In the 1830s, the species seems to have been not uncommonly found in the southeastern part of the island, between Souillac and the Montagnes Bambous due east of Curepipe, with the last testimony of observations referring to several encounters in 1837.
A pairing exists between the village of Souillac and the town of Souillac in France (Lot Department) since 1987.
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Inhabitants of Souillac are called Souillacois/es (which distinguishes the Souillac-Mauritius inhabitants from the Souillac-France inhabitants called "Souillagais/es").
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Vicomte de Souillac left Isle de France on the 5th of November 1787.
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In 1787, Vicomte de Souillac decided to create a port for the south and south-west of the then Isle de France.
François, Vicomte de Souillac was born on 2 July 1732 in Périgord.