Etymologies of Brazilian Amphibians

Herpetologia Brasileira - Suplemento 1
alludes to the short, heavy head of the frog ...”). Also Phrynohyas hadroceps
— Lescure & Marty, 2000. Today Trachycephalus hadroceps (Duellman
& Hoogmoed, 1992).
hahneli: Hahnel + L. -i, suffix indicating the genitive of masculine names and
nouns. Honouring Paul Hahnel (1843-1887), German collector. Dendrobates
hahneli Boulenger, 1884 “1883”. Also Dendrobates pictus hahneli
— B. Lutz, 1952. Epipedobates hahneli — Martins & Sazima, 1989. Epipedobates
hahneli hahneli — Schulte, 1999. Today Ameerega hahneli (Boulenger,
1884).
Hamptophryne: Hampton + G. phrynos (φρύνος), toad. Hamptophryne Carvalho,
1954. (“... This genus is named in honor of Dr. Hampton Wildman
Parker [1897-1968] of the British Museum (Natural History), the describer
of its only species and monographer of the family Microhylidae ...”).
haraldschultzi: Harald Schultz + L. -i, suffix indicating the genitive of masculine
names and nouns. Honouring Harald Schultz (1909-1966), Brazilian ethnologist
and anthropologist. Hyla haraldschultzi Bokermann, 1962. Today
Dendropsophus haraldschultzi (Bokermann, 1962).
hardyi: Hardy + L. -i, suffix indicating the genitive of masculine names and nouns.
Honouring F. Hardy du Dréneuf (?), Belgian collector and traveller. Siphonops
hardyi Boulenger, 1888.
hayii: Hay + L. -ii, suffix indicating the genitive of masculine names and nouns.
Honouring Clarence Leonard Hay (1884-1969), US American anthropologist.
Hyla hayii Barbour, 1909. Also Ololygon hayi — Fouquette & Delahoussaye,
1977. Today Scinax hayii (Barbour, 1909).
hebes: L. hebes, blunt, dull; languid. Scytopis hebes Cope, 1862. (?). Also Phrynohyas
hebes — Duellman, 1956. In the synonymy of Trachycephalus typhonius
(Linnaeus, 1758).
helenae: Helen + L. -ae, suffix indicating the genitive of feminine names and
nouns. Honouring Helen Beulah Thompson Gaige (1886-1976), US American
herpetologist. Hyla helenae Ruthven, 1919. Today Osteocephalus helenae
(Ruthven, 1919).
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