ["ecatalogue.irn:2058540","urn:catalog:AM:Herpetology:R.156021"]
Occurrence ID urn:lsid:ozcam.taxonomy.org.au:AM:Herpetology:R.156021
Record type Preserved specimen
Supplied basis "PreservedSpecimen"
Identified by Sadlier, Dr Ross Allen - Australian Museum - Herpetology  
Identified date 1999
Collector 1.  Sadlier, R.   2.  Shea, G.  
Supplied as "R. Sadlier And G. Shea"
License CC-BY 3.0 (Au)
Presence/Absence PRESENT
Sampling protocol [COL]
Date identified 1999
Identification remarks ecatalogue.IdeConfidence: "1"; ecatalogue.IdeComments: "N";

Event

Event ID urn:australianmuseum.net.au:Events:2001817
Identification remarks ecatalogue.IdeConfidence: "1"; ecatalogue.IdeComments: "N";
Sampling protocol COL  
Date precision NOT_SUPPLIED

Taxonomy

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

Geospatial

Country Australia
State or Territory Queensland
Supplied as: "New South Wales"
Latitude -28.29471
Supplied as: "-28.29471"
Longitude 152.44305
Supplied as: "152.44305"
Datum EPSG:4326
Verbatim locality Acacia Plateau (Northern Nsw), Moss Garden on Spring Creek Road
Location remarks ecatalogue.LocCollectionEventLocal: "Australia, New South Wales, Acacia Plateau (Northern Nsw), Moss Garden on Spring Creek Road (28° 17' 41" S, 152° 26' 35" E), R. Sadlier And G. Shea(Collector), Field Collected - Terrestrial";
Coordinate precision 1e-05
Coordinate uncertainty (in metres) 100.0
Terrestrial true
Verbatim latitude 28° 17' 41" S
Biome TERRESTRIAL
Marine false
Country Code AU
Verbatim longitude 152° 26' 35" E

Additional properties

Class Reptilia
dcterms:modified 2012/6/28
dcterms:type PhysicalObject
dcterms modified 2012/6/28
dcterms type PhysicalObject
verbatim uncertainty 10m-100m

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    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 Condamine
    Biodiversity
    IBRA 6 Regions South Eastern Queensland
    IBRA 7 Regions South Eastern Queensland
    IBRA 7 Subregions Scenic Rim
    Hydrology
    Drainage Divisions Level 1 South East Coast (NSW)
    Drainage Divisions Level 2 CLARENCE RIVER
    Marine
    States including coastal waters Queensland (including Coastal Waters)
    Political
    ASGS Australian States and Territories Queensland
    Australian States and Territories New South Wales
    Local Government Areas 2011 Southern Downs (R)
    Local Government Areas 2012 deprecated Tenterfield
    Local Government Areas PSMA 2018 SOUTHERN DOWNS REGIONAL
    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 Indigenous co-managed, 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 Warm Temperate 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) 1214.0 mm
    Precipitation - coldest quarter (Bio19) 173.0 mm
    Precipitation - driest period (Bio14) 8.0 mm
    Precipitation - driest quarter (Bio17) 143.0 mm
    Precipitation - seasonality (Bio15) 42.0 mm
    Precipitation - warmest quarter (Bio18) 455.0 mm
    Precipitation - wettest period (Bio13) 44.0 mm
    Precipitation - wettest quarter (Bio16) 464.0 mm
    Radiation - annual mean (Bio20) 17.5 MJ/m2/day
    Radiation - seasonality (Bio23) 25.0
    Radiation - warmest quarter (Bio26) 21.5 MJ/m2/day
    Temperature - annual mean (Bio01) 15.2 degrees C
    Temperature - annual range (Bio07) 21.9 degrees C
    Temperature - coldest period min (Bio06) 3.9 degrees C
    Temperature - coldest quarter mean (Bio11) 9.8 degrees C
    Temperature - diurnal range mean (Bio02) 10.5 degrees C
    Temperature - driest quarter mean (Bio09) 10.8 degrees C
    Temperature - isothermality (Bio03) 0.48 %
    Temperature - seasonality (Bio04) 1.38
    Temperature - warmest period max (Bio05) 25.8 degrees C
    Temperature - warmest quarter (Bio10) 19.9 degrees C
    Temperature - wettest quarter mean (Bio08) 19.6 degrees C
    WorldClim 2.1: Temperature - annual mean 14.8375 °C
    WorldClim: Temperature - isothermality 49.0 %
    Substrate
    Moisture Index - annual mean (Bio28) 0.88
    Moisture Index - highest quarter mean (Bio32) 1.0
    Elevation 843.0 m