Xenopus

English: xenobot

New Latin xeno- + -pus, from Ancient Greek ξένος (xénos, “foreign, strange”) + πούς (poús, “foot”).
Coined by Johann Georg Wagler in Isis von Oken v.20, 1827, p726.

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Xenopus laevis
Xenopus laevis#Translingual

A taxonomic genus within the family Pipidae – clawed frogs, the best known species is Xenopus laevis, which is used as a model organism in scientific research.


Dendropsophus stingi

A taxonomic species within the family Hylidae – frogs, endemic to Colombia.


Hyla

New Latin, after Hylas, companion of Hercules

A taxonomic genus within the family Hylidae – some tree frogs.

Argenteohyla

syn. of Nyctimantis, brown-eyed treefrog


Chiromantis

From Ancient Greek χειρόμαντις (kheirómantis, “fortune-teller”), from χείρ (kheír, “hand”) + μάντις (mántis, “prophet; Hyla arborea (green garden frog), etc.”).

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A taxonomic genus within the family Rhacophoridae – foam-nest tree frogs.


Acris

Borrowed from Ancient Greek ᾰ̓κρῐ́ς (ăkrĭ́s, “cricket, grasshopper”), due to their vocalizations being similar to the noises made by crickets.

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A taxonomic genus within the family Hylidae – cricket frogs.


Limnodynastes dorsalis

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Latin <i class="Latn mention" lang="la">dorsālis</i>

A taxonomic species within the family Limnodynastidae – pobblebonk, western banjo frog, sand frog, or bullfrog.


Limnodynastes

Ancient Greek λῐ́μνη (lĭ́mnē) + δυνάστης (dunástēs)

Ancient Greek <i class="Polyt mention" lang="grc">λῐ́μνη</i> (lĭ́mnē)

δυνάστης (dunástēs)

Australian swamp frog
Australian swamp frog

A taxonomic genus within the family Limnodynastidae – the Australian swamp frogs.


Flectonotus fitzgeraldi

A taxonomic species within the family Amphignathodontidae – Mount Tucuche tree frog.


Scinax

Borrowed from Ancient Greek σκίναξ (skínax, “quick, nimble”).

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A taxonomic genus within the family Hylidae – snouted tree frogs.


Microhyla

A taxonomic genus within the family Microhylidae – rice frogs.


Hyperolius

A taxonomic genus within the family Hyperoliidae – reed frogs.


Litoria

→ Russian: лито́рия (litórija)

A taxonomic genus within the family Hylidae – certain tree frogs.


Incilius

From Latin incīle (“inlet; rivulet; bog”) + -ius (adjectival suffix).

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A taxonomic genus within the family Bufonidae – certain toads of Central America.


Leptodactylus

lepto- (“thin”) + -dactylus (“finger”), literally “thin-finger”

A taxonomic genus within the family Leptodactylidae – white-lipped frogs.


Bokermannohyla

From a combination of Germanic Bokermann -o- + Hyla (“genus of common treefrogs”). Bokermann is eponymous to Werner Bokermann, Brazilian zoologist.

A taxonomic genus within the family Hylidae – many species of tree frogs.


Eleutherodactylus

New Latin from Ancient Greek ἐλεύθερος (eleútheros, “free, liberated”) + Latin dactylus (“finger”)

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A taxonomic genus within the family Eleutherodactylidae.

A taxonomic subgenus within the family Eleutherodactylidae – synonym of Eleutherodactylus (Eleutherodactylus), robber frogs of the West Indies.


Brachycephalus

Borrowed from New Latin brachycephalus (literally “short-headed; small-headed”), surface analysis brachy- (“short; small”) + -cephalus m (“headed”).

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A taxonomic genus within the family Brachycephalidae – saddleback toads.


Trachycephalus

trachy- (“spiky, jagged”) + -cephalus m (“head”)


Pelophylax

Ancient Greek πηλός (pēlós, “clay”) + Ancient Greek φῠ́λᾰξ (phŭ́lăx, “guard, sentry”).

A taxonomic genus within the family Ranidae – certain frogs.


Ceratobatrachidae

Ceratobatrachus (now Cornufer (Ceratobatrachus)) + -idae

A taxonomic family within the order Anura – various arboreal frogs.

Alcalus

(family): Alcalinae, Ceratobatrachinae, Liuraninae – subfamilies


Brachycephaloidea

A taxonomic superfamily within the order Anura – five families' worth of frog species.


Microhylidae

A taxonomic family within the order Anura – many small frogs, of tropical and warm temperate environments.

Adelastes

(family): Adelastinae, Asterophryinae, Cophylinae, Dyscophinae, Gastrophryninae, Hoplophryninae, Kalophryninae, Melanobatrachinae, Microhylinae, Otophryninae, Phrynomerinae, Scaphiophryninae – subfamilies


Hylodidae

A taxonomic family within the order Anura – many frogs.


Hyperoliidae

A taxonomic family within the order Anura – many arboreal frogs.

Acanthixalus

(family): Acanthixalinae, Hyperoliinae, Kassininae – subfamilies


Asterophryinae

→ English: asterophryine

A taxonomic subfamily within the family Microhylidae – asterophryine frogs; many microhylid frogs.


Indirana

→ English: Indian frog (calque)

Latin Indus (“Indus”) + Latin rāna (“frog”)

A taxonomic genus within the family Ranixalidae – the Indian frogs; certain treefrogs of the Indian subcontinent and surrounding areas.


Phrynoidis

Ancient Greek φρύνος (phrúnos, “toad”) + -oidis (genitive of -oides)

A taxonomic genus within the family Bufonidae – certain toads.


Heleophryne

Ancient Greek ἕλος (hélos, “marshy meadow; backwater”) + Ancient Greek φρῡ́νη (phrū́nē, “toad”).

A taxonomic genus within the family Heleophrynidae – certain frogs.


Plectrohyla

Ancient Greek πλῆκτρον (plêktron, “striking-tool; plectrum; spur”) + Hyla.

A taxonomic genus within the family Hylidae – spikethumb frogs.


Ischnocnema

From Ancient Greek ῐ̓σχῐ́ον (ĭskhĭ́on, “hipbone; ischium”, with a misspelling of the combining form, which would otherwise be ischio-, with no 'n') + Ancient Greek κνήμη (knḗmē, “shin; tibia”).

A taxonomic genus within the family Brachycephalidae – certain saddleback toads.


Rheobates

From rheo- (“flow”, from Ancient Greek ῥέω (rhéō)) + -bates (“-walker”, from Ancient Greek -βᾰ́της (-bắtēs).)

from Ancient Greek <i class="Polyt mention" lang="grc">ῥέω</i> (rhéō)

from Ancient Greek <i class="Polyt mention" lang="grc">-βᾰ́της</i> (-bắtēs).

A taxonomic genus within the family Aromobatidae – certain frogs of Colombia.


Sphenophryne

From spheno- (“wedge-shaped”, from Ancient Greek σφήν (sphḗn)) + -phryne (“toad”, from Ancient Greek φρῡ́νη (phrū́nē)), due to the angular tips at the top of their heads.

from Ancient Greek <i class="Polyt mention" lang="grc">σφήν</i> (sphḗn)

from Ancient Greek <i class="Polyt mention" lang="grc">φρῡ́νη</i> (phrū́nē)

A taxonomic genus within the family Microhylidae – certain frogs.


Telmatobius

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Greek: (semantic loan) τελματόβιος (telmatóvios)

→ Korean: 텔마토비우스 (telmatobiuseu) (transliteration)

From Ancient Greek τέλμᾰ (télmă, “marsh”) + Ancient Greek βῐ́ος (bĭ́os, “life”) or borrowed from Greek τελματόβιος (telmatóvios, “swamp-dweller”).

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A taxonomic genus within the family Telmatobiidae – certain frogs.


Kaloula

Coined by British zoologist John Edward Gray in 1831.

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Ancient Greek καλός (kalós, “beautiful”) + Ancient Greek -ούλα (-oúla, diminutive suffix)

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A taxonomic genus within the family Microhylidae – certain toads.