Etymologies of Brazilian Amphibians

Herpetologia Brasileira - Suplemento 1
restinga: P. restinga, lowland on the sea coasts and entering the sea; in Brazil,
strip of forest on the bank of a river or stream; in turn, from the Dutch
rotssteen, crag, boulder. Pseudopaludicola restinga Cardozo et al., 2018.
(“... The word “restinga” has an unclear origin in Brazilian Portuguese, but
it is the proper name of the vegetation near the sea where the new species
occurs: the restingas ...”).
reticularis: L. reticularis, provided with a net, mesh. Rana reticularis Lacépède,
1788. (“... le caractère distinctif est d’avoir le dessus du corps veiné &
tacheté de manière à présenter l’apparence d’un réseau ...”). In the synonymy
of Trachycephalus typhonius (Linnaeus, 1758).
reticulata, reticulatus: L. reticulata, -us, net-like. (1) Hyla reticulata Jiménez
de la Espada, 1870. (“... ad rostrum, genas, latera & artus pulcherrime
reticulata ...”). Today Dendropsophus reticulatus (Jiménez de la Espada,
1870). (2) Leptodactylus ocellatus var. reticulata Cei, 1948. (?. “... De estas
dos formas, la que provisoriamente hemos indicado, por su pigmentación
ventral, como reticulata ...”). In the synonymy of Leptodactylus luctator
(Hudson, 1892).
Rhaebo: G. rhaebo (ραιβο), bowlegged, crooked. Without justification in the original
proposal of the name, although it clearly refers to the appearance of the
forelimbs of the toads in general. Rhaebo Cope, 1862.
Rhamphophryne: G. ramphos (ράμφος), beak + G. phrynos (φρύνος), toad.
Rhamphophryne Trueb, 1971. [“... The generic name is derived from the
Greek words rhampho, meaning beak, and phryne, meaning toad, with
reference to the protuberant snout characterizing this group of bufonids
...”]. In the synonymy of Rhinella Fitzinger, 1826.
rhea: L. Rhea, avian genus due to Brisson (1760), in turn from the Titaness Rhea,
daughter of Uranus (Heaven) and Gaia (Earth). Hyla rhea Napoli & Caramaschi,
1999. [“... The specific name, a noun in apposition, refers to the
type locality, Cachoeira de Emas. “Ema” is the Brazilian vernacular name
for Rhea americana (greater rheas) ...]. Today Dendropsophus rhea (Napoli
& Caramaschi, 1999).
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