Etymologies of Brazilian Amphibians

Herpetologia Brasileira - Suplemento 1
de la bouche ...”). Also Ololygon squalirostris — Fouquette & Delahoussaye,
1977. Today Scinax squalirostris (A. Lutz, 1925).
stawiarskyi: Stawiarsky + L. -i, suffix indicating the genitive of masculine names
and nouns. Honouring Victor Stawiarsky (1903-1979), Brazilian educator at
Museu Nacional, Rio de Janeiro. Dendrophryniscus stawiarskyi Izecksohn,
1994.
Stefania: Stefani + -ia, dedicative suffix. Honouring Luis Stefani Raffucci (1901-
1971), Puerto Rican engineer and a long time Chancellor of the University
of Puerto Rico at Mayagüez. Stefania Rivero, 1968.
stegolepis: L. Stegolepis, genus of Rapateaceae due to Klotzsch, 1872; in turn, from
G. stegos (στέγος), roof, cover + G. lepis (λεπίς), scales. Eleutherodactylus
stegolepis Schlüter & Rödder, 2007 “2006”. [“... The new species is named
after Stegolepis squarrosa (Rapateaceae), dominant floral species on the
summit of Guaiquinima Tepui ...”]. Also Pristimantis stegolepis — Myers
& Donnelly, 2008. In the synonymy of Pristimantis vilarsi (Melin, 1941).
stejnegeri: Stejneger + L. -i, suffix indicating the genitive of masculine names
and nouns. Honouring Leonhard Hess Stejneger (1851-1943), Norwegian
herpetologist. Borborocoetes stejnegeri Noble, 1924. Also Craspedoglossa
stejnegeri — Cochran, 1955 “1954”. Zachaenus stejnegeri — Harding,
1983. Today Cycloramphus stejnegeri (Noble, 1924).
stellae: Stellae + L. -ae, suffix indicating the genitive of feminine names and nouns.
Honouring the company “Stellae Limited” of Leicester, UK. Hypsiboas
stellae Kwet, 2008. (“... in recognition of its contribution to conserving
biodiversity by aiding the reduction of greenhouse gases ...”). Today Boana
stellae (Kwet, 2008).
stellatus: L. stellatus, set/furnish/cover with stars/points of light. Bufo stellatus
Spix, 1824. (“... hypochondriis femoribusque aurantio-maculatis vel ocellatis
...”). Also Bufo crucifer var. stellata — Miranda-Ribeiro, 1926. In the
synonymy of Rhinella crucifer (Wied-Neuwied, 1821).
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