Etymologies of Brazilian Amphibians

Herpetologia Brasileira - Suplemento 1
vittigera: L. vitta, band, ribbon; fillet + L. gero, bear, carry, wear. Hyla vittigera
Werner, 1894. (“... Oben hellbraun, ein Längsstreifen von der Schnauzenspitze
über Nasenloch, Auge und Tympanum bis zum Ansatz der vorderen
Extremität dunkelbraun ...”). In the synonymy of Boana bischoffi (Boulenger,
1887).
viviparum: L. viviparus, from L. vivus + L. parios, viviparous. Chthonerpeton
viviparum Parker & Wettstein, 1929. (“... In Chthonerpeton viviparum,
however, the eggs are retained within the oviducts ...”).
vizottoi: Vizotto + L. -i, suffix indicating the genitive of masculine names and
nouns. Honouring Luiz Dino Vizotto, Brazilian herpetologist. Ischnocnema
vizottoi Martins & Haddad, 2010.
vomerina: L. vomerina, related to the vomer. Elosia vomerina Girard, 1853. (“...
Vomerine teeth disposed on a transverse line, interrupted in its middle,
and placed on a level with the anterior margin of the inner nostrils ...”).
Also Grossodactylus vomerinus — Miranda-Ribeiro, 1926 (error typographicus).
In the synonymy of Crossodactylus gaudichaudii Duméril &
Bibron, 1841.
vote: P. vote, expression of disdain, aversion, disregard. Amazophrynella vote Ávila
et al., 2012. (“... The meaning depends on the intonation of voice, and
was used several times by the local people when we said that the specimens
were adults, rather than juveniles ...”).
v-signatus: L. v-signatus, stamped with a V. Hyla perpusilla v-signata B. Lutz,
1968. (“... An accumulation of pigment on the gula forms thick, V-shaped
figure ...”). Also Ololygon v-signata — Peixoto, 1988 “1987”. Scinax v-signata
— Duellman & Wiens, 1992. Today Scinax v-signatus (B. Lutz, 1968).
vulcaniae: L. Vulcan, a classical god of fire + L. -iae, suffix used to form a feminine
abstract noun. Hyla vulcaniae Vasconcelos & Giaretta, 2005 “2003”. (“...
in allusion to the occurrence of the species in a geomorphologic formation
derived from volcanic activity, the Poços de Caldas Plateau ...”). Today Bokermannohyla
vulcaniae (Vasconcelos & Giaretta, 2005).
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