Etymologies of Brazilian Amphibians

Herpetologia Brasileira - Suplemento 1
inguinalis: L. inguinis, groin + L. -alis, adjectival suffix. Eleutherodactylus inguinalis
Parker, 1940. (“... a large, chrome yellow, black-bordered, inguinal
ocellus ...”). Today Pristimantis inguinalis (Parker, 1940).
inopina, inopinata: L. inopina, -ta, unexpected. (1) Adenomera inopinata Carvalho
et al., 2021. (“... referring to the unexpected discovery of this species
in the region of the middle Tapajós River ...”). (2) Rhinella inopina Vaz-Silva
et al., 2012. (“... The name is appropriate because is the most inland
species of the Rhinella crucifer species group ...”).
inornata, inornatus: L. inornata, -us, unadorned. (1) Bufo crucifer inornatus
A. Lutz, 1934. (“... As faces laterais do tronco e o lado interior das coxas não
mostram desenho decorativo, mas pode haver algumas manchas escuras
...”). In the synonymy of Rhinella ornata (Spix, 1824). (2) Hyla inornata
B. Lutz, 1973. (“... I would suggest calling the plain form Hyla inornata
...”). In the synonymy of Boana cinerascens (Spix, 1824).
insperatus: L. insperatus, unhoped for, unexpected, unforeseen. (1) Physalaemus
insperatus Cruz et al., 2008. (“... in allusion to the fortuitous finding
of these old, unnamed specimens ...”). (2) Scinax insperatus Silva &
Alves-Silva, 2011. (“... used as an allusion to the serendipitous finding of
the new species where our expectation was to find the southernmost limit
of Scinax v-signatus ...”). Also Ololygon insperata — Duellman et al., 2016.
insulanus: L. insula, island + L. -anus, belonging to. Siphonops insulanus Ihering,
1911. (“... Est. S. Paulo, Ilha Victoria e Ilha de São Sebastião ...”). Today
Luetkenotyphlus insulanus (Ihering, 1911).
intermedia, intermedius: L. intermedia, intermediate. (1) Ceratophrys intermedia
Barbour, 1908. (“... This species stands between C. boiei Wied, and
C. fryi Günther ...”). Also Stombus intermedius — Miranda-Ribeiro, 1926.
In the synonymy of Proceratophrys boiei (Wied-Neuwied, 1824). (2) Leptodactylus
intermedius A. Lutz, 1930. (“... They are not unlike podicipinus
Cope and curtus Barbour and Noble, though different from both and nearly
intermediate in size ...”).
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