Etymologies of Brazilian Amphibians

Herpetologia Brasileira - Suplemento 1
leopardus: L. leopardus, believed to be hybrid from lion (L. Leo) and panther
(L. Pardus); leopard. Brachycephalus leopardus Ribeiro et al., 2015. (“...
dorsum, belly, arms, legs, thighs, hands, and feet covered with minute dark
spots; larger dark spots scattered along the sides of the body ...”).
Lepidobatrachus: G. lepidos (λεπιδος), scale + G. batrachos (βάτραχος), frog.
Lepidobatrachus Budgett, 1899. (?).
lepida, lepidus: L. lepidus, agreeable, charming, delightful, nice. Phrynohyas
lepida Pombal et al., 2003. (“... The specific name is a Latin adjective ...
meaning elegant, fine ...”). Today Trachycephalus lepidus (Pombal et al.,
2003).
leprieurii: Leprieur + L. -ii, suffix indicating the genitive of masculine names and
nouns. Honouring François Mathias René Leprieur (1799-1870), French
botanist. Hyla Leprieurii Duméril & Bibron, 1841. Also Hypsiboas leprieurii
— Cope, 1867. Hyla leprieurii leprieuri — Melin, 1941. Today Osteocephalus
leprieurii (Duméril & Bibron, 1841).
leptodactyloides: L. Leptodactylus, genus of anurans due to Fitzinger, 1826
(see) + G. -oeides (-οειδές), similar to. (?). Eleutherodactylus leptodactyloides
Andersson, 1945. Although there is no explicit information about
the meaning of the name in the original description, the resemblance is
such that it is indeed a Leptodactylus. Today Leptodactylus leptodactyloides
(Andersson, 1945).
Leptodactylus: G. leptos (λεπτος), fine, thin + G. dactylos (δάκτυλος), finger, toe.
Leptodactylus Fitzinger, 1826. (“... Digiti non dilatatis, graciles ...”). The
same root in Leptodactylidae Werner, 1896 (1838) and Leptodactylinae
Werner, 1896 (1838).
leptolineata, leptolineatus: G. leptos (λεπτος), fine, thin + L. lineata, -us,
lined. Hyla leptolineata P. Braun & C. Braun, 1977. (“... O nome leptolineata
está relacionado com as delicadas linhas longitudinais que aparecem,
especialmente no dorso ...”). Also Hypsiboas leptolineatus — Faivovich et
al., 2005. Today Boana leptolineata (P. Braun & C. Braun, 1977).
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