Common name of Thalassophryne maculosa
 
Umgangssprachlicher Name Crapaud tacheté
Language French
Typ FAO old
Official trade name No
Rank 4 - (Less common name)
Land France
Fundort
Ref. Collette, B.B., 1978
Lebensstadium juveniles and adults
Geschlecht females and males
Core
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Remarks 'Crapaud' from Francique 'krappan' = 'crapot, crapaut, crape, escraper', i.e., trash, to clean by scraping; commonly used for animals perceived as ugly (p. 417 in Ref. 11853); 'tacheté', i.e., spotted, 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). Name not listed in ASFIS version 2006 (Ref. 56807).
 
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