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Occurrence record: Reptile:R38996

Preserved specimen of Hemidactylus frenatus Duméril & Bibron, 1836 | House Gecko recorded on 2021-06-17
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Data partner OZCAM (Online Zoological Collections of Australian Museums) Provider
Data resource Northern Territory Museum and Art Gallery provider for OZCAM
Institution code Museum and Art Gallery of the Northern Territory
Supplied institution code "MAGNT"
Collection Museum and Art Gallery of the Northern Territory Reptile Collection
Supplied collection code "Reptile"
Catalog number R38996
Occurrence ID urn:lsid:ozcam.taxonomy.org.au:MAGNT:Reptile:R38996
Record type Preserved specimen
Supplied basis "Preserved Specimen"
Preparations whole animal (ETOH)
Identified by D.F. Trembath  
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 4.0 (Au)
Supplied as CC BY 4.0 AU
Rights holder Board of the Museum and Art Gallery of the Northern Territory
Language en
Type PhysicalObject
Presence/Absence PRESENT
Supplied as present
Associated records ASSOCIATED
Dataset / Survey name [Bush Blitz 2021 Groote Eylandt]
Date identified 2021

Event

Dataset / Survey name Bush Blitz 2021 Groote Eylandt  
Occurrence date 2021-06-17
Supplied as year:2021  month:6  day:17 
End day of year 168
Date precision DAY
Start day of year 168

Taxonomy

Scientific name Hemidactylus frenatus
Identified to rank species
Common name House Gecko
Kingdom Animalia
Phylum Chordata
Class Reptilia
Order Squamata
Supplied as "Sauria"
Family Gekkonidae
Genus Hemidactylus
Species Hemidactylus frenatus
Name match metric exactMatch
Scientific name authorship Duméril & Bibron, 1836
Name parse type SCIENTIFIC

Geospatial

Country Australia
State or Territory Northern Territory
Supplied as: "NT"
Locality Anindilyakwa Ranger Station, Alyangula, Groote Eylandt, Gulf of Carpentaria
Latitude -13.85644
Supplied as: "-13.85644"
Longitude 136.43643
Supplied as: "136.43643"
Datum EPSG:4326
Supplied datum: "WGS 84"
Coordinate precision Unknown
Terrestrial true
Biome TERRESTRIAL
Marine false
Country Code AU

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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 dc1a4b52-0d6e-4a73-aec9-07535e1682c8
    Data Resource Australian Museum provider for OZCAM
    Raw Scientific Name Hemidactylus frenatus Duméril & Bibron, 1836
    Coordinates -13.856389,136.43639
    Related records
    Record UUID eda9a5ec-649c-45d8-a451-ce03f61c8a10
    Data Resource Northern Territory Museum and Art Gallery provider for OZCAM
    Raw Scientific Name Hemidactylus frenatus
    Coordinates -13.85644,136.43643

    Additional political boundaries information

    Area Management
    CAPAD 2016 Terrestrial Anindilyakwa
    CAPAD 2020 Terrestrial Anindilyakwa
    CAPAD 2022 - Terrestrial (Collaborative Australian Protected Areas Database) Anindilyakwa
    IBRA (Interim Biogeographic Regionalisation for Australia (IBRA) Version 7 (Regions) Arnhem Coast
    IBRA (Interim Biogeographic Regionalisation for Australia (IBRA) Version 7 (Subregions), contextual (polygon) Groote
    NRM Regions 2010 Northern Territory
    NRM Regions 2017 Northern Territory
    Natural Resource Management (NRM) Regions 2023 Northern Territory
    Area management
    National Landcare Program Management Units 2018 Northern Territory
    Biodiversity
    IBRA 6 Regions Arnhem Coast
    IBRA 7 Regions Arnhem Coast
    IBRA 7 Subregions Groote
    Hydrology
    Australian Drainage Divisions 2021 Carpentaria Coast
    Drainage Divisions Level 1 Carpentaria Coast
    Drainage Divisions Level 2 GROOTE EYLANDT
    Indigenous
    2025 Indigenous Protected Areas (IPAs) - Dedicated Anindilyakwa
    Indigenous Areas 2021 Anindilyakwa (Groote)
    Indigenous Locations 2021 Angurugu Outstations
    Indigenous Protected Areas (IPAs) - Dedicated Anindilyakwa
    Indigenous Regions 2021 Nhulunbuy
    RATSIB (representative Aboriginal/Torres Strait Islander body) Areas 2024 Northern Northern Territory
    Marine
    States including coastal waters Northern Territory (including Coastal Waters)
    Political
    ASGS Australian States and Territories Northern Territory
    Australian States and Territories Northern Territory
    Commonwealth Electoral Divisions 2021 Lingiari
    Electorates March 2025 Lingiari
    Indigenous Protected Areas 2013 Anindilyakwa
    Local Government Areas 2011 East Arnhem (S)
    Local Government Areas 2012 deprecated Groote Eylandt
    Local Government Areas PSMA 2018 EAST ARNHEM REGION
    PSMA ABS Census Indigenous Language Speakers by Area - I01B (2016) 1419
    PSMA ABS Census Selected Person Characteristics by Indigenous Status by Area - I01A (2016) 1615
    PSMA ABS Greater Capital City Statistical Areas (2016) REST OF NT
    PSMA ABS SA2 Statistical Areas (2016) ANINDILYAKWA
    PSMA ABS SA3 Statistical Areas (2016) EAST ARNHEM
    PSMA ABS SA4 Statistical Areas (2016) NORTHERN TERRITORY - OUTBACK
    PSMA Commonwealth Electoral Boundaries (2018) LINGIARI
    PSMA Indigenous Areas (2016) ANINDILYAKWA (GROOTE)
    PSMA Indigenous Locations (2016) ANGURUGU OUTSTATIONS
    PSMA Indigenous Regions (2016) NHULUNBUY
    PSMA Remoteness Areas (2016) Very Remote Australia
    PSMA State Electoral Boundaries (2018) ARNHEM
    PSMA States (2016) NORTHERN TERRITORY
    State Electoral Divisions 2022 Arnhem
    World Country Boundaries Australia
    Social
    Australia 2021 Australia
    Destination Zones 2021 Anindilyakwa
    Greater Capital City Statistical Areas 2021 Rest of NT
    Local Government Areas 2023 East Arnhem
    Postal Areas 2021 0822
    Remoteness Areas 2021 Very Remote Australia
    States and Territories 2021 Northern Territory
    Statistical Areas Level 2 Anindilyakwa
    Statistical Areas Level 3 East Arnhem
    Statistical Areas Level 4 Northern Territory - Outback
    Tourism Regions 2021 Litchfield Kakadu Arnhem
    Vegetation
    Australia's Indigenous forest estate (2013) v2.0 Indigenous owned, Native forest
    Forests of Australia (2013) v2.0 Eucalypt Medium Open
    Forests of Australia 2018B Eucalypt Medium 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 Private Freehold
    Vegetation types - native Eucalypt open forests
    Vegetation types - present Eucalyptus open forest

