Etymologies of Brazilian Amphibians

Herpetologia Brasileira - Suplemento 1
Limnocharis: G. limnos (λίμνος), swamp, lake + G. charis (χάρις), indulge, satisfy,
gratify. Limnocharis Bell, 1843. (?). Limnocharis is one of the characters
of the Batrachomyomachia, the war between the frogs and the mice,
a satire on the Iliad mistakenly attributed to Homer, known as lake-rejoining.
In the synonymy of Crossodactylus Duméril & Bibron, 1841.
Limnomedusa: G. limnos (λίμνος), swamp, lake + G. medeon (μεδέων) medeousa
(μεδέουσα), ruling, holding 11 . Limnomedusa Fitzinger, 1843.
Limnophys: Gr. limnophys (λιμνοφυς), born in the swamp or marsh (etymology
by the author). Limnophys Jiménez de la Espada, 1870. (“... Λιμνοφυς, in
palude natos ...”). In the synonymy of Strabomantis Peters, 1863.
lindneri: Lindner + L. -i, suffix indicating the genitive of masculine names and
nouns. Honouring Erwin Lindner (1888-1988), German entomologist.
Hyla lindneri Müller & Hellmich, 1936. In the synonymy of Scinax squalirostris
(A. Lutz, 1925).
lindsayi: Lindsay + L. -i, suffix indicating the genitive of masculine names and
nouns. Honouring Hague L. Lindsay Jr., US American zoologist. Scinax
lindsayi Pyburn, 1992.
lineata, lineatum, lineatus: L. lineata, -um, -us, lined. (1) Rana lineata Schneider,
1799. (“... linea alba a naribus per palpebras & latera ad pedes posteriores
ducta ...”). Also Bufo lineatus — Daudin, 1802 “An. XI”. Hylodes lineatus
Duméril & Bibron, 1841. Hylodes (Lithodytes) lineatus — Cope, 1862.
Eleutherodactylus lineatus — Noble, 1917. Leptodactylus (Lithodytes) lineatus
— Parker, 1935. Today Lithodytes lineatus (Schneider, 1799). (2) Engystoma
ovale lineatum Miranda-Ribeiro, 1920. (“... Finalmente, outras
ha, ainda, em que reapparece a linha rachidiana tão commum em outros
representantes da família, uma finissima linha escura que vem das narinas
ao orifício anal. Este carácter poderá designar a var. lineata ...”). In the
synonymy of Elachistocleis cesarii (Miranda Ribeiro, 1920).
11 See comments under Phyllomedusa.
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