Etymologies of Brazilian Amphibians

Herpetologia Brasileira - Suplemento 1
above it, which terminates in a number of low warts on the posterior iliac
region. Numerous similar warts on the side below the inferior glandular
ridge ...”). In the synonymy of Adenomera diptyx (Boettger, 1885). (2)
Phyllobates glandulosus Steindachner, 1867. (“... einige, grössere, längliche
Warzen an den Seiten des Körpers zunächst und in der Lendengegend
...”). In the synonymy of Physalaemus signifer (Girard, 1853).
glauciae: Glaucia + L. -ae, suffix indicating the genitive of feminine names and
nouns. Honouring Glaucia M. Funk Pontes, Brazilian herpetologist. Adenomera
glauciae Carvalho et al., 2020.
globulosus: L. globulo, bead, button + L. -osus, full of. Bufo globulosus Spix,
1824. (“... supra granuloso-subhispidum ...”). Also Chaunus globulosus —
Wagler, 1830. In the synonymy of Rhinella granulosa (Spix, 1824).
Glossostoma: G. glossa (γλώσσα), tongue + L. stoma, ending of Engystoma (see).
Glossostoma Günther, 1901 [junior homonym of Glossostoma LeConte,
1851 (Turbellaria)]. (“... Resembling Engystoma. Tongue very large, elliptic,
free and entire behind ...”). In the synonymy of Ctenophryne Mocquard,
1904.
Gnathophysa: G. gnathos (γνάθος), jaw + G. physao (φυσαω), inflate with air;
puff out. Gnathophysa Fitzinger, 1843. (?). In the synonymy of Leptodactylus
Fitzinger, 1826.
gnoma: F. gnomus, from modern Latin gnomus, a word used by Paracelsus (in
his Liber de nymphis, sylphis, pygmaeis et salamandris, et de caeteris
spiritibus) as a synonym of gnarus, denoting a mythical race of very small
people said to inhabit underground. Chiasmocleis gnoma Canedo et al.,
2004. (“... here used in allusion to the small size of this Chiasmocleis ...”).
Also Chiasmocleis (Relictocleis) gnoma — Dubois et al., 2021. Today Relictocleis
gnoma (Canedo et al., 2004).
goeldii: Goeldi + L. -i, suffix indicating the genitive of masculine names and nouns.
Honouring Émil August Goeldi (1859-1917), Swiss-Brazilian zoologist. (1)
Bufo granulosus goeldii Gallardo, 1965. In the synonymy of Rhinella major
(Müller & Helmich, 1936). (2) Hyla goeldii Boulenger, 1895 “1894”.
Also Fritzia goeldii — Miranda-Ribeiro, 1920. Fritziana goeldii — Mel-
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