Etymologies of Brazilian Amphibians

Herpetologia Brasileira - Suplemento 1
which on the limbs are double and much more numerous than on the back
...”). In the synonymy of Boana boans (Linnaeus, 1758).
zernyi: Zerny + L. -i, suffix indicating the genitive of masculine names and nouns.
Honouring Hans Zerny (1887-1945), Austrian entomologist. Hyla zernyi
Ahl, 1933. In the synonymy of Dryaderces inframaculata (Boulenger,
1882).
zeuctotylus: G. zeuktos (ζευκτος), yolked together, couple + G. tylos (τυλος), knot,
knob, callus, lump, bolt. Eleutherodactylus zeuctotylus Lynch & Hoogmoed,
1977. [“... in reference to the fused (undivided) palmar tubercle ...”].
Today Pristimantis zeuctotylus (Lynch & Hoogmoed, 1977).
zimmermanae: Zimmerman + L. -ae, suffix indicating the genitive of feminine
names and nouns. Honouring Barbara Lewis Zimmerman, Canadian herpetologist.
Eleutherodactylus zimmermanae Heyer & Hardy, 1991. Today
Pristimantis zimmermanae (Heyer & Hardy, 1991).
zombie: HC, from Qi. zombi, Soul or ghost that wanders through the night. Synapturanus
zombie Fouquet et al., 2021. (“... The call of this species is only
heard during and after heavy rain showers, when herpetologists are often
not properly equipped, thus ending up soaked and digging with their bare
hands in the mud in the midst of thunderstorms, reminiscent of zombies
extracting themselves from the ground ...”).
zonata: L. zonata, encircling band/marking. Hyla zonata Spix, 1824. (“... pedibus
coerulescenti-fasciatis ...”). Also Hypsiboas zonata — Wagler, 1830.
Phrynohyas zonata — Duellman, 1956. Same root in Hyla zonalis —
Duméril & Bibron, 1841. In the synonymy of Trachycephalus typhonius
(Linnaeus, 1758).
Zweifelia: Zweifel + L. -ia, dedicative suffix. Honouring Richard G. Zweifel (1926-
2019), US American herpetologist. Zweifelia Dubois, 1992. In the synonymy
of Lithobates Fitzinger, 1843.
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