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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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