Etymology

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Not stated but in French a 'batracien' is a frog, and the host species was Discoglossus pictus, the Mediterranean painted frog. Thus Batracobdella means frog leech

Viguier, M. C. (1879). Anatomie comparée des Hirudinées. Organisation de la Batracobdelle (Batracobdella Latasti C. Vig.). <em>Comptes rendus hebdomadaires des séances de l'Académie des sciences.</em> 89: 110-112. available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/3669948