Etymologies of Brazilian Amphibians
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Herpetologia Brasileira - Suplemento 1
theils ovalen, theils noch gestreckteren Flecken geziert ...”). (2) Hyla leucomelas
Duméril & Bibron, 1841. (“... La rainette demi-deuil. ... Tempes
noires, liserées de blanc ...”). In the synonymy of Boana pulchella (Duméril
& Bibron, 1841).
leucomystax: G. leuco (λευκο), white + G. mystax (μύσταξ), moustache. Dendrophryniscus
leucomystax Izecksohn, 1968. (“... semelhante a Dendrophryniscus
brevipollicatus Espada, do qual difere superficialmente por mostrar
uma faixa branca, como bigode, da extremidade do focinho até quase a
base do úmero ...”).
leucophyllatus: G. leuco (λευκο), white + G. phyllon (φύλλον), leaf + L. -atus,
having the nature of. Rana leucophyllata Beireis, 1783. (“... Rana cana laevis,
maculis oblongis albis inter oculos, ad latera & in medio dorsi atque in
tibiis ...”). Also Calamita leucophyllata — Schneider, 1799. Calamita leucophyllatus
— Merrem, 1820. Hypsiboas leucophyllatus — Tschudi, 1838.
Hyla (Hyla) leucophyllata — Burmeister, 1856. Same root in Hyla leucophylla
— Gmelin, 1789. Today Dendropsophus leucophyllatus (Beireis,
1783).
leucopygius: G. leuco (λευκο), white + G. pygi (πΰγή), buttock, rump, anus. Hyla
leucopygia Cruz & Peixoto, 1985 “1984”. (“... O nome atribuído é de origem
grega e faz alusão à cor da ornamentação cloacal ...”). Today Aplastodiscus
leucopygius (Cruz & Peixoto, 1985).
leucosticta: G. leuco (λευκο), white + G. stiktos (στικτός), marked with spots,
dappled. Engystoma leucosticta Boulenger, 1888. (“... Dark brown above,
with scattered, minute, white dots ...”). Also Gastrophryne leucosticta —
Stejneger, 1910. Chiasmocleis (Chiasmocleis) leucosticta — de Sá et al.,
2018 “2019”. Today Chiasmocleis leucosticta (Boulenger, 1888).
leucotaenia: G. leuco (λευκο), white + L. taenia, ribbon, tape, band. (1) Hyla
leucotaenia Burmeister, 1861 [senior synonym (nomen oblitum) of Hyla
squalirostris A. Lutz, 1925]. (“... einen vom Nasenloch durch das Auge
zur Schenkelfuge gezogenen silberweißen Streifen hat, der an jeder Seite
von einem braunen Streifen begleitet wird ...”). In the synonymy of Scinax
squalirostris (A. Lutz, 1925). (2) Hyla leucotaenia Günther, 1869 «1868»
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