Etymologies of Brazilian Amphibians

Herpetologia Brasileira - Suplemento 1
brevipollicatus Jiménez de la Espada, 1870. (3) Hyla lutzi Melin, 1941. In
the synonymy of Scinax garbei (Miranda-Ribeiro, 1926). (4) Iliodiscus lutzi
Miranda-Ribeiro, 1929. In the synonymy of Cycloramphus fuliginosus
Tschudi, 1838. (5) Paratelmatobius lutzii B. Lutz & Carvalho, 1958. (6)
Thoropa lutzi Cochran, 1938. Also Eupsophus lutzi — Myers, 1946.
lutzorum: Lutz + L. -orum, genitive plural of the second declension. Honouring
Adolpho and Bertha Lutz, Brazilian herpetologists (see). (1) Aplastodiscus
lutzorum Berneck et al., 2017. (2) Cochranella lutzorum Taylor & Cochran,
1953. Also Centrolenella lutzorum — Duellman, 1977. In the synonymy
of Vitreorana uranoscopa (Müller, 1924). (3) Crossodactylus lutzorum
Carcerelli & Caramaschi, 1993. (4) Cycloramphus lutzorum Heyer, 1983.
(5) Scinax lutzorum Woitovicz-Cardoso & Pombal, 2010. In the synonymy
of Scinax fuscomarginatus (A. Lutz, 1925).
Lysapsus: Unclear. Probably G. lysis (λύσις), release, freeing + G. saphes (σαφές),
distinct. Lysapsus Cope, 1862. (“... This genus is related to Litoria, but differs
from it, and from most, if not all, other genera of Opisthoglossa platydactyla,
in the freedom of the basal phalanx of the external digit ...”). Same
root in Lisapsus — Steindachner, 1867 (incorrect subsequent spelling).
Lystris: G. lytron (λυτρών), paddles. Lystris Cope, 1869 “1868”. (“... same group
as Pleurodema, differing only from that genus in the presence of two strong
shovel-like metatarsals, as in the genus Systoma ...”). In the synonymy of
Pleurodema Tschudi, 1838.
macero: M. macero, frog. Epipedobates macero Rodríguez & Myers, 1993. (“...
The species name macero, a noun in apposition, is the Machiguenga Indian
word for “frog.” The Machiguenga are one of the indigenous tribes of
the Rio Manu region ...”). Today Ameerega macero (Rodriguez & Myers,
1993).
machadoi: Machado + L. -i, suffix indicating the genitive of masculine names and
nouns. Honouring Ângelo Barbosa Monteiro Machado (1934-2020), Brazilian
entomologist. (1) Dendrobates machadoi Bokermann, 1958. In the
synonymy of Dendrobates tinctorius (Cuvier, 1797). (2) Hyla machadoi
Bokermann & Sazima, 1973. Also Ololygon machadoi — Duellman et al.,
2016. Today Scinax machadoi (Bokermann & Sazima, 1973).
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