Etymologies of Brazilian Amphibians

Herpetologia Brasileira - Suplemento 1
— Haddad & Pombal, 1998. Eupemphix spiniger — Dubois et al., 2021.
Today Physalaemus spiniger (Miranda-Ribeiro, 1926).
spinulifer: L. spinulifer, thorn-bearer. Niedenia spinulifer Ahl, 1924. (“... Oberseite
dicht mit kleinen, spitzigen, weißlich gefärbten Warzen besetzt ...”).
In the synonymy of Cycloramphus asper Werner, 1899.
spinulosus: L. spinula, diminutive of thorn, thorn + L. -osus, which is abundant
in. Nectodactylus spinulosus Miranda-Ribeiro, 1924. (“... Corpore ranino
in mare, laeve, sparce spinuloso ...”). Also Chiasmocleis spinulosa — Parker,
1934. In the synonymy of Chiasmocleis leucosticta (Boulenger, 1888).
spixi: Spix + L. -i, suffix indicating the genitive of masculine names and nouns.
Honouring Johann Baptist von Spix (1781-1826), Bavarian traveler and
zoologist. (1) Bufo spixii Fitzinger, 1826. Also Oxyrhynchus spixii —
Wied-Neuwied, 1827. In the synonymy of Rhinella ornata (Spix, 1824). (2)
Ceratophris spixii Cuvier, 1829. In the synonymy of Ceratophrys cornuta
(Linnaeus, 1758). (3) Ephippipher spixii Cocteau, 1835. In the synonymy of
Brachycephalus ephippium (Spix, 1824). (4) Hemiphractus spixii Wagler,
1828 (substitute name for Rana scutatus Spix, 1824). In the synonymy of
Hemiphractus scutatus (Spix, 1824). (5) Leptodactylus spixi Heyer, 1983.
spumaponens: L. spuma, foam, froth; slime, scum, spume + L. ponens, put, place,
set. Allobates spumaponens Kok & Ernst, 2007. (“... The specific epithet is
derived from the Latin word spuma, meaning “foam” and the Latin verb
ponere, meaning “to place” in reference to the atypical tadpole deposition
site observed in the new species ...”). In the synonymy of Allobates sumtuosus
(Morales, 2002).
spumarius: L. spuma, foam, froth; slime, scum, spume+ L. -arius, pertaining to.
Atelopus spumarius hoogmoedi — Lescure et al., 1980. (“... Above, dark
brown, with a broad band from orbit to groin, composed of numerous
aggregated annuli of greenish-yellow, which has the appearance of dried
foam” ...). In the synonymy of Atelopus hoogmoedi Lescure, 1974.
squalirostris: L. squalus, squali, kind of fish; shark + L. rostri, beak, snout. Hyla
squalirostris A. Lutz, 1925. (“... le museau est projeté en dessus & en avant
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