zetekitoxin

http://www.uicn.fr/actus/scinque%20terrifiant.pdf

The article is in French, which is a language
that I've heard, but know very little about.
But here's what I think I've figured out:
The lizard was discovered in Dec. of 2003 on a
small island near New Caledonia, perhaps during
a survey of the marine reptiles of said country?

The animal is about 50 cm long (TL) and is believed
to be nocturnal. It also has long teeth that also
do something else...and it is believed to have been
a super-predator, or something.

I also think the article said that only one other has
ever been found, in 1870.

And something about the rediscovery of this skink being
a message of hope for people fighting to conserve
biodiversity.


Or at least, that's what my 5 years of Spanish classes
tell me the article says.

Any Francophones around here?

-Z

re

I think you pretty much got it Z. Heres a tentative translation from
www.freetranslation.com

The Scinque terrifying Bocourt rediscovered in Communicated New calédonie of
press - March 3 2004 Ivan Ineich Inquiring to the Department of Systematic
and Evolution (UMS
602 Taxonomie and collections) national Museum natural d'Histoire Member of
the Group overseas of the French Committee for l'UICN C'est during dune
mission devoted to
l'étude of the sea snakes again calédonie, on a small îlot to the wide one
of l'îleCapture a lézard of big size in December 2003. Phoboscincus
bocourti is the scientific
name of this Scincidae. L'animal, measuring close to 50 length cm total,
was photographed and filmed before liberated d'être. Before this
rediscovered one, this reptile
n'était known that by a unique copy collected by Junior Balansa about 1870
and that served to describe l'espèce in 1876. This spécimen, holotype of l'
espèce, is deposited
in the collections of the Paris Museum and his comparable size to the one of
the observed spécimen in 2003. This type of big size was considered as
extinguished and
l'absence d'observation since his supposed description to be linked to a
life method night. This animal of big size possesses long teeth, bend and
cutting, c'est without
any doubt a fearsome great-predator of lézards and probably d'oiseaux. The
rediscovered one of this lézard of big size on a tiny îlot nevertheless
prospected by many
specialists of the reptiles is a true message d'espoir for the persons that
fight to preserve the biodiversity of the groups d'outre-sea. Ivan INEICH
thinks that several
other considered types as extinguished in the world always are present in
their natural habitat but that certain methods of special lives
(arboricolie, fossorialité, .) do
not allow observing them that during very brief and exceptional periods.
Contact presses: Ivan INEICH - 06.03.48.02.65 - 01.40.79.34.92 -
ineich@mnhn.fr © MNHN Julie Halatas

You probably did just as well translating on your own I suppose.
-Ryan/

cindy

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No wonder it's free....

Cindy

rsteven850

Yes, your translation was fine.

Snake rookie
who can read some French, and speak it a little
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