Etymologies of Brazilian Amphibians

Herpetologia Brasileira - Suplemento 1
pulchra: L. pulchra, pretty; beautiful; handsome. (1) Elosia pulchra B. Lutz, 1951.
(“... Diverge das outras pelo seu colorido muito belo ...”). Also Hylodes
pulcher — Myers, 1962. In the synonymy of Hylodes glaber (Miranda-Ribeiro,
1926). (2) Gastrotheca pulchra Caramaschi & Rodrigues, 2007.
(“... The specific epithet, “pulchra”, is a Latin adjective meaning beautiful,
refering to the pretty, tiny, and elegant appearance of the species ...”). Also
Gastrotheca (Eotheca) pulchra — Duellman, 2015. Today Eotheca pulchra
(Caramaschi & Rodrigues, 2007).
pulchripecta: L. pulcher, pretty; beautiful; handsome + L. pectum, breast, chest.
Phyllobates pulchripectus Silverstone, 1976. (“... dorsum black; complete
yellow lateral stripe; light proximo-ventral calf-spot absent; venter blue
with black marbling ...”). Also Dendrobates pulchripectus — Myers et al.,
1978. Epipedobates pulchripectus — Myers, 1987. Today Ameerega pulchripecta
(Silverstone, 1976).
pulex: L. pulex, flea. Brachycephalus pulex Napoli et al., 2011. (“... refers to the
flea, Pulex irritans, and is allusive to the small size and to the striking capacity
for large leaps presented by the new species ...”).
pulidoi: Pulido + L. -i, suffix indicating the genitive of masculine names and nouns.
Honouring Juan R. Pulido (1926-?), Venezuelan entomologist. Centrolenella
pulidoi Rivero, 1968. Also Hypsiboas pulidoi — Faivovich et al.,
2005. Boana pulidoi — Dubois, 2017. In the synonymy of Boana benitezi
(Rivero, 1961).
pumila, pumilio: L. pumilus, pumilio, dwarf, pygmy. (1) Hyla pumila Duméril
& Bibron, 1841. (“... La rainette naine ...”). In the synonymy of Dendropsophus
bipunctatus (Spix, 1824).(2) Leptodactylus pumilio Boulenger,
1920. (“... from snout to vent 20 mm ...”). In the synonymy of Ischnocnema
parva (Girard, 1853).
punctata, punctatus: L. punctata, -us, punctuated; pointed. (1) Calamita punctatus
Schneider, 1799. (“... Caput & dorsum punctis niveis notatum ...).
Also Hyla punctata — Daudin, 1802 “An. XI”. Hysaplesia punctata — Boie
in Schlegel, 1826. Hypsiboas (Scinax) punctata — Fitzinger, 1843. Hyla
(Hyla) punctata — Burmeister, 1856. Hypsiboas punctatus — Cope, 1867.
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