Common name | Demi-bec à taches noires |
Language | French |
Type | Vernacular |
Official trade name | No |
Rank | 2 - (Preferred common name (unique)) |
Country | New Caledonia |
Locality | Goro Zone |
Ref. | Leblic, I. and M.-H. Teulières, 1987 |
Life stage | juveniles and adults |
Sex | females and males |
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Remarks | 'à taches noires', i.e., black spots; 'taches' from Old Francique 'teche, têkan' (i.e., mark) of the same origin as in Gothic 'taikns' (German 'Zeichen', i.e., sign) (p. 729 in Ref. 9404); 'noire' from Latin 'niger', black, dark (p. 495 in Ref. 9404). |