Etymologies of Brazilian Amphibians

Herpetologia Brasileira - Suplemento 1
lineomaculata: L. linea, thread, line + L. maculata, spotted. Hyla lineomaculata
Werner, 1899. (“... Oberseite hell rothbraun mit vier aus kleinen dunkelbraunen
Flecken gebildeten Längsbinden ...”). In the synonymy of Scinax
ruber (Laurenti, 1768).
Liohyla: G. leios- (λείος), smooth + L. Hyla (see), a name that is traditionally associated
with tree frogs. (Keferstein noted: “... zeichnet sich überdies durch
eine ganz glatte Bauchseite aus ...”, while Cope wrote: “... The belly of the
L. ranoides is free from rugosities ...”). In the synonymy of Pristimantis
Jiménez de la Espada, 1870.
lisbella: P. Lis + Bella, honouring Lis Alves Pereira de Oliveira da Rocha and Bella
Alves Pereira Custódio da Rocha, nieces of L. C. L. Rocha. Phasmahyla
lisbella Pereira et al., 2018.
lisei: Lise + L. -i, suffix indicating the genitive of masculine names and nouns.
Honouring Arno Antonio Lise, Brazilian arachnologist. Physalaemus lisei
P. Braun & C. Braun, 1977.
Lithobates: G. lithos (λίθος), stone, rock + G. bates (βἆτω), who walks or walks.
Lithobates Fitzinger, 1843. (?).
Lithodytes: G. lithos (λιθος), stone + G. dýtis (δύτης), diver. Lithodytes Fitzinger,
1843. (?).
lithomimeticus: G. lithos (λιθος), stone + G. mimetikos (μιμηθικος), imitative,
mimetic. Cycloramphus lithomimeticus Silva & Ouvernay, 2012. (“... used
in allusion to the species color pattern that serves as camouflage and makes
individuals similar to the rock surface where they are at rest ...”).
Litopleura: G. litos (λῐτός), plain, simple + Gr. pleura (πλευρἆ), side. Litopleura
Jiménez de la Espada, 1875. [“... distinción y analogía, que he querido expresar
con su nombre genérico, cuya primera raíz alude á la sencillez, i la
desnudez de las regiones inguinales, bajo una organización análoga á los
que llevan en esa parte una glándula gruesa saliente y aislada á manera de
lobanillo ...”]. In the synonymy of Limnomedusa Fitzinger, 1843.
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