Etymologies of Brazilian Amphibians

Herpetologia Brasileira - Suplemento 1
seabrai: Seabra + L. -i, suffix indicating the genitive of masculine names and
nouns. Honouring Carlos Alberto Campos Seabra (1916-2001), Brazilian
entomologist. Sphoenohyla seabrai Bokermann, 1958. Also Dryomelictes
seabrai — Goin, 1961. Sphaenorhynchus scabrai — Gorham, 1974 (incorrect
subsequent spelling of species name). In the synonymy of Allophryne
ruthveni Gaige, 1926.
sebae: Seba + L. -ae, suffix indicating belonging. Honouring Albertus Seba (1665-
1736), Dutch pharmacist, zoologist, and collector. Ceratophrys Sebae Gray,
1825. In the synonymy of Ceratophrys cornuta (Linnaeus, 1758).
sebbeni: Sebben + L. -i, suffix indicating the genitive of masculine names and
nouns. Honouring Antonio Sebben, Brazilian herpetologist. Rhinella sebbeni
Vaz-Silva et al., 2015.
secedens: L. secedens, withdraw; secede. Hyla secedens B. Lutz, 1963. (“... Similar
to H. geographica and H. bischoffi multilineata, it differs from the former
in body proportions, webbing, and coloration of the lower eyelid and from
the latter in disposition of the vomerine teeth and coloration of the limbs
...”). Also Hypsiboas secedens — Faivovich et al., 2005. Today Boana secedens
(B. Lutz, 1963).
segallai: Segalla + L. -i, suffix indicating the genitive of masculine names and
nouns. Honouring Magno Vicente Segalla, Brazilian herpetologist. Paratelmatobius
segallai Santos et al., 2019.
semiguttata, semiguttatus: L. semi-, half, partly + L. guttata, -us, having
drops, spots, specks. Hyla semiguttata A. Lutz, 1925. (“... Le dos est brun
clair, avec une bande submarginale de chaque côté & une médiane, toutes
brunes & fragmentées par places, formant alors des taches longitudinales
ovales ou rondes ...”). Also Hypsiboas semiguttatus — Faivovich et al.,
2005. Today Boana semiguttata (A. Lutz, 1925).
semilineata, semilineatus: L. semi-, half, partly + L. lineata, -us, lined. (1) Bufo
(Oxyrhynchus) semilineatus Spix, 1824. (“... linea dorsi posterioris medii
longitudinali albicante ...”). Also Bufo (Rhinella) semilineatus — Cuvier,
1829. In the synonymy of Rhinella crucifer (Wied-Neuwied, 1821).
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