Etymologies of Brazilian Amphibians

Herpetologia Brasileira - Suplemento 1
negro retinto de pez, os espinhos albicantes ...”]. Also Melanophryniscus
stelzneri atroluteus — Gallardo, 1961. Today Melanophryniscus atroluteus
(Miranda-Ribeiro, 1920).
attenuata: L. attenuata, weakened, diminished, shrinked, reduced in size. Hyla
senicula attenuata B. Lutz, 1973 (nomen nudum). (?). In the synonymy of
Dendropsophus melanargyreus (Cope, 1887).
Auletris: G. aulitris (αύλητρίς), female aulos-player, being aulos (αύλός) a double
flute. Auletris Wagler, 1830. (“... Αύλητρίς tibicina ...”). In turn, Tibicina
is the latin name of the female performer on the tibia. In the synonymy of
Boana Gray, 1825.
aurantiaca, aurantiacus: L. aurantiaca, orange-colored. (1) Adenomera aurantiaca
Carvalho et al., 2020. (“... referring to the brightly orange-coloured
limbs of this species ...”). (2) Ephippipher aurantiacus Cocteau, 1835. (“...
Supra subtusque aurantiacus immaculatus ...”). Also Brachycephalus aurantiacus
— Girard, 1858. In the synonymy of Brachycephalus ephippium
(Spix, 1824). (3) Hyla aurantiaca Daudin, 1802 “An. XI”. (“... Couleur d’un
jaune orangé, plus pâle sous le corps, avec une teinte rougeâtie rare sur le
dos ...”). Also Calamita aurantiacus — Merrem, 1820. Auletris aurantiaca
— Wagler, 1830. Dryomelictes aurantiacus — Cope, 1865. Dendropsophus
(Dryomelictes) aurantiacus — Cope, 1871 “1870”. Scytopis aurantiacus
— Cope, 1874. Hyla (Sphoenohyla) aurantiaca — A. Lutz & B. Lutz, 1938.
Sphoenohyla aurantiaca — Goin, 1957. Sphaenorhynchus aurantiacus
— Myers & Leviton, 1961. The same root in Rana aurantia Shaw, 1802
(possibly an incorrect spelling of Hyla aurantiaca Daudin, 1802). In the
synonymy of Sphaenorhynchus lacteus (Daudin, 1800).
aurata, auratus: L. aurata, -us, gilded, overlaid/adorned with gold, golden.
Hyla aurata Wied-Neuwied, 1821. (“... der Rücken ist daher mit drey gelben
Längsstreifen bezeichnet, auch bemerkt man auf den Oberarmen und
Schenkeln einige gelbe oder goldfarbene Fleckchen ...”). Also Ololygon aurata
— Fouquette & Delahoussaye, 1977. Today Scinax auratus (Wied-Neuwied,
1821).
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