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Occurrence record: Herpetology:R.100551

Preserved specimen of Rhynchoedura ornata Günther, 1867 | Western Beaked Gecko recorded on 1981-09-23
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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.100551
Other catalog numbers ["ecatalogue.irn:2000608","urn:catalog:AM:Herpetology:R.100551"]
Occurrence ID urn:lsid:ozcam.taxonomy.org.au:AM:Herpetology:R.100551
Record type Preserved specimen
Supplied basis "PreservedSpecimen"
Collector A. Greer Et. Al.
License CC-BY 3.0 (Au)
Presence/Absence PRESENT
Sampling protocol [COL]

Event

Event ID urn:australianmuseum.net.au:Events:2032395
Occurrence date 1981-09-23
Sampling protocol COL  
End day of year 266
Date precision DAY
Start day of year 266

Taxonomy

Scientific name Rhynchoedura ornata
Supplied scientific name "Rhynchoedura ornata Günther, 1867"
Identified to rank species
Common name Western Beaked Gecko
Supplied common name "Beaked Gecko"
Kingdom Animalia
Phylum Chordata
Class Reptilia
Order Squamata
Family Diplodactylidae
Supplied as "Gekkonidae"
Genus Rhynchoedura
Species Rhynchoedura ornata
Name match metric exactMatch
Accepted name Rhynchoedura ornata Günther, 1867
Scientific name authorship Günther, 1867
Name parse type SCIENTIFIC
Name according to Günther, 1867

Geospatial

Country Australia
State or Territory Western Australia
Latitude -26.566
Supplied as: "-26.566"
Longitude 118.633
Supplied as: "118.633"
Datum EPSG:4326
Verbatim locality 14.0 Km East of Meekatharra
Location remarks ecatalogue.LocCollectionEventLocal: "Australia, Western Australia, 14.0 Km East of Meekatharra (26° 34' S, 118° 38' E) 23/09/1981 - 23/09/1981, A. Greer Et. Al.(Collector), Field Collected - Terrestrial";
Coordinate precision 0.001
Coordinate uncertainty (in metres) 10000.0
Terrestrial true
Verbatim latitude 26° 34' S
Biome TERRESTRIAL
Marine false
Country Code AU
Verbatim longitude 118° 38' E

Additional properties

dcterms:modified 2012/3/1
dcterms:type PhysicalObject
dcterms modified 2012/3/1
dcterms type PhysicalObject
verbatim uncertainty 1km-10km

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    Additional political boundaries information

    Area Management
    IBRA (Interim Biogeographic Regionalisation for Australia (IBRA) Version 7 (Regions) Murchison
    IBRA (Interim Biogeographic Regionalisation for Australia (IBRA) Version 7 (Subregions), contextual (polygon) Eastern Murchison
    NRM Regions 2010 Rangelands
    NRM Regions 2017 Rangelands Region
    Natural Resource Management (NRM) Regions 2023 Rangelands Region
    Area management
    National Landcare Program Management Units 2018 Rangelands Region
    Biodiversity
    IBRA 6 Regions Murchison
    IBRA 7 Regions Murchison
    IBRA 7 Subregions Eastern Murchison
    Hydrology
    Australian Drainage Divisions 2021 Pilbara-Gascoyne
    Drainage Divisions Level 1 Pilbara-Gascoyne
    Drainage Divisions Level 2 MURCHISON RIVER
    Indigenous
    Indigenous Areas 2021 Meekathara - Karalundi
    Indigenous Land Use Agreements Yugunga-Nya People & Sandfire ILUA (Non-overlapping area)
    Indigenous Locations 2021 Meekatharra exc. Karalundi
    Indigenous Regions 2021 Geraldton
    RATSIB (representative Aboriginal/Torres Strait Islander body) Areas 2024 Central Desert
    Land Management
    Western Australian Biodiversity Science Research Priority Regions Gascoyne/Murchison
    Marine
    States including coastal waters Western Australia (including Coastal Waters)
    Political
    ASGS Australian States and Territories Western Australia
    Australian States and Territories Western Australia
    Commonwealth Electoral Divisions 2021 Durack
    Indigenous Land Use Agreements Yugunga-Nya People & Sandfire ILUA (Non-overlapping area)
    Local Government Areas 2011 Meekatharra (S)
    Local Government Areas 2012 deprecated Meekatharra
    Local Government Areas PSMA 2018 SHIRE OF MEEKATHARRA
    PSMA ABS Census Indigenous Language Speakers by Area - I01B (2016) 32
    PSMA ABS Census Selected Person Characteristics by Indigenous Status by Area - I01A (2016) 325
    PSMA ABS Greater Capital City Statistical Areas (2016) REST OF WA
    PSMA ABS SA2 Statistical Areas (2016) MEEKATHARRA
    PSMA ABS SA3 Statistical Areas (2016) MID WEST
    PSMA ABS SA4 Statistical Areas (2016) WESTERN AUSTRALIA - OUTBACK (SOUTH)
    PSMA Commonwealth Electoral Boundaries (2018) DURACK
    PSMA Indigenous Areas (2016) MEEKATHARA - KARALUNDI
    PSMA Indigenous Locations (2016) MEEKATHARRA EXC. KARALUNDI
    PSMA Indigenous Regions (2016) GERALDTON
    PSMA Remoteness Areas (2016) Very Remote Australia
    PSMA State Electoral Boundaries (2018) MINING AND PASTORAL REGION
    PSMA States (2016) WESTERN AUSTRALIA
    State Electoral Divisions 2022 North West Central (Mining and Pastoral)
    World Country Boundaries Australia
    Social
    Australia 2021 Australia
    Destination Zones 2021 Meekatharra
    Greater Capital City Statistical Areas 2021 Rest of WA
    Local Government Areas 2023 Meekatharra
    Postal Areas 2021 6642
    Remoteness Areas 2021 Very Remote Australia
    States and Territories 2021 Western Australia
    Statistical Areas Level 2 Meekatharra
    Statistical Areas Level 3 Mid West
    Statistical Areas Level 4 Western Australia - Outback (South)
    Tourism Regions 2021 Australia's Golden Outback
    Vegetation
    Australia's Indigenous forest estate (2013) v2.0 Non-Indigenous, Non forest
    Forests of Australia (2013) v2.0 Non Forest
    Forests of Australia 2018B Non forest
    NVIS 4.1 Major Vegetation Groups Acacia Forests and Woodlands
    NVIS 4.1 Major Vegetation Subgroups Mulga (Acacia aneura) woodlands and shrublands +/- tussock grass +/- forbs
    Tenure of Australia's forests (2013) v2.0 Leasehold
    Vegetation types - native Acacia forests and woodlands
    Vegetation types - present Acacia forests and woodlands

