Etymologies of Brazilian Amphibians

Herpetologia Brasileira - Suplemento 1
pada, 1875. (“... La piel sobre la cabeza, tronco y muslos y en los costados
es granugienta, extendiéndose los granitos en la cabeza por los párpados
superiores, por el testuz hasta las narices y por las mejillas hasta el hocico
...”). In the synonymy of Pleurodema bibroni Tschudi, 1838. (4) Bufo
(Oxyrhynchus) granulosus Spix, 1824. (“... Subexiguus, cinnamomeus,
granulis punctisque nigris subhispidus ...”). Also Bufo (Rhinella) granulosus
— Cuvier, 1829. Phrynoidis granulosus — Cope, 1862. Bufo granulosus
granulosus — Müller & Hellmich, 1936. Chaunus granulosus — Frost
et al., 2006. Rhinella granulosus — Pramuk et al., 2008 (incorrect subsequent
spelling). Today Rhinella granulosa (Spix, 1824).
gravenhorstii: Gravenhorst + L. -ii, suffix indicating the genitive of masculine
names and nouns. Honouring Johann Ludwig Christian Gravenhorst (1777-
1857), German zoologist. Euhyas gravenhorstii Fitzinger, 1861 “1860” (nomen
nudum). In the synonymy of Ischnocnema guentheri (Steindachner,
1864).
greeningi: Greening + L. -i, suffix indicating the genitive of masculine names and
nouns. Honouring Linnaeus Greening (1855-1927), English businessman
and naturalist. Corythomantis greeningi Boulenger, 1896.
gridipappi: Gridi-Papp + L. -i, suffix indicating the genitive of masculine names
and nouns. Honouring Marcos Gridi-Papp, Brazilian herpetologist. Adenomera
gridipappi Carvalho et al., 2021.
grillicantus: L. grillus, cricket; grasshopper + L. cantus, song, chant; singing;
cry (bird); blast (trumpet). Allobates grillicantus Moraes & Lima, 2021.
[“... The specific epithet grillicantus means ‘‘cricket song’’ and refers to
the cricket-like advertisement call emitted by this species. ... The name is
purposely similar to the sister taxon A. grillisimilis to refer to common
ancestry ...”).
grillisimilis: L. grillus, cricket; grasshopper + L. similis, like, similar, resembling.
Allobates grillisimilis Simões et al., 2013. [“... The specific epithet refers to
the species distinctive advertisement call, which resembles (to the human
ear) to the sound produced by crickets ...”].
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