Etymologies of Brazilian Amphibians

Herpetologia Brasileira - Suplemento 1
— Philippi, 1902 (incorrect spelling of generic name); in the synonymy of
Odontophrynus americanus (Duméril & Bibron, 1841). (5) Lepidobatrachus
asper Budgett, 1899. (“... Skin of dorsal surface a dull leaden colour,
much tuberculated and tough ...”). Also Ceratophrys aspera — Boulenger,
1919.
astartea: G. Astarte, Phoenician goddess of love and fertility. Hyla astartea Bokermann,
1967. (?). Today Bokermannohyla astartea (Bokermann, 1977).
Asterodactylus: G. asteros (άστέρος), star + G. dactylos (δάκτυλος), finger, toe.
(1) Asterodactylus Wagler, 1827. (“... Der zahn- und zungenlosen Sternfingerunke
(Asterodactylus m. Pipa Auctor) steht sie am nächsten ...”). Same
root in Astrodactylus — Hogg, 1839 (presumably an incorrect subsequent
spelling of Asterodactylus Wagler, 1827). In the synonymy of Pipa Laurenti,
1768. (2) Leptopus asterodactylus Mayer, 1835. (“... palmae apicibus digitorum
quadrifidae ...”). In the synonymy of Pipa pipa (Linnaeus, 1758).
Atelophryniscus: G. ateles (ά-τελής), imperfect + G. phrynos (φρύνος), toad + L.
-icus, pertaining to. Atelophryniscus McCranie et al., 1989. [“... The name
is a reference to the resemblance of the tadpole to that of species of Atelopus
and the resemblance of the adult to species of Bufo, as well as to the
small size of the adults ...”]. In the synonymy of Rhinella Fitzinger, 1826.
atelopoide, atelopoides: L. Atelopus, genus of anurans due to Duméril & Bibron
(1841) (see) + G. -oeides (-οειδές), similar to. (1) Brachycephalus atelopoide
Miranda-Ribeiro, 1920. (“... desapparecimento completo dos escudos
dorsaes e do revestimento cephalico, com uma substituição concommittante
de verrugas salientes sobre a pelle, numa variedade perfeitamente
atelopoide ...”). (2) Phyllomedusa atelopoides Duellman et al., 1988. (“...
The name is used in allusion to the Atelopus-like morph and gait of P. atelopoides
...”). Today Callimedusa atelopoides (Duellman et al., 1988).
Atelopus: G. ateles (ατελες), imperfect + G. podos (ποδος), foot. Atelopus Duméril
& Bibron, 1841. (“... Cinq orteils, dont un non distinct extérieurement; les
quatre autres aplatis, réunis à leur base par une membrane ...”). Same root
in Ateleopus Agassiz, 1846 (unjustified emendation); Antelopus — Orton,
1876 (incorrect subsequent spelling).
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