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Roraima snake

French translation: crotale cascabelle


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English term or phrase:Roraima snake
French translation:crotale cascabelle
Entered by: Alain Marsol
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14:54 Jan 31, 2011
English to French translations [PRO]
Science - Zoology
English term or phrase: Roraima snake
Bonjour,

je traduis un texte au sujet du Roraima et de sa faune et sa flore.
Sauriez-vous comment traduire le nom "Roraima snake" ? Apparemment, c'est une espèce de crotale endémique au Roraima, mais je ne connais pas son nom en français...
Merci d'avance.
blan
Local time: 17:29
crotale cascabelle
Explanation:
Il s'agit en l'occurence d'une de ses sous-espèces, plus précisément le "crotalus durissus ruruima".
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Alain Marsol
Local time: 17:29
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Parfait, merci !
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Summary of answers provided
3 +2crotale cascabelle
Alain Marsol
5La cascabelle, ou crotale des tropiques (Crotalus durissus)Constantinos Faridis
2"cascabelle" ou "crotale des tropiques "
Jan VDBulcke


  

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10 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +2
roraima snake
crotale cascabelle


Explanation:
Il s'agit en l'occurence d'une de ses sous-espèces, plus précisément le "crotalus durissus ruruima".


    Reference: http://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crotale_cascabelle
Alain Marsol
Local time: 17:29
Native speaker of: Native in FrenchFrench
PRO pts in category: 4
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Parfait, merci !

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Annie Rigler
3 mins
  -> Merci Annie :)
agree  Jan VDBulcke: :)
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  -> Merci Jan :)
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roraima snake
"cascabelle" ou "crotale des tropiques "


Explanation:
Could this be it?

or in Latin: Crotalus durissus


    Reference: http://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crotale_cascabelle
Jan VDBulcke
Local time: 17:29
Native speaker of: Native in DutchDutch
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17 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5
roraima snake
La cascabelle, ou crotale des tropiques (Crotalus durissus)


Explanation:
Crotalus durissus ruruima, Mt. Roraima rattlesnake

La cascabelle, ou crotale des tropiques (Crotalus durissus) est une espèce de serpent à sonnette d'Amérique du Sud et d'Amérique centrale, du genre Crotalus à venin très dangereux. Son nom cascabelle provient de l'espagnol Cascabel qui veut dire « grelot ».

Constantinos Faridis
Greece
Local time: 18:29
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Feb 5, 2011 - Changes made by Alain Marsol:
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