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Occurrence record: Herpetology:R.180977.001

Preserved specimen of Dermochelys coriacea (Vandelli, 1761) | Leathery Turtle recorded on 2015-03-26
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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.180977.001
Other catalog numbers ["ecatalogue.irn:1827460","urn:catalog:AM:Herpetology:R.180977.001"]
Occurrence ID urn:lsid:ozcam.taxonomy.org.au:AM:Herpetology:R.180977.001
Record type Preserved specimen
Supplied basis "PreservedSpecimen"
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
Associated records ASSOCIATED
Country conservation Endangered
State conservation Endangered

Event

Event ID urn:australianmuseum.net.au:Events:1220435
Occurrence date 2015-03-26
Date precision DAY

Taxonomy

Scientific name Dermochelys coriacea
Supplied scientific name "Dermochelys coriacea (Vandellius, 1761)"
Identified to rank species
Common name Leathery Turtle
Kingdom Animalia
Phylum Chordata
Class Reptilia
Order Testudines
Family Dermochelyidae
Genus Dermochelys
Species Dermochelys coriacea
Name match metric canonicalMatch
Accepted name Dermochelys coriacea (Vandellius, 1761)
Scientific name authorship (Vandelli, 1761)
Name parse type SCIENTIFIC
Name according to (Vandellius, 1761)

Geospatial

Country Australia
State or Territory New South Wales
Latitude -34.5792
Supplied as: "-34.5792"
Longitude 150.86739
Supplied as: "150.86739"
Datum EPSG:4326
Verbatim locality Ex captive (Taronga Zoo Wildlife Hospital), collected at Shellharbour, New South Wales (coordinates)
Location remarks ecatalogue.LocCollectionEventLocal: "Australia, New South Wales, Ex captive (Taronga Zoo Wildlife Hospital), collected at Shellharbour, New South... (34° 34' 45" S, 150° 52' 03" E) 26/03/2015 - 26/03/2015, Taronga Zoo Wildlife Hospital(Collector and donor), Accession";
Coordinate precision 1e-05
Coordinate uncertainty (in metres) 10000.0
Terrestrial true
Verbatim latitude 34° 34' 45.16" S
Biome TERRESTRIAL
Marine false
Country Code AU
Verbatim longitude 150° 52' 2.65" E

Additional properties

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dcterms:type PhysicalObject
dcterms modified 2020/4/16
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 5e36ecba-40e0-4cff-8790-4cc156025b47
    Data Resource Australian Museum provider for OZCAM
    Raw Scientific Name Dermochelys coriacea (Vandellius, 1761)
    Coordinates -34.5792,150.86739
    Related records
    Record UUID 85818b9b-6755-4407-9079-a412889fdbd8
    Data Resource Australian Museum provider for OZCAM
    Raw Scientific Name Dermochelys coriacea (Vandellius, 1761)
    Coordinates -34.5792,150.86739
    Record UUID fc34e08b-6d66-44ef-9c00-58072ba67ed8
    Data Resource Australian Museum provider for OZCAM
    Raw Scientific Name Dermochelys coriacea (Vandellius, 1761)
    Coordinates -34.5792,150.86739

    Additional political boundaries information

    Area Management
    GER Illawarra to Shoalhaven GER Illawarra to Shoalhaven
    GER National Corridor GER National Corridor
    Great Eastern Ranges Initiative GER Great Eastern Ranges Initiative
    NRM Regions 2010 Lower Murray Darling
    NRM Regions 2017 Western
    Area management
    National Landcare Program Management Units 2018 Western
    Biodiversity
    IBRA 6 Regions Murray Darling Depression
    IBRA 7 Regions Murray Darling Depression
    IBRA 7 Subregions South Olary Plain
    Hydrology
    Drainage Divisions Level 1 Murray-Darling Basin
    Drainage Divisions Level 2 DARLING 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 Balranald (A)
    Local Government Areas 2012 deprecated Balranald
    Local Government Areas PSMA 2018 BALRANALD SHIRE COUNCIL
    NSW Local Land Services Regions Western
    PSMA ABS Census Indigenous Language Speakers by Area - I01B (2016) 41
    PSMA ABS Census Selected Person Characteristics by Indigenous Status by Area - I01A (2016) 860
    PSMA ABS Greater Capital City Statistical Areas (2016) REST OF NSW
    PSMA ABS SA2 Statistical Areas (2016) WENTWORTH-BALRANALD REGION
    PSMA ABS SA3 Statistical Areas (2016) LOWER MURRAY
    PSMA ABS SA4 Statistical Areas (2016) MURRAY
    PSMA Commonwealth Electoral Boundaries (2018) FARRER
    PSMA Indigenous Areas (2016) BALRANALD - WENTWORTH
    PSMA Indigenous Locations (2016) BALRANALD - WENTWORTH - SURROUNDS
    PSMA Indigenous Regions (2016) RIVERINA - ORANGE
    PSMA Remoteness Areas (2016) Remote Australia
    PSMA State Electoral Boundaries (2018) MURRAY-DARLING
    PSMA States (2016) NEW SOUTH WALES
    World Country Boundaries Australia
    Vegetation
    Australia's Indigenous forest estate (2013) v2.0 Indigenous co-managed, Non forest
    Forests of Australia (2013) v2.0 Non Forest
    Forests of Australia 2018B Non forest
    NVIS 4.1 Major Vegetation Groups Chenopod Shrublands, Samphire Shrublands and Forblands
    NVIS 4.1 Major Vegetation Subgroups Saltbush and/or Bluebush shrublands
    Tenure of Australia's forests (2013) v2.0 Private Freehold
    Vegetation types - native Chenopod shrubs,samphire shrublands and forblands
    Vegetation types - present Chenopod shrublands, samphire shrubs and forblands

    Environmental sampling for this location

    Climate
    Precipitation - annual (Bio12) 285.0 mm
    Precipitation - coldest quarter (Bio19) 75.0 mm
    Precipitation - driest period (Bio14) 3.0 mm
    Precipitation - driest quarter (Bio17) 56.0 mm
    Precipitation - seasonality (Bio15) 17.0 mm
    Precipitation - warmest quarter (Bio18) 70.0 mm
    Precipitation - wettest period (Bio13) 7.0 mm
    Precipitation - wettest quarter (Bio16) 81.0 mm
    Radiation - annual mean (Bio20) 18.6 MJ/m2/day
    Radiation - seasonality (Bio23) 38.0
    Radiation - warmest quarter (Bio26) 26.2 MJ/m2/day
    Temperature - annual mean (Bio01) 17.8 degrees C
    Temperature - annual range (Bio07) 30.4 degrees C
    Temperature - coldest period min (Bio06) 3.8 degrees C
    Temperature - coldest quarter mean (Bio11) 10.8 degrees C
    Temperature - diurnal range mean (Bio02) 14.7 degrees C
    Temperature - driest quarter mean (Bio09) 21.1 degrees C
    Temperature - isothermality (Bio03) 0.48 %
    Temperature - seasonality (Bio04) 1.9
    Temperature - warmest period max (Bio05) 34.2 degrees C
    Temperature - warmest quarter (Bio10) 24.9 degrees C
    Temperature - wettest quarter mean (Bio08) 13.8 degrees C
    WorldClim 2.1: Temperature - annual mean 17.966667 °C
    Substrate
    Moisture Index - annual mean (Bio28) 0.19
    Moisture Index - highest quarter mean (Bio32) 0.37
    Elevation 70.0 m