Common name | Crapaud tacheté |
Language | French |
Type | FAO old |
Official trade name | No |
Rank | 4 - (Less common name) |
Country | France |
Locality | |
Ref. | Collette, B.B., 1978 |
Life stage | juveniles and adults |
Sex | females and males |
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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). |