Etymologies of Brazilian Amphibians

Herpetologia Brasileira - Suplemento 1
ETYMOLOGIES
abbreviata, abbreviatus: L. abbreviata, -us, shortened, cut off. Hyla abbreviata
Spix, 1824. (“... corpore abbreviato ...”). Also Enydrobius abbreviatus
— Wagler, 1830. Ololygon abbreviatus — Fitzinger, 1861 “1860”. Hylodes
abbreviatus — Hensel, 1867. Platymantes abbreviata — Luederwaldt,
1929. Eleutherodactylus abbreviatus — Hoogmoed & Gruber. In the synonymy
of Haddadus binotatus (Spix, 1824).
abdita: L. abdita, hidden, secret. Ischnocnema abdita Canedo & Pimenta, 2010.
(“... It refers to the male habit of calling hidden in the basis of bushes, between
leaves and or branches ...”).
abei: Abe + L. -i, suffix indicating the genitive of masculine names and nouns. Honouring
Augusto Shinya Abe, Brazilian herpetologist. Bufo abei Baldissera
et al., 2004. Also Chaunus abei — Frost et al., 2006. Rhinella abei — Chaparro
et al., 2007. In the synonymy of Rhinella ornata (Spix, 1824).
academicus: L. academicus, academic; of the Academy. Pristimantis academicus
Lehr et al., 2010. (“... The name refers to the collecting sites of the new
species, which are within the Arboretum of the Universidad Nacional de la
Amazonía Peruana ...”).
acangatan: T. acanga, head + T. atan, strong. Cycloramphus acangatan Verdade
& Rodrigues, 2003. (“... in reference to the strong and massive jaw
adductor muscles of these frogs ...”).
achavali: Achaval + L. -i, suffix indicating the genitive of masculine names and
nouns. Honouring Federico Achaval Elena (1941-2010), Uruguayan herpetologist.
Bufo achavali Maneyro et al., 2004. Also Chaunus achavali —
Frost et al. 2006. Today Rhinella achavali (Maneyro et al., 2004).
achuar: Sh. Achuar, native Ecuadorian nation, from Sh. achu, vernacular name
of the palm Mauritia flexuosa + Sh. shuar, people, human being. Pristimantis
achuar Elmer & Cannatella, 2008. (“... This species is named for
the Achuar indigenous nation of the upper Amazon basin, who are ardent
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