Occurrence record: REPT:R13521

Preserved specimen of Varanus scalaris Mertens, 1941 | Spotted Tree Monitor
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Data partner OZCAM (Online Zoological Collections of Australian Museums) Provider
Data resource Western Australian Museum provider for OZCAM
Institution code Western Australian Museum
Supplied institution code "WAM"
Collection Western Australian Museum Herpetology Collection
Supplied collection code "REPT"
Catalog number R13521
Occurrence ID urn:lsid:taxonomy.org.au:REPT:R13521
Record type Preserved specimen
Supplied basis "PreservedSpecimen"
Preparations Wet
Identified by Storr, G.M.  
Identified date 1/1/1980
Collector Mildenhall, E.V.  
Supplied as "MILDENHALL,E.V."
Individual count 1
License CC-BY 4.0 (Int)
Presence/Absence PRESENT
Date identified 1980-01-01
Supplied as 1/1/1980

Event

Date precision NOT_SUPPLIED

Taxonomy

Scientific name Varanus scalaris
Identified to rank species
Common name Spotted Tree Monitor
Kingdom Animalia
Phylum Chordata
Supplied as "Animalia"
Class Reptilia
Order Squamata
Family Varanidae
Genus Varanus
Species Varanus scalaris
Name match metric exactMatch
Scientific name authorship Mertens, 1941
Name parse type SCIENTIFIC

Geospatial

Country Australia
State or Territory Northern Territory
Locality Yirrkala
Latitude -12.25
Supplied as: "-12.25"
Longitude 136.883333
Supplied as: "136.883333"
Datum EPSG:4326
Coordinate precision Unknown
Coordinate uncertainty (in metres) 50000.0
Municipality YIRRKALA
Terrestrial true
Verbatim latitude 12°15`00"S
Biome TERRESTRIAL
Marine false
Country Code AU
Verbatim longitude 136°53`00"E

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    Additional political boundaries information

    Area Management
    CAPAD 2016 Terrestrial Dhimurru
    CAPAD 2020 Terrestrial Dhimurru
    NRM Regions 2010 Northern Territory
    NRM Regions 2017 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 Nhulunbuy
    Hydrology
    Drainage Divisions Level 1 Tanami-Timor Sea Coast
    Drainage Divisions Level 2 BUCKINGHAM RIVER
    Marine
    States including coastal waters Northern Territory (including Coastal Waters)
    Political
    ASGS Australian States and Territories Northern Territory
    Australian States and Territories Northern Territory
    Indigenous Protected Areas 2013 Dhimurru
    Local Government Areas 2011 East Arnhem (S)
    Local Government Areas 2012 deprecated East Arnhem - Bal
    Local Government Areas PSMA 2018 EAST ARNHEM REGION
    PSMA ABS Census Indigenous Language Speakers by Area - I01B (2016) 632
    PSMA ABS Census Selected Person Characteristics by Indigenous Status by Area - I01A (2016) 676
    PSMA ABS Greater Capital City Statistical Areas (2016) REST OF NT
    PSMA ABS SA2 Statistical Areas (2016) EAST ARNHEM
    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) YIRRKALA
    PSMA Indigenous Locations (2016) YIRRKALA
    PSMA Indigenous Regions (2016) NHULUNBUY
    PSMA Remoteness Areas (2016) Very Remote Australia
    PSMA State Electoral Boundaries (2018) NHULUNBUY
    PSMA States (2016) NORTHERN TERRITORY
    World Country Boundaries Australia
    Vegetation
    Australia's Indigenous forest estate (2013) v2.0 Indigenous owned, Non forest
    Forests of Australia (2013) v2.0 Non Forest
    Forests of Australia 2018B Eucalypt Medium Open
    NVIS 4.1 Major Vegetation Groups Eucalypt Open Forests
    NVIS 4.1 Major Vegetation Subgroups Eucalyptus open forests with a grassy 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

    Climate
    Precipitation - annual (Bio12) 1375.0 mm
    Precipitation - coldest quarter (Bio19) 29.0 mm
    Precipitation - driest period (Bio14) 1.0 mm
    Precipitation - driest quarter (Bio17) 14.0 mm
    Precipitation - seasonality (Bio15) 101.0 mm
    Precipitation - warmest quarter (Bio18) 497.0 mm
    Precipitation - wettest period (Bio13) 69.0 mm
    Precipitation - wettest quarter (Bio16) 819.0 mm
    Radiation - annual mean (Bio20) 20.5 MJ/m2/day
    Radiation - seasonality (Bio23) 18.0
    Radiation - warmest quarter (Bio26) 23.1 MJ/m2/day
    Temperature - annual mean (Bio01) 27.0 degrees C
    Temperature - annual range (Bio07) 13.6 degrees C
    Temperature - coldest period min (Bio06) 19.6 degrees C
    Temperature - coldest quarter mean (Bio11) 24.6 degrees C
    Temperature - diurnal range mean (Bio02) 7.6 degrees C
    Temperature - driest quarter mean (Bio09) 25.5 degrees C
    Temperature - isothermality (Bio03) 0.56 %
    Temperature - seasonality (Bio04) 0.56
    Temperature - warmest period max (Bio05) 33.2 degrees C
    Temperature - warmest quarter (Bio10) 28.9 degrees C
    Temperature - wettest quarter mean (Bio08) 28.1 degrees C
    WorldClim 2.1: Temperature - annual mean 26.904167 °C
    WorldClim: Temperature - isothermality 59.0 %
    Substrate
    Moisture Index - annual mean (Bio28) 0.52
    Moisture Index - highest quarter mean (Bio32) 1.0