    Environmental sampling for this location

    Biodiversity
    Occurrence Density 117.0 frequency
    Species Richness 68.0 frequency
    Climate
    Precipitation - annual (Bio12) 241.0 mm
    Precipitation - coldest quarter (Bio19) 64.0 mm
    Precipitation - driest period (Bio14) 1.0 mm
    Precipitation - driest quarter (Bio17) 20.0 mm
    Precipitation - seasonality (Bio15) 50.0 mm
    Precipitation - warmest quarter (Bio18) 83.0 mm
    Precipitation - wettest period (Bio13) 9.0 mm
    Precipitation - wettest quarter (Bio16) 91.0 mm
    Radiation - annual mean (Bio20) 21.7 MJ/m2/day
    Radiation - seasonality (Bio23) 29.0
    Radiation - warmest quarter (Bio26) 28.0 MJ/m2/day
    Temperature - annual mean (Bio01) 22.4 degrees C
    Temperature - annual range (Bio07) 32.2 degrees C
    Temperature - coldest period min (Bio06) 6.9 degrees C
    Temperature - coldest quarter mean (Bio11) 14.2 degrees C
    Temperature - diurnal range mean (Bio02) 13.6 degrees C
    Temperature - driest quarter mean (Bio09) 21.0 degrees C
    Temperature - isothermality (Bio03) 0.42 %
    Temperature - seasonality (Bio04) 2.13
    Temperature - warmest period max (Bio05) 39.0 degrees C
    Temperature - warmest quarter (Bio10) 30.2 degrees C
    Temperature - wettest quarter mean (Bio08) 27.8 degrees C
    WorldClim 2.1: Precipitation - annual 242.0 mm
    WorldClim 2.1: Precipitation - coldest quarter 69.0 mm
    WorldClim 2.1: Precipitation - driest month 5.0 mm
    WorldClim 2.1: Precipitation - driest quarter 23.0 mm
    WorldClim 2.1: Precipitation - seasonality 44.947773 mm
    WorldClim 2.1: Precipitation - warmest quarter 73.0 mm
    WorldClim 2.1: Precipitation - wettest month 33.0 mm
    WorldClim 2.1: Precipitation - wettest quarter 85.0 mm
    WorldClim 2.1: Temperature - annual mean 22.125 °C
    WorldClim 2.1: Temperature - annual range 31.0 °C
    WorldClim 2.1: Temperature - coldest month min 7.2 °C
    WorldClim 2.1: Temperature - coldest quarter mean 13.783334 °C
    WorldClim 2.1: Temperature - diurnal range mean 12.833333 °C
    WorldClim 2.1: Temperature - driest quarter mean 18.183334 °C
    WorldClim 2.1: Temperature - isothermality 41.39785 %
    WorldClim 2.1: Temperature - seasonality 665.3417
    WorldClim 2.1: Temperature - warmest month max 38.2 °C
    WorldClim 2.1: Temperature - warmest quarter mean 30.166668 °C
    WorldClim 2.1: Temperature - wettest quarter mean 14.8 °C
    WorldClim: Temperature - isothermality 43.0 %
    Substrate
    Moisture Index - annual mean (Bio28) 0.11
    Moisture Index - highest quarter mean (Bio32) 0.23
    Elevation 536.0 m