Etymologies of Brazilian Amphibians

Herpetologia Brasileira - Suplemento 1
nantaiwuensis: Nantaiwu + L. -ensis, belonging to a place. Rana nantaiwuensis
Hsü, 1930. It refers to the type locality, Nantaiwu Amoy, now Xiamen
Shi, Fujian Province, China. In the synonymy of Lithobates catesbeianus
(Shaw, 1802).
nanuzae: Nanuza + L. -ae, suffix indicating the genitive of feminine names and
nouns. Honouring Nanuza Luiza de Menezes, Brazilian botanist. Hyla
nanuzae Bokermann & Sazima, 1973. Also Boana nanuzae — Wiens et al.,
2005. Today Bokermannohyla nanuzae (Bokermann & Sazima, 1973).
napensis: Napo, river and province in central Ecuador + L. -ensis, belonging to
a place. Bufo marinus var. napensis Jiménez de la Espada, 1875. (“... los
ejemplares del B. marinus que poseemos, pueden dividirse en tres grupos
ó variedades de importancia, si se considera que cada una de ellas corresponde
á determinada región del continente sur-americano: la marítima
central del Brasil, la parte de la cuenca del rio Napo inmediata á los andes
ecuatoriales, y las tierras llanas cercanas al rio de la Plata. Voy á distinguirlas
con nombres expresivos de su procedencia ...”). In the synonymy of
Rhinella marina (Linnaeus, 1758).
napolii: Napoli + L. -i, suffix indicating the genitive of masculine names and nouns.
Honouring Marcelo Felgueiras Napoli, Brazilian herpetologist. Bokermannohyla
napolii Carvalho et al., 2012.
nasica, nasicus: L. nasus, nose + L. -ica, -icus, suffix indicating possession, belonging
to, pertaining to, having the nature of, made of, quality of, state or
condition of. Hyla nasica Cope, 1862. (“... muzzle depressed, prominent,
faint ...). Also Hyla x-signata nasica — B. Lutz, 1973. Ololygon nasica —
Fouquette & Delahoussaye, 1977. Ololygon nasicum — Laurent & Teran,
1981 (incorrect subsequent spelling). Scinax nasica — Duellman & Wiens,
1992. Today Scinax nasicus (Cope, 1862).
nassaui: Nassau, mountain range in Surinam + L. -i, suffix indicating pertenence.
(1) Atelopus hoogmoedi nassaui Ouboter & Jairam, 2012. (“... A diurnal,
terrestrial frog from primary rainforest on and around the Nassau Mt. ...”).
In the synonymy of Atelopus hoogmoedi Lescure, 1974. (2) Ameerega trivittata
nassaui Ouboter & Jairam, 2012. (“... Distribution in Suriname: pla-
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