Etymologies of Brazilian Amphibians

Herpetologia Brasileira - Suplemento 1
teau of Nassau Mountain, between 450 m and 570 m altitude ...”). In the
synonymy of Ameerega trivittata (Spix, 1824).
nasus: L. nasus, nose. Hyla nasus Lichtenstein, 1823. (“... maxilla superiore nasi
forma prominente ...”). Also Elosia nasuta — Tschudi, 1838 (incorrect
subsequent spelling). Elosia nasus — Günther, 1866. Enydrobius nasus
— Cope, 1866. Elosia nasus nasus — Mertens, 1927. Today Hylodes nasus
(Lichtenstein, 1823).
nasuta, nasutus: L. nasuta, -us, having long nose. (1) Bufo nasutus Schneider,
1799. (“... Caput ab oculis inde sinuatum et contractum in rostrum obtusum,
ab utroque eius latere posita gerit parva narium foramina ...”). Also
Bufo (Oxyrhynchus) nasutus — Spix, 1824. Bufo (Rhinella) nasutus — Cuvier,
1829. Same root in Bufo (Oxyrhynchus) naricus Spix, 1824. Bufo (Rhinella)
naricus — Cuvier, 1829. In the synonymy of Rhinella margaritifera
(Laurenti, 1768). (2) Hylodes nasutus A. Lutz, 1925. (“... Le museau est
proéminenten avant & au-dessus de la bouche ...”). Also Eleutherodactylus
nasutus — Stejneger, 1904. Today Ischnocnema nasuta (A. Lutz, 1925).
nasutulus: L. nasutus, having long nose + L. -lus, diminutive. Bufo nasutulus
Wiegmann, 1833. (“... bilden eine von der vorerwähnten ganz bestimmt
verschiedene Art, die ich B. nasutulus wegen der abwrichenden Bildung
der Schnauze im Museum benannt habe ...”). In the synonymy of Rhinella
granulosa (Spix, 1824).
natalensis: Natal, capital of the state of Rio Grande do Norte, Brazil + L. -ensis,
belonging to a place. Leptodactylus natalensis A. Lutz, 1930. [“... Rio Bahú
and other places near Natal (Rio Grande do Norte) ...”]
nattereri: Natterer + L. -i, suffix indicating the genitive of masculine names and
nouns. Honouring Johann Natterer (1787-1843), Austrian naturalist. (1)
Bufo granulosus nattereri Bokermann, 1967. Today Rhinella nattereri
(Bokermann, 1967). (2) Eupemphix Nattereri Steindachner, 1863. Today
Physalaemus nattereri (Steindachner, 1863). (3) Leptodactylus nattereri
A. Lutz, 1926. In the synonymy of Leptodactylus podicipinus (Cope, 1862).
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