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Occurrence record: Herpetology:R.14033

Preserved specimen of Demansia papuensis (Macleay, 1877) | Greater Black Whipsnake
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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.14033
Other catalog numbers ["ecatalogue.irn:2041753","urn:catalog:AM:Herpetology:R.14033"]
Occurrence ID urn:lsid:ozcam.taxonomy.org.au:AM:Herpetology:R.14033
Record type Preserved specimen
Supplied basis "PreservedSpecimen"
Identified by Shea, G  
Identified date 1995
Collector Aust. Mus.Expedition  
Supplied as "Aust. Mus.Expedition"
License CC-BY 3.0 (Au)
Presence/Absence PRESENT
Sampling protocol [COL]
Date identified 1995
Identification remarks ecatalogue.IdeComments: "N";

Event

Event ID urn:australianmuseum.net.au:Events:2003282
Identification remarks ecatalogue.IdeComments: "N";
Sampling protocol COL  
Date precision NOT_SUPPLIED

Taxonomy

Scientific name Demansia papuensis
Supplied scientific name "Demansia papuensis (Macleay, 1877)"
Identified to rank species
Common name Greater Black Whipsnake
Kingdom Animalia
Phylum Chordata
Class Reptilia
Order Squamata
Family Elapidae
Genus Demansia
Species Demansia papuensis
Name match metric exactMatch
Accepted name Demansia papuensis (Macleay, 1877)
Scientific name authorship (Macleay, 1877)
Name parse type SCIENTIFIC
Name according to (Macleay, 1877)

Geospatial

Country Australia
State or Territory Western Australia
Latitude -15.183
Supplied as: "-15.183"
Longitude 127.85
Supplied as: "127.85"
Datum EPSG:4326
Verbatim locality Forrest River Mission (Oombulgurri)
Location remarks ecatalogue.LocCollectionEventLocal: "Australia, Western Australia, Forrest River Mission (Oombulgurri) (15° 11' S, 127° 51' E), Australian Museum Expedition(Collector), Field Collected - Terrestrial";
Coordinate precision 0.001
Coordinate uncertainty (in metres) 1000.0
Terrestrial true
Verbatim latitude 15° 11' S
Biome TERRESTRIAL
Marine false
Country Code AU
Verbatim longitude 127° 51' E

Additional properties

dcterms:modified 2015/7/21
dcterms:type PhysicalObject
dcterms modified 2015/7/21
dcterms type PhysicalObject
verbatim uncertainty 100m-1km

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    Additional political boundaries information

    Area Management
    CAPAD 2016 Terrestrial Balanggarra
    CAPAD 2020 Terrestrial Balanggarra
    NRM Regions 2010 Rangelands
    NRM Regions 2017 Rangelands Region
    Area management
    National Landcare Program Management Units 2018 Rangelands Region
    Biodiversity
    IBRA 6 Regions Northern Kimberley
    IBRA 7 Regions Northern Kimberley
    IBRA 7 Subregions Berkeley
    Hydrology
    Drainage Divisions Level 1 Tanami-Timor Sea Coast
    Drainage Divisions Level 2 ORD-PENTECOST RIVERS
    Land Management
    Western Australian Biodiversity Science Research Priority Regions Kimberley
    Marine
    States including coastal waters Western Australia (including Coastal Waters)
    Political
    ASGS Australian States and Territories Western Australia
    Australian States and Territories Western Australia
    Indigenous Protected Areas 2013 Balanggarra
    Local Government Areas 2011 Wyndham-East Kimberley (S)
    Local Government Areas 2012 deprecated Wyndham-East Kimberley
    Local Government Areas PSMA 2018 SHIRE OF WYNDHAM-EAST KIMBERLEY
    National Native Title Register (NNTR, Determinations of Native Title) - boundaries and core attributes Balanggarra (Combined)
    PSMA ABS Census Indigenous Language Speakers by Area - I01B (2016) 108
    PSMA ABS Census Selected Person Characteristics by Indigenous Status by Area - I01A (2016) 270
    PSMA ABS Greater Capital City Statistical Areas (2016) REST OF WA
    PSMA ABS SA2 Statistical Areas (2016) KUNUNURRA
    PSMA ABS SA3 Statistical Areas (2016) KIMBERLEY
    PSMA ABS SA4 Statistical Areas (2016) WESTERN AUSTRALIA - OUTBACK (NORTH)
    PSMA Commonwealth Electoral Boundaries (2018) DURACK
    PSMA Indigenous Areas (2016) NORTH KIMBERLEY
    PSMA Indigenous Locations (2016) NORTH-WEST KIMBERLEY
    PSMA Indigenous Regions (2016) KUNUNURRA
    PSMA Remoteness Areas (2016) Very Remote Australia
    PSMA State Electoral Boundaries (2018) KIMBERLEY, MP
    PSMA States (2016) WESTERN AUSTRALIA
    World Country Boundaries Australia
    Vegetation
    Australia's Indigenous forest estate (2013) v2.0 Indigenous managed, Non forest
    Forests of Australia (2013) v2.0 Non Forest
    Forests of Australia 2018B Non forest
    NVIS 4.1 Major Vegetation Groups Tropical Eucalypt Woodlands/Grasslands
    NVIS 4.1 Major Vegetation Subgroups Tropical Eucalyptus forest and woodlands with a tall annual grassy understorey
    Tenure of Australia's forests (2013) v2.0 Nature Conservation Reserve
    Vegetation types - native Tropical eucalypt woodlands/grasslands
    Vegetation types - present Tropical eucalypt woodlands/grasslands

    Environmental sampling for this location

    Climate
    Precipitation - annual (Bio12) 909.0 mm
    Precipitation - coldest quarter (Bio19) 10.0 mm
    Precipitation - driest period (Bio14) 0.0 mm
    Precipitation - driest quarter (Bio17) 8.0 mm
    Precipitation - seasonality (Bio15) 121.0 mm
    Precipitation - warmest quarter (Bio18) 266.0 mm
    Precipitation - wettest period (Bio13) 65.0 mm
    Precipitation - wettest quarter (Bio16) 650.0 mm
    Radiation - annual mean (Bio20) 22.1 MJ/m2/day
    Radiation - seasonality (Bio23) 10.0
    Radiation - warmest quarter (Bio26) 24.5 MJ/m2/day
    Temperature - annual mean (Bio01) 29.1 degrees C
    Temperature - annual range (Bio07) 22.9 degrees C
    Temperature - coldest period min (Bio06) 16.2 degrees C
    Temperature - coldest quarter mean (Bio11) 24.8 degrees C
    Temperature - diurnal range mean (Bio02) 12.9 degrees C
    Temperature - driest quarter mean (Bio09) 25.5 degrees C
    Temperature - isothermality (Bio03) 0.56 %
    Temperature - seasonality (Bio04) 0.96
    Temperature - warmest period max (Bio05) 39.1 degrees C
    Temperature - warmest quarter (Bio10) 32.1 degrees C
    Temperature - wettest quarter mean (Bio08) 30.9 degrees C
    WorldClim 2.1: Temperature - annual mean 28.95 °C
    WorldClim: Temperature - isothermality 56.0 %
    Substrate
    Moisture Index - annual mean (Bio28) 0.38
    Moisture Index - highest quarter mean (Bio32) 0.96
    Elevation 5.0 m