Etymologies of Brazilian Amphibians

Herpetologia Brasileira - Suplemento 1
perviridis: L. per-, very, completely, thoroughly + L. viridis, fresh, green. Aplastodiscus
perviridis B. Lutz, 1950. (“...Inteiramente verde e muito uniforme...”).
Also Hyla perviridis — Caramaschi, 1983.
petersi, petersii: Peters + L. -ii, suffix indicating the genitive of masculine names
and nouns. Honouring Wilhelm Karl Hartwig Peters (1815-1883), German
zoologist. (1) Phyllobates petersi Silverstone, 1976. Also Dendrobates petersi
— Myers et al., 1978. Epipedobates petersi — Myers, 1987. Phyllobates
(Pseudendrobates) petersi — Bauer, 1988. Today Ameerega petersi
(Silverstone, 1976). (2) Engystomops petersi Jiménez de la Espada, 1872.
Also Engystomops petersii — Boulenger, 1882. Physalaemus petersi —
Lynch, 1970. (3) Platymantis petersii Steindachner, 1864. Also Leptodactylus
(Platymantis) petersii — A. Lutz, 1930. Leptodactylus caliginosus
petersi — Parker, 1935. Leptodactylus podicipinus petersii — Gans, 1960.
Today Leptodactylus petersii (Steindachner, 1864). (4) Chthonerpeton
petersii Boulenger, 1882 “1861”. Today Nectocaecilia petersii (Boulenger,
1882).
petropolitana, petropolitanus: P. Petrópolis, a city in the state of Rio de Janeiro,
Brazil [from G. Petros (Πέτρος), Peter + G. polis (πολης), city] +
L. –ana, -anus, pertaining to. (1) Cochranella petropolitana Taylor & Cochran,
1953. (“... Type: U. S. National Museum No. 101135, Petropolis, Rio
de Janeiro, Brazil ...”). In the synonymy of Vitreorana eurygnatha (A. Lutz,
1925). (2) Hylodes petropolitanus Wandolleck, 1907. (“... Die Tiere stammen
alle aus den Urwäldern von Petropolis ...”). Also Elosia petropolitanus
— Boulenger, 1909. Ololigon abbreviatus petropolitana — Miranda-Ribeiro,
1923. Eleutherodactylus petropolitanus — Müller, 1927. Borborocoetes
petropolitanus — Noble, 1927. Eupsophus petropolitanus — Cochran,
1955 “1954”. Today Thoropa petropolitana (Wandolleck, 1907).
pfrimeri: Pfrimer + L. -i, suffix indicating the genitive of masculine names and
nouns. Honouring Rudolf Pfrimer (1885-1954), Brazilian ornithologist.
Bufo crucifer var. pfrimeri Miranda-Ribeiro, 1926. Also Bufo crucifer
phrimeri — Bokermann, 1966; incorrect subsequent spelling. In the synonymy
of Rhaebo guttatus (Schneider, 1799).
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