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Etymology: Poroderma: poros (Gr.), hole or passage; derma (Gr.), skin or hide, allusion not explained nor evident (Smith proposed name without a description). (See ETYFish); africanum: -anum (L.), belonging to: Africa, described from South Africa. (See ETYFish).
More on author: Gmelin.