Etymologies of Brazilian Amphibians

Herpetologia Brasileira - Suplemento 1
iheringii: Ihering + L. -i, suffix indicating the genitive of masculine names and
nouns. Honouring Hermann Friedrich Albrecht von Ihering (1850-1930),
German-Brazilian zoologist. Phyllomedusa iheringii Boulenger, 1885.
Also Phyllomedusa burmeisteri iheringii — B. Lutz, 1950. Phyllomedusa
(Pithecopus) burmeisteri iheringi — B. Lutz, 1950. Pithecopus burmeisteri
iheringii — B. Lutz, 1966.
ileamazonicus: S. Ilea Amazônica, the largest humid tropics zone in the world.
Eleutherodactylus stegolepis ileamazonicus Rivero, 1961. (“... All specimens
were collected on the forest floor or on the stems of plants at not
more than a foot from the ground ...”). In the synonymy of Pristimantis
vilarsi (Melin, 1941).
Iliobates: G. ilyos (ιλύος), mud + G. bates (βατες), walker, who walks (from βαίνω,
move by taking step). Iliobates Steindachner, 1867. (?). In the synonymy of
Pleurodema Tschudi, 1838.
Iliodiscus: L. ilum, area from hips to groin + L. discus, disk/disc; disk-shaped
object. Iliodiscus Miranda-Ribeiro, 1920. (“... O macho provido de um
forte disco lateral na região iliaca ...”). In the synonymy of Cycloramphus
Tschudi, 1838.
imbegue: T. i, it is + T. mbegue, slow. Scinax imbegue Nunes et al., 2012. (“... in allusion
to the pulse rate, which is much slower than that of Scinax alter ...”).
imitator: L. imitator, one who imitates or copies. (1) Atelopus imitator Miranda-Ribeiro,
1920. (“... Esta forma muito se approxima de A. cruciger Martens,
conforme a estampa dada por Günther, mas com o colorido semelhante
ao de um joven de Bufo crucifer ...”). Today Dendrophryniscus imitator
(Miranda-Ribeiro, 1920). (2) Paludicola imitator Barbour & Dunn, 1921.
(“... In habit and marking recalling the common European Hyla ...”). Today
“Hyla” imitator (Barbour & Dunn, 1921) Incertae sedis.
imitatrix: L. imitatrix, female imitator. Hyla imitatrix Miranda-Ribeiro, 1926.
[“... A coloração imita a de H. quadrangulum sendo o fundo verde oliváceo
(em vida) ou sepiaceo mais amarellado no lado abdominal ...”]. Also
Phrynohyas imitatrix — Bokermann, 1966. Today Trachycephalus imitatrix
(Miranda-Ribeiro, 1926).
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