Etymologies of Brazilian Amphibians

Herpetologia Brasileira - Suplemento 1
(preoccupied by Hyla leucotaenia Burmeister, 1861). (“... a white inferiorly
greyish line runs along the canthus rostralis and upper part of the side of
the body ...”). In the synonymy of Boana guentheri (Boulenger, 1886).
levaillantii: Levaillant + L. -i, suffix indicating the genitive of masculine names
and nouns. Honouring François Levaillant (a. k. a. Le Vaillant) (1753-
1824), French traveller and naturalist. Hyla levaillantii Duméril & Bibron,
1841. Also Hypsiboas levaillantii — Cope, 1867. In the synonymy of Boana
xerophylla (Duméril & Bibron, 1841).
levicristatus: L. levis, free from irregularities of surface, smooth; slippery. + L.
cristatus, tufted, crested. Bufo levicristatus Boettger, 1885. (“... Caput
cristis parum validis osseis instructum, similibus illis B. D’Orbignyi D. B.,
sed crista anteorbitali nulla ...”). In the synonymy of Rhinella scitula (Caramaschi
& Niemeyer, 2003).
Levirana L. levis, free from irregularities of surface, smooth; slippery. + L. rana,
frog. Levirana Cope, 1894. (“... Identical with Ranula, but without vomerine
teeth ...”). In the synonymy of Lithobates Fitzinger, 1843.
lichenosa: L. lichen, from G. leichen (λειχήν), lichen + L. -osus, suffix indicating
fullness and abundance. Hyla lichenosa Günther, 1858. (?). In the synonymy
of Trachycephalus typhonius (Linnaeus, 1758).
limai: Lima + L. -i, suffix indicating the genitive of masculine names and nouns.
Honouring João Leonardo Lima (?), Brazilian zoologist. Hyla limai Bokermann,
1962. Today Dendropsophus limai (Bokermann, 1962).
limellum: L. lima, file (carpenter’s) + L. -ellum, suffix diminutive. Lysapsus limellum
Cope, 1862. This is one of the very few etymologies explained by Cope
in a herpetological work; the asterist after the specific epithet indicates
*Lima, a file, shagreen. (“... Upper surfaces as far as interior orbital region,
minutely and firmly rugose, resembling shagreen ...”). Also Lisapsus limellum
— Steindachner, 1867 (incorrect subsequent spelling). Pseudis limellum
— Boulenger, 1882. Lysapsus limellus — Savage & Carvalho, 1953.
Lysapsus limellus limellus — Gallardo, 1961.
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