Etymologies of Brazilian Amphibians

Herpetologia Brasileira - Suplemento 1
ed by a fissure ... The two leathery scales of the pallettes are peculiar, and
resemble those of the under side in Phyllodactylus ...”).
Protopipa: G. protos (πρώτος), foremost (in position); first + L. Pipa, genus of anurans
due to Laurenti (1768) (see). Protopipa Noble, 1925. (“... Protopipa is
immediately ancestral to Pipa ...”). In the synonymy of Pipa Laurenti, 1768.
Pseudendrobates: G. pseudo (ψευδο), false, untrue, mistaken + L. Dendrobates,
genus of anurans due to Wagler (1830) (see). Pseudendrobates Bauer,
1988. (“... Novum subgenus: Pseudendrobates ... Opgesteld voor typesoort
Dendrobates silverstonei ... In alle opzichten gelijk aan het hoofdgeslacht
Phyllobates. Verschilt uitsluitend in het geproduceerde huidgif en in de
streeptekening, nl. dorsolateraal: zijlijnen doorlopend in de liezen ...”). In
the synonymy of Ameerega Bauer, 1986.
Pseudis: G. pseudis (ψευδής) (referring to persons or living beings) lying, false,
deceptive. Pseudis Wagler, 1830. (?). Although it was not made explicit in
the description, the name refers to the theory that these frogs metamorphosed
into fish, as narrated by Merian and Seba. The same root in Pseudinae
Fitzinger, 1843.
Pseudohyla: G. pseudo (ψευδο), false, untrue, mistaken + Hyla (see), a name
that is traditionally associated with tree frogs. Pseudohyla Andersson,
1945. (“... The type-specimen of this new genus ... seems to be nearly allied
to the genus Hyla, but its total want of web both on fingers and toes, is not
agreeable to this genus ...”). In the synonymy of Pristimantis Jiménez de
la Espada, 1870.
pseudomeridiana, pseudomeridianus: G. pseudo (ψευδο), false, untrue,
mistaken + L. [Dendropsophus] meridianus, frog species due to B. Lutz
(1954) (see). Hyla pseudomeridiana Cruz et al., 2000. (“... O epíteto específico,
que significa “falsa meridiana”, se refere à semelhança da nova
espécie com Hyla meridiana, com a qual foi freqüentemente confundida
...”). Today Dendropsophus pseudomeridianus (Cruz et al., 2000).
Pseudopaludicola: G. pseudo (ψευδο), false, untrue, mistaken + Paludicola, genus
of anurans due to Wagler (1839) (in turn, from L. paludis, swamp, marsh +
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