Etymologies of Brazilian Amphibians

Herpetologia Brasileira - Suplemento 1
Grypiscus: Unclear. G. grypos (γρυπός), aquiline; curved snout; also a mythical
creature, griffin + G. -ikos (-ίκος), looking like, belonging to. Grypiscus
Cope, 1867. (Probably referred to “... The form of the cranium, with its
broad outline ...”). In the synonymy of Cycloramphus Tschudi, 1838.
gualambensis: S. Gualamba, name given to the Chaco plain between the current
Salado and Bermejo rivers (in turn, from Ka. gual, great, large, big + Ka.
ampa, water or river, original denomination of the upper course of Bermejo
river) + L. -ensis, belonging to a place. Leptodactylus gualambensis
Gallardo, 1964. (“... Su nombre proviene de que procede de la region chaqueña,
conocida antiguamente como el Gran Chaco Gualamba ...”). In the
synonymy of Leptodactylus fuscus (Schneider, 1799).
gualteri: Gualter + L. -i, suffix indicating the genitive of masculine names and
nouns. Honouring Gualter Adolpho Lutz (1903-1969), Brazilian physician
and naturalist. Eleutherodactylus gualteri B. Lutz, 1974. Today Ischnocnema
gualteri (B. Lutz, 1974).
guarani: S. Guaraní, South-American native culture, calling themselves Ava.
Brachycephalus guarani Clemente-Carvalho et al., 2012. (“... The species
is named after the Guarani Indians, the present-day native people inhabiting
the region where the new species was found ...”).
guarantanus: P. Guarantã [do Norte (S 9°40’59. 44” W 54°57’46. 58”), state of
Mato Grosso, Brazil], from T. guara-antã, a hardwood (probably the guarantã,
Esenbeckia leiocarpa: Rutaceae). Brasilotyphlus guarantanus Maciel
et al., 2009. (“... The name of the species refers to the type-locality ...”).
guayanensis: S. Guayana, South American region, from Ar. guyana, the land of
many waters + L. -ensis, belonging o a place. (1) Dendrobates pictus guayanensis
Heatwole et al., 1965. (“... The form from the Guianas which Lutz
... calls D. pictus subsp. may also be guayanensis ...”). Also Epipedobates
guayanensis — Barrio-Amorós, 2004. In the synonymy of Ameerega picta
(Bibron in Tschudi, 1838). (2) Eleutherodactylus conspicillatus guayanensis
Rivero, 1968 “1967”. (“... Hasta ahora E. conspicillatus guayanensis
es solamente conocido de la Guayana Venezolana ...”). In the synonymy of
Pristimantis vilarsi (Melin, 1941).
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