Etymologies of Brazilian Amphibians
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Herpetologia Brasileira - Suplemento 1
ron: E. Ron, nikname of Ronald. Honouring Ronald Archie Nussbaum, US American
herpetologist. Rhinatrema ron Wilkinson & Gower, 2010.
rondonae, rondoniae: Rondônia, a Brazilian state, in turn, honouring Marshal
Cândido Mariano da Silva Rondon (1865-1958), Brazilian militar and explorer
+ L. -ae, suffix indicating belonging. (1) Hyla rondoniae Bokermann,
1963. (“... fazem parte de um lote de anfíbios colecionados nas proximidades
da localidade de Rondônia, no territorio Federal de Rondônia ...”).
In the synonymy of Dendropsophus bokermanni (Goin, 1960). (2) Proceratophrys
rondonae Prado & Pombal, 2008. (“... O epiteto específico se
refere ao estado de Rondônia, cujo nome é uma homenagem ao Marechal
Candido [Mariano da Silva] Rondon ...”).
roseanus: L. roseanus, rose-colored, red. Bufo crucifer var. roseanus Miranda-Ribeiro,
1926. [“... e por fim outro cuja tarja dorsal muito se amplia e deixa
os desenhos do dorso rubescentes (var. roseana) ...”]. In the synonymy of
Rhinella ornata (Spix, 1824).
roseus: L. roseus, rose-colored, red. Hylodes roseus Melin, 1941. (“... In alcohol,
upper surface greyish white with a pink tint and brownish designs ...”).
(Preoccupied by Hylodes roseus Boulenger, 1918). Also Eleutherodactylus
roseus — B. Lutz & Kloss, 1952. In the synonymy of Pristimantis vilarsi
(Melin, 1941).
rosmelinus: ? rosmelinus, apocope from roseus and Melin + L. -us, pertaining to.
Eleutherodactylus rosmelinus Gorham, 1966 (replacement name for Hylodes
roseus Melin, 1944). In the synonymy of Pristimantis vilarsi (Melin, 1941).
rossaferesae: Rossa-Feres + L. -ae, suffix indicating the genitive of feminine
names and nouns. Honouring Denise de Cerqueira Rossa-Feres, Brazilian
herpetologist. Scinax rossaferesae Conte et al., 2016.
rossalleni: Ross Allen + L. -i, suffix indicating the genitive of masculine names
and nouns. Honouring Ensil Ross Allen (1908-1981), North American herpetologist.
Hyla rossalleni Goin, 1959 (replacement name for Hyla alleni
Goin, 1957, secondary junior homonym of Scytopis alleni Cope, 1870). Today
Dendropsophus rossalleni (Goin, 1959).
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