Etymologies of Brazilian Amphibians

Herpetologia Brasileira - Suplemento 1
litter habitat characteristic of members of the genus ...”). Phyllonastes Heyer, 1977.
In the synonymy of Noblella Barbour, 1930.
phyllostomus: G. phyllon (φύλλον), leaf + G. stoma (στόμα), mouth. Proceratophrys
phyllostomus Izecksohn et al., 1999. (“... O substantivo phyllostomus
é o nome do gênero-tipo de uma família de morcegos que reúne espécies
possuidoras de um conspícuo apêndice foliáceo rostral ...”).
Physalaemus: G. physao (φυσαω), inflate with air; puff out + G. laimos (λαιμός),
throat. Physalaemus Fitzinger, 1826. (?).
Physodes: G. physao (φυσαω), inflate with air; puff out + G. -odes (-οδες), sufix
for likeness. Physodes Jan, 1857 (nomen nudum). (?). In the synonymy of
Pleurodema Tschudi, 1838.
Phyzelaphryne: G. phyzelis (φύξηλις), shy + G. phrynos (φρύνος), toad. Phyzelaphryne
Heyer, 1977. (“... in reference to members of the genus avoiding
capture or recognition by scientists until recently ...”). Same root in
Phyzelaphryninae Hedges & al., 2008.
piauiensis: P. Piauí, Brazilian state of. Also from T. py-yáú-y, small fish river +
L. -ensis, belonging to a place. Elachistocleis piauiensis Caramaschi & Jim,
1983. (“... The species is named for the State of Piaui, Brasil, where the specimens
were found ...”). Also Engystoma piauiensis — Dubois et al., 2021.
pickeli: Pickel + L. -i, suffix indicating the genitive of masculine names and nouns.
Honouring Bento José Pickel (1906-1963), Benedictine priest, professor at
the Superior School of Agriculture of Pernambuco, Brazil. Hyla pickeli A.
Lutz & B. Lutz, 1938. In the synonymy of Scinax pachycrus (Miranda-Ribeiro,
1937).
picta, pictus: L. picta, -us, painted; colored; decorated. (1) Hylaplesia picta
Tschudi, 1838. (?). Also Dendrobates pictus — Duméril & Bibron, 1841.
Dendrobates pictus pictus — B. Lutz, 1952. Phyllobates pictus — Silverstone,
1975. Epipedobates pictus — Myers, 1987. Today Ameerega picta
(Bibron in Tschudi, 1838). (2) Pristimantis pictus Oliveira et al., 2020. (“...
refers to the yellow dots that are characteristic to individuals of this spe-
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