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Etymologies of Brazilian Amphibians

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Herpetologia Brasileira - Suplemento 1

rizibilis: L. risibilis, capable of laughing, causing laughter. Hyla rizibilis Bokermann,

1964. (“... Em outubro de 1963 tivemos a oportunidade de colecionar

... uma interessante espécie de Hyla que nos chamou a atenção pelo seu

singular canto, semelhante a uma gargalhada ...”). Also Ololygon rizibilis

— Fouquette & Delahoussaye, 1977. Today Scinax rizibilis (Bokermann,

1964).

robersimoni: Hyla robersimoni Donoso-Barros, 1965. Etymology not elucidated.

In the synonymy of Scinax ruber (Laurenti, 1768).

robusta: L. robusta, strong, robust. Euparkerella robusta Izecksohn, 1988. (“... O

nome específico assinala o aspecto mais volumoso da espécie ...”).

rochai: Rocha + L. -i, suffix indicating the genitive of masculine names and nouns.

Honouring Reginaldo Augusto Trindade Rocha, a technician in the herpetological

laboratory of the Museu Paraense Emílio Goeldi. Microcaecilia

rochai Maciel & Hoogmoed, 2011.

roeschmanni: Röschmann + L. -i, suffix indicating the genitive of masculine

names and nouns. Honouring Hermann Röschmann (?), German physicist

active en Bolivia. Hyla roeschmanni De Grys, 1938. In the synonymy

of Boana raniceps (Cope, 1862).

rogerioi: Rogério + L. -i, suffix indicating the genitive of masculine names and

nouns. Honouring Rogério Pereira Bastos, Brazilian herpetologist. Scinax

rogerioi Pugliese et al., 2009.

rohdei: Rohde + L. -i, suffix indicating the genitive of masculine names and nouns.

Honouring H. Rohde (?), a ship’s physician. Phyllomedusa rohdei Mertens,

1926. Today Pithecopus rohdei (Mertens, 1926).

romani: Roman + L. -i, suffix indicating the genitive of masculine names and

nouns. Honouring Per Abraham Roman (1872-1943), Swedish entomologist.

Leptodactylus romani Melin, 1941. In the synonymy of Leptodactylus

bolivianus Boulenger, 1898.

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