Etymologies of Brazilian Amphibians

Herpetologia Brasileira - Suplemento 1
inconspicua: L. inconspicua, not readily noticeable; inconspicuous. Hyla rubra
inconspicua Melin, 1941. (“... As it does not exactly resemble any species
of the group in question and some of them are hardly sufficiently distinguished,
it may for the present form a subspecies of rubra ...”). In the synonymy
of Scinax funereus (Cope, 1874).
incrassatus: L. incrassatus, fattened; make thick/stout. Stereocyclops incrassatus
Cope, 1870. (“... The epidermis is everywhere thickened by a chitin-like
deposit, which is readily cracked. It is thickest on the soles, the tarsi, and
the gular region ...”). Also Hypopachus incrassatus Parker, 1934.
indistinctum: L. indistinctum, not separated; indistinct, obscure. Siphonops indistinctus
Reinhardt & Lütken, 1862 “1861”. (“... annuli corporis indisticti
& incompleti ...”). Today Chthonerpeton indistinctum (Reinhardt & Lütken,
1862).
indris: L. Indri, genus of Primates of the suborder Strepsirrhini. Hypsiboas indris
Cope, 1867. (?). Also Hyla indris — Boulenger, 1882. In the synonymy of
Boana xerophylla (Duméril & Bibron, 1841).
inframaculata, inframaculatus: L. infra, below + L. maculata, -us, spotted.
Hyla inframaculata Boulenger, 1882. (“... lower surface of head and body
whitish, brown-spotted ...”). Also Osteocephalus inframaculatus — Jungfer,
2010. Today Dryaderces inframaculata (Boulenger, 1882).
infulata: L. infulata, invest/vest with mitre/episcopal insignia. Hyla infulata
Wied-Neuwied, 1824. (“... von einem Auge zu dem anderen ein breiter
graubrauner Querstreif ...”). Also Auletris infulata — Wagler, 1830. Hyla
(Centrotelma) infulata — Burmeister, 1856. In the synonymy of Boana albomarginata
(Spix, 1824).
ingens: L. ingens, huge, vast, enormous. Phrynohyas ingens Duellman, 1956. (“...
A gigantic member of the genus ...”). Also Hyla tibiatrix ingens — Rivero,
1961. In the synonymy of Trachycephalus typhonius (Linnaeus, 1758).
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