LEEWAY CORUCIA RESEARCH CENTER (LCRC)
Here is an English translation after 2 hours of work. Many thanks to Turtley Enuff for presenting this piece to the Forum.
Someday, Turtley Enuff, We may see this species in the trade. DeVasjoli was responsible for making Rhactodactylus ciliatus (The New Caledonian Creasted or Eyelash Gecko) popular and plentiful today. Until it's rediscovery in the early 1990's, it was believed the Eyelash gecko was extinct!
And now the Translation:
It is the consecrated mission of the study of the sea serpents New Caledonia, both small and large on the Isle of Pines, where Ivan Ineich captured a lizard of great length in December, 2003. Phoboscincus bocourti is the scientific name of this Scincidae. The animal, measuring 50cm (about 20 "
in total length, has been filmed and photographed with the results available in libraries. With this discovery, this reptile compares with the unique example collected by benjamin Balansa in 1870, who wrote a description of his specimen in 1876. This original specimen, Holotype of the species,is found in the collection of the Museum of Paris and it's size is comparable to the specimen observed in 2003. This large sized species was considered extinct and the absence of a description of an observation led to the conclusion that it was nocturnal. This large animal with long, sharp, and curved teeth is and was, without a doubt, a super predator of lizards and probably of birds.
The rediscovery of this large sized lizard upon such a small island, however, is prospect for the number of specialties of reptiles and a veritable trust for the persons who fight for preserving the bio-diversity of collections of Outre Mer.( Off-shore island fauna?) Ivan Ineich feels that many other species considered extinct are alive at the present day in their natural habitat, but in specialized particulars of life (arboricolle, fossorialite). The observer was permitted a very brief and exceptional time for study.
Brian
LCRC