    Environmental sampling for this location

    Biodiversity
    Occurrence Density 3793.0 frequency
    Species Richness 878.0 frequency
    Climate
    Precipitation - annual (Bio12) 1152.0 mm
    Precipitation - coldest quarter (Bio19) 14.0 mm
    Precipitation - driest period (Bio14) 0.0 mm
    Precipitation - driest quarter (Bio17) 9.0 mm
    Precipitation - seasonality (Bio15) 104.0 mm
    Precipitation - warmest quarter (Bio18) 465.0 mm
    Precipitation - wettest period (Bio13) 61.0 mm
    Precipitation - wettest quarter (Bio16) 715.0 mm
    Radiation - annual mean (Bio20) 20.8 MJ/m2/day
    Radiation - seasonality (Bio23) 16.0
    Radiation - warmest quarter (Bio26) 23.2 MJ/m2/day
    Temperature - annual mean (Bio01) 26.5 degrees C
    Temperature - annual range (Bio07) 18.4 degrees C
    Temperature - coldest period min (Bio06) 15.9 degrees C
    Temperature - coldest quarter mean (Bio11) 22.8 degrees C
    Temperature - diurnal range mean (Bio02) 10.5 degrees C
    Temperature - driest quarter mean (Bio09) 23.2 degrees C
    Temperature - isothermality (Bio03) 0.57 %
    Temperature - seasonality (Bio04) 0.86
    Temperature - warmest period max (Bio05) 34.3 degrees C
    Temperature - warmest quarter (Bio10) 29.3 degrees C
    Temperature - wettest quarter mean (Bio08) 28.6 degrees C
    WorldClim 2.1: Precipitation - annual 1186.0 mm
    WorldClim 2.1: Precipitation - coldest quarter 13.0 mm
    WorldClim 2.1: Precipitation - driest month 2.0 mm
    WorldClim 2.1: Precipitation - driest quarter 9.0 mm
    WorldClim 2.1: Precipitation - seasonality 103.1183 mm
    WorldClim 2.1: Precipitation - warmest quarter 430.0 mm
    WorldClim 2.1: Precipitation - wettest month 270.0 mm
    WorldClim 2.1: Precipitation - wettest quarter 732.0 mm
    WorldClim 2.1: Temperature - annual mean 26.804167 °C
    WorldClim 2.1: Temperature - annual range 17.300001 °C
    WorldClim 2.1: Temperature - coldest month min 17.1 °C
    WorldClim 2.1: Temperature - coldest quarter mean 23.25 °C
    WorldClim 2.1: Temperature - diurnal range mean 9.691668 °C
    WorldClim 2.1: Temperature - driest quarter mean 23.766666 °C
    WorldClim 2.1: Temperature - isothermality 56.021194 %
    WorldClim 2.1: Temperature - seasonality 250.92972
    WorldClim 2.1: Temperature - warmest month max 34.4 °C
    WorldClim 2.1: Temperature - warmest quarter mean 29.5 °C
    WorldClim 2.1: Temperature - wettest quarter mean 28.783333 °C
    WorldClim: Temperature - isothermality 56.0 %
    Substrate
    Moisture Index - annual mean (Bio28) 0.5
    Moisture Index - highest quarter mean (Bio32) 1.0
    Elevation 30.0 m