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Bocourt
Marie Firmin Bocourt (19 April 1819 – 4 February 1904) was a French zoologist and artist. As a young man, he worked as a preparateur for the zoologist Gabriel Bibron (1805–1848), later serving as a museum artist. In 1861, he was sent to Thailand (then called Siam), where he explored the fauna and brought back an important collection of specimens. xiii + 244 pp. (Bocourt, p. 25). He collaborated with Auguste Duméril (1812–1870) on a series called ''Mission scientifique au Mexique et dans l'Amérique Centrale'', a result of Bocourt's scientific expedition to Mexico and Central America in 1864–1866, in one part during the Second French intervention in Mexico, French Intervention in Mexico led by Louis-Napoleon Bonaparte, Napoleon III. Auguste Duméril died in 1870, and the project was continued by Bocourt with assistance from Léon Vaillant (1834–1914), François Mocquard (1834–1917) and Fernand Angel (1881–1950). With Vaillant, he published a study on fishes, "''Étud ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Phoboscincus Bocourti
The terror skink (''Phoboscincus bocourti)'', also called Common name, commonly Bocourt's terrific skink, Bocourt's eyelid skink and Bocourt's skink, is a species of lizard in the Family (biology), family Scincidae. The species is Endemism, endemic to the Île des Pins (Isle of Pines), a small islet off the coast of New Caledonia. First described in 1876, the species was presumed to be Extinction, extinct, but was rediscovered in 1993, and since then several individuals have been seen. Because of its small area of occupation and small population size, the International Union for Conservation of Nature has assessed its conservation status as being "critically endangered species, critically endangered". Etymology The Specific name (zoology), specific name, ''bocourti'', is in honor of French people, French Zoology, zoologist Marie Firmin Bocourt. Distribution ''Phoboscincus bocourti'' is Endemism, endemic to two islets ashore of the Île des Pins (Isle of Pines), an island off the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |