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SPECIES
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| walkeri | In honour of R. B. N. Walker, the collector. |
| wallacei | Named after Alfred Russel Wallace when, starting in 1848, made large collections of plants and animals in the Amazon basin. |
| wamiensis | From the Wami River, Tanzania, Africa. |
| waterloti | After a personal name. |
| weberi | Named for Claude Weber, from the Muséum d’Histoire Naturelle de Génève, for his contributions to the knowledge of the genus Hypostomus. |
| weddellii | In honour of Weddell. |
| weitzmani | In honour of Dr. Stanley H.Weitzman, the American ichthyologist. |
| wernekei | Patronym honoring David C. Werneke, Collection Manager of Fishes at the Auburn University Museum, for his diligence, camaraderie and humor during three expeditions to the upper Orinoco Basin and for his long service as a Collection Manager at Auburn University. |
| werneri | In honour of F. Werner, the Austrian zoologist. |
| wilsoni | In honour of Wilson. |
| wolffii | In honour of Wolff. |
| wolverine | The specific name is an allusion to the Mustelidae Gulo gulo, also known as wolverine, glutton, carcajou, skunk bear, or quickhatch because of it's blunt stature, strong claws, and ferocity. Name in apposition. |
| woodi | In honour of Mr. Rodney C. Wood, the collector. |
| woodsi | Named for Loren P. Woods. |
| woosnami | In honour of R. B. Woosnam, the collector. |
| worthingtoni | In honour of Worthington. |
| wuyjugu | The specific epithet refers to the combination of the words Wuy jugu, which is the self-denomination of indigenous people known in Brazil as Munduruku. This ethnic group is part of the Tupi trunk and they are located in different regions and territories in the states of Pará, Amazonas, and Mato Grosso. In the region of the lower Tapajós River, in recent years some communities in the process of their ethnic identity have recognized themselves as Munduruku (Ramos, 2022). A noun in apposittion. |
| wynaadensis | From streams in in Wynaad, India. Wynaad is the type collection and "ensis" meaning from (Wynaad). |
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