Etymologies of Brazilian Amphibians

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Herpetologia Brasileira - Suplemento 1leopardus: 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 darkspots; 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. Phrynohyaslepida 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 andnouns. Honouring François Mathias René Leprieur (1799-1870), Frenchbotanist. Hyla Leprieurii Duméril & Bibron, 1841. Also Hypsiboas leprieurii— Cope, 1867. Hyla leprieurii leprieuri — Melin, 1941. Today Osteocephalusleprieurii (Duméril & Bibron, 1841).leptodactyloides: L. Leptodactylus, genus of anurans due to Fitzinger, 1826(see) + G. -oeides (-οειδές), similar to. (?). Eleutherodactylus leptodactyloidesAndersson, 1945. Although there is no explicit information aboutthe meaning of the name in the original description, the resemblance issuch 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 ...”). Thesame root in Leptodactylidae Werner, 1896 (1838) and LeptodactylinaeWerner, 1896 (1838).leptolineata, leptolineatus: G. leptos (λεπτος), fine, thin + L. lineata, -us,lined. Hyla leptolineata P. Braun & C. Braun, 1977. (“... O nome leptolineataestá relacionado com as delicadas linhas longitudinais que aparecem,especialmente no dorso ...”). Also Hypsiboas leptolineatus — Faivovich etal., 2005. Today Boana leptolineata (P. Braun & C. Braun, 1977).152
Herpetologia Brasileira - Suplemento 1Leptopus: G. leptos (λεπτός), fine, thin + G. pous (πούς), foot. Leptopus Mayer,1835. (“... plantae largissime palmatae ...”). In the synonymy of Pipa Laurenti,1768.leptoscelis: G. leptos (λεπτος), fine, thin + G. skelos (σκέλος), leg. Hyla leptoscelisBoulenger, 1918. (“... Hind limb extremely slender ...”). In the synonymy ofBoana calcarata (Troschel in Schomburgk, 1848).leschenaulti: Leschenaut + L. -i, suffix indicating the genitive of masculine namesand nouns. Honouring Jean Baptiste Louis Claude Théodore Leschenault dela Tour (1773-1826), French botanist and ornithologist. Bufo LeschenaultiTschudi, 1838. Also Bufo leschenaultii Duméril & Bibron, 1841. Phrynomorphusleschenaulti — Fitzinger, 1843. Rhaebo leschenaultii — Cope,1862. In the synonymy of Rhaebo guttatus (Schneider, 1799).lescurei: Lescure + L. -i, suffix indicating the genitive of masculine names andnouns. Honouring Jean Lescure, French herpetologist. Rhinella lescureiFouquet et al., 2007.leucocheila: G. leuco (λευκο), white + G. cheilos (χείλος), lips. Hyla leucocheilaCaramaschi & Niemeyer, 2003. (“... The specific name is derived fromthe Greek substantive cheilos (lips) and from the Greek adjective leucos(white), meaning “treefrog with white lips ...”). Also Hypsiboas leucocheilus— Faivovich et al., 2005. Today Boana leucocheila (Caramaschi &Niemeyer, 2003).leucoderus: G. leuco (λευκο), white + G. deros (δερος), skin, hide. Siphonops leucoderusTaylor, 1968. (“... Dark brown dorsally, lighter beneath; a whitearea on chin and throat ...”).leucomelas: G. leuco (λευκο), white + G. melas (μέλας), black. (1) Dendrobatesleucomelas Steindachner, 1864. (“... Die ganze Oberseite der Vorder- undHinterfüsse mit Ausnahme der orangerothen Wurzel, ferner die Unterseiteder Hände und Füsse ist mit schwarzen, runden Flecken besetzt und zwardie hinteren Extremitäten reichlicher als die Vorderbeine, Die Unterseitedes Körpers ist gelblich weiss, und mit grossen schwarzen, theils runden,153
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