Etymologies of Brazilian Amphibians

Herpetologia Brasileira - Suplemento 1
Rhinatrema: G. rhin (ῤἶς), nostrils or nose + -a-, particule privative + G. trima
(τρήμα), that which is created by drilling or piercing, aperture, hole. Rhinatrema
Duméril & Bibron, 1841. (“... De ριν, nasus, nez; a privatif, & de
τρήμα, foramen, trou, narines sans trous, ou nez non percé ...”). The same
root in Rhinatrematidae Nussbaum, 1977.
Rhinella: G. rhinos (ῥινός), nose, snout. + L. -ella, suffix diminutive. Rhinella
Fitzinger, 1826. The name contradicts the brief characterization given by
Fitzinger, who indicates that members of this genus have long snouts, unlike
members of the genus Bufo who have short snouts.
rhodomystax: G. rhodo (ρόδο), rose, red + G. mystax (μύσταξ), moustache. Leptodactylus
rhodomystax Boulenger, 1884. (“... a band round the upper lip
pinkish white ...”).
rhodonotus: G. rhodo (ρόδο), rose, red + G. notos (νοτος), back, dorsum. Cystignathus
rhodonotus Günther, 1869 «1868 «. (“... Brown; a broad rose-coloured
band occupies the whole back from the nostril to the sacrum ...”).
Today Leptodactylus rhodonotus (Günther, 1869).
rhodopepla, rhodopeplus: G. rhodo (ρόδο), rose, red + G. peplos (πέπλος), woven
cloth, cloth, sheet. Hyla rhodopepla Günther, 1858. (“... Rücken und die
obere Seite des Unterschenkels rosenroth, der erstere mit einigen violetten
Fleckchen ...”). Today Dendropsophus rhodopeplus (Günther, 1858).
rhodoporus: G. rhodo (ρόδο), rose, red + G. poros (πόρος), pore; crossing-place.
Hyla rhodoporus Günther, 1869 «1868». (“... Skin smooth, with numerous
minute pores on the upper parts. Light olive-coloured, each pore with
a minute rose-coloured dot ...”). In the synonymy of Boana punctata
(Schneider, 1799).
rhyakonastes: G. rýáx ákos (ρύάξ άκος), watercourse + G. nastes (νάστης), inhabitant.
Cycloramphus rhyakonastes Heyer, 1983. (“... From the Greek
rhyakos, rushing stream and nastes, inhabitant ...”).
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