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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