Etymologies of Brazilian Amphibians

Herpetologia Brasileira - Suplemento 1
variegata: L. variegata, colored; party colored, variegated. (1) Cyclorhamphus
eleutherodactylus var. variegata A. Lutz, 1929. (“... A primeira que chamarei
variegata tem desenhos muito variáveis e bastante complicados ...”).
In the synonymy of Cycloramphus eleutherodactylus (Miranda-Ribeiro,
1920). (2) Hyla variegata Daudin, 1802 “An. XI”. (“... Comme je l’ai dans
de l’esprit-de-vin, sa couleur est d’un brun grisâtre marbré et pointillé de
brun rougeâtre ...”). In the synonymy of Trachycephalus typhonius (Linnaeus,
1758). (3) Rana variegata Bonnaterre, 1789. (“... La G. Bigarrée ...
R. Variegata. R. corpore angustato, laevi, ex fusco nigricante, maculeis
lacteis consperso ...”). In the synonymy of Dendropsophus leucophyllatus
(Beireis, 1783).
variolosa: L. variolus, spot, pustule + L. -osa, full of. Hyla variolosa Spix, 1824.
(“... subtus ochraceum, granulosum ...”). Also Auletris variolosa — Wagler,
1830. Scinax variolosa — Wagler, 1830. In the synonymy of Boana punctata
(Schneider, 1799).
varius: L. varius, colored; party colored, variegated. Ceratophrys varius
Wied-Neuwied, 1824. (“... mehrere schwarzbraune warzige Hautkamme
auf dem Rücken, welche den Mittelstreif des Rückens einfassen; Weibchen
mit einem grünen, Männchen mit einem gelblichen Mittelstreisen von der
Schnauze nach dem After hin ...”). Also Ceratophrys varia — Cocteau,
1835. In the synonymy of Ceratophrys aurita (Raddi, 1823).
vastus: L. vastus, huge, vast; monstrous. Leptodactylus vastus A. Lutz, 1930. (“...
This name is given to the species cited in my first paper as ? gigas Spix ...”).
vautierii: Vautier + L. -ii, suffix indicating the genitive of masculine names and
nouns. Honouring Abel Félix Vautier (1794-1863), French malacologist.
Hyla vautierii Bibron, 1843. (?). Also Scinax vautierii — Duellman, 1993.
In the synonymy of Boana pulchella (Duméril & Bibron, 1841).
velata: L. velatus, veil, cover, cover up; enfold, wrap, envelop; hide, conceal. Hyla
velata Cope, 1887. (“... Tympanic membrane not very distinct ...”). In the
synonymy of Dendropsophus minutus (Peters, 1872).
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