Etymologies of Brazilian Amphibians
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Herpetologia Brasileira - Suplemento 1
ohausi (Wandolleck, 1907). (2) Hyla ohausi Wandolleck, 1907. Also Fritzia
hohausi — Miranda-Ribeiro, 1920. Fritzia ohausi — Miranda-Ribeiro,
1926. Fritziana ohausi — Bokermann, 1966. Flectonotus ohausi — Weygoldt
& Carvalho-e-Silva, 1991. Today Fritziana ohausi (Wandolleck, 1907).
olfersii: Olfers + L. -i, suffix indicating the genitive of masculine names and nouns.
Honouring Ignaz Franz Werner Maria von Olfers (1793-1871), German naturalist,
historian, and diplomat. Phryniscus olfersii Lichtenstein & Martens,
1856. Also Phrynidium olfersi — Cope, 1867. Paludicola olfersi —
Peters, 1882. Today Physalaemus olfersii (Lichtenstein & Martens, 1856).
olfersioides: L. [Paludicola] olfersii, anuran species due to Lichtenstein & Martens
(1856) (see) 12 + G. -oeides (-οειδές), similar to. Eupemphix olfersioides
A. Lutz, 1925. (“... Cette espèce ressemble à Paludicola olfersii, qui est
bien plus grande ...”). Also Phyllobates olfersioides — Bokermann, 1966.
Colostethus olfersioides — Edwards, 1971. Today Allobates olfersioides (A.
Lutz, 1925).
olivaceus: L. olivaceus, olive-colored. Brachycephalus olivaceus Bornschein et
al., 2015. (“... In life, dorsum, head, sides of the body, arms, legs, and thighs
dark green ...”).
oliveirai: Oliveira + L. -i, suffix indicating the genitive of masculine names and nouns.
Honouring Francisco M. Oliveira (?), Bokermann assistant. Hyla oliveirai Bokermann,
1963. Today Dendropsophus oliveirai (Bokermann, 1963).
Ololigon, Ololygon: G. ólolÿgón (όλολΰγών), screecher (by extension, croacking
of the frog). (1) Ololygon Fitzinger, 1843. (?). (2) Ololigon abbreviatus
petropolitana — Miranda-Ribeiro, 1923. In the synonymy of Thoropa petropolitana
(Wandolleck, 1907). Also Ololigon — Miranda-Ribeiro, 1923
(incorrect subsequent spelling). In the synonymy of Scinax Wagler, 1830.
onca: P. onça, vernacular name of the jaguar, Panthera onca. Scinax onca Ferrão
et al., 2017. (“... The specific name onca refers to the Brazilian common
name for the jaguar Pantera [sic] onca (Linnaeus, 1758) due the blotchy
12 See Physalaemus olfersii.
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