Etymologies of Brazilian Amphibians
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Herpetologia Brasileira - Suplemento 1
langei: Lange + L. -i, suffix indicating the genitive of masculine names and nouns.
Honouring Rudolf Bruno Lange (1922-2016), Brazilian zoologist. Hyla
langei Bokermann, 1965. Also Boana langei — Wiens et al., 2005. Today
Bokermannohyla langei (Bokermann, 1965).
langsdorffii: Langsdorff + L. -ii, suffix indicating the genitive of masculine names
and nouns. Honouring Georg Heinrich Freiherr von Langsdorff [a. k. a.
Grigori Ivanovitch Langsdorff] (1774-1852), German-Russian naturalist
and traveler. Hyla Langsdorffii Duméril & Bibron, 1841. Also Hypsiboas
langsdorffii — Fitzinger, 1843. Hyla (Centrotelma) langsdorfii — Burmeister,
1856. Hyla langsdorfii — Günther, 1859 “1858”. Osteocephalus
langsdorffii — Cope, 1867. Today Itapotihyla langsdorffii (Duméril & Bibron,
1841).
lanthanites: G. lanthano (λανθάνω), undetected, hidden one + G -ites (-ῑ́της),
having the nature of, like. Eleutherodactylus lanthanites Lynch, 1975.
(“... in reference to my belief prior to field work that this frog might be a
polymorph of the sympatric E. conspicillatus ...”). Today Pristimantis lanthanites
(Lynch, 1975).
lateristriga: L. lateris, side; flank + L. striga, row or strip of anything. (1) Hyla
lateristriga Spix, 1824. (“... stria inter utrumque oculum transversa,
nigra, alia ad latera dorsi fulva ...”). In the synonymy of Scinax ruber
(Laurenti, 1768). (2) Nattereria lateristriga Steindachner, 1864. (“... Eine
breite, intensiv schwarzbraune, sammtartige Längsbinde, nach vorne und
hinten zugespitzt, zwischen dem hinteren Augenwinkel und der Lendengegend,
am vorderen unteren Rande zwischen dem Auge und der Schulter
hell gesäumt ...”). Today Physalaemus lateristriga (Steindachner, 1864).
lateristrigata, lateristrigatus: L. lateris, side; flank + L. striga, row or strip of
anything + L. atus, having the nature of. Elosia lateristrigata Baumann,
1912. (“... in den meisten Fällen nur eine dunkelbraun und weiße Marmorierung
der Hinterseite auf. Am Unterschenkel und Fuß beobachtet man
dunkle Flecken ...”). Hylodes lateristrigatus (Baumann, 1912).
laticeps: L. latus, wide, broad; spacious, extensive+ L. -ceps, -headed. Proceratophrys
laticeps Izecksohn & Peixoto, 1981. (“... Tamanho grande, com
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