Etymologies of Brazilian Amphibians

Herpetologia Brasileira - Suplemento 1
stictigularis: G. stiktos (στικτός), marked with spots, dappled + L. gularis, pertaining
to the throat, neck, gullet. Leptodactylus stictigularis Noble, 1923.
(“... a dark throat studded with white spots ...”). In the synonymy of Leptodactylus
rhodomystax Boulenger, 1884.
Stombus: Unclear. According to the author, from G. ςόμβοσ (sic; note the sigma
transposition), of unknown meaning; probably from G. stombus (στόμβος),
who opens a big mouth to speak; bawling or bellow; also a reviler, insulter,
brawler, scold. Stombus Gravenhorst, 1825. [“... Von allen diesen Gattungen
aber unterscheidet sie sich am auffallendsten durch den ungemein
großen Kopf, weiten Rachen, und durch die emporstehenden Augenlieder.
Deßhalb habe ich diele Art, nebst Rana megastoma und Rana scutata,
welche von Spix auf der 4ten Tafel abgebildet hat, in eine besondere Gattung
vereinigt, die ich (nach dem griechischen Worte (ςόμβοσ) (sic) Stombus
genannt ...”]. In the synonymy of Ceratophrys Wied-Neuwied, 1824.
Strabomantis: G. strabos (στραβος), squinting + G. mantis (μαντης), tree-frog.
Strabomantis Peters, 1863. (“... die einander genäherten Augen ...”). The
same root in Strabomantidae Hedges et al., 2008 and Strabomantinae
Hedges et al., 2008.
striata: L. striatus, provided with channels; grooves; wrinkles. Hyla striata Peters,
1872. (?). In the synonymy of Boana polytaenia (Cope, 1870).
strigilata, strigilatus: L. striga, a row or strip of anything + L. -ata, -atus, provided
with. (1) Cyclorhamphus eleutherodactylus var. strigilata A. Lutz,
1929. (“... leva apenas umas manchinhas alongadas ou riscos curtos e grossos
de côr clara, disseminadas sobre a face dorsal, sendo longitudinaes no
tronco, nos olhos e nas pernas ...”). In the synonymy of Cycloramphus eleutherodactylus
(Miranda-Ribeiro, 1920). (2) Hyla strigilata Spix, 1824. (“...
striis dorsi lateralis obliquis ...”). Also Ololygon strigilata — Fouquette &
Delahoussaye, 1977. Scinax strigilata — Duellman & Wiens, 1992. Today
Scinax strigilatus (Spix, 1824).
strussmannae: Strüssmann + L. -ae, suffix indicating the genitive of feminine
names and nouns. Honouring Christine Strüssmann, Brazilian herpetolo-
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