Etymologies of Brazilian Amphibians

Herpetologia Brasileira - Suplemento 1
Hylopsis: L. Hyla (see), a name that is traditionally associated with tree frogs
+ G. -opsis (-όψης), suffix denoting likeness. Hylopsis Werner, 1894. (“...
Übergang zu den Dendrophrynisciden ...”). In the synonymy of Sphaenorhynchus
Tschudi, 1838.
Hyloxalus: G. hylos (ὕλά), crub, brush, woodland, forest + G. ixalos (ιξαλος),
bounding, springing. Hyloxalus Jiménez de la Espada, 1870. (“... Υλη, sylva;
ιξαλος, saltatorius ...”). Same root in Hyloxalinae Grant & al., 2006. Same
root in Hylixalus Boulenger, 1882 (injustified emendation of Hyloxalus).
Hyobates: Unclear. G. hyos (ύός), pertaining to the Greek letter upsilon (Y), or G.
hyo (ὑώ), rain + G. bates (βατες), walker, who walks (from βαίνω, move by
taking step). Hyobates Jan, 1857 (nomen nudum). (?). In the synonymy of
Pleurodema Tschudi, 1838.
Hyophryne: G. hys (ύς), swine (male or female, wild or domesticated), boar, sow,
pig, hog + G. phrynos (φρύνος), toad. Hyophryne Carvalho, 1954. (“... The
generic name is from the Greek ύς and φρύνος (pig-frog), with reference to
the physiognomy of this form ...”). In the synonymy of Stereocyclops Cope,
1870.
hypereumeces: G. hyper (ὕπερ), beyond + G. eumêkes (εύ-μήκης), very long, extensive,
impressive. Oscaecilia hypereumeces Taylor, 1968. (“... A slender,
much-elongated species, reaching a known length of 640 mm ...”)
Hyperoodon: G. hyper (ὕπερ), over-much, above measure + G. odoús (οδούς),
tooth (human or animal, usu. pl.). Hyperoodon Philippi, 1902 [preoccupied
by Hyperoodon Lacépède, 1804 (Cetacea)]. (“... Está densamente cubierta
de granos orbiculares duros, que la hacen áspera como papel de lija
...”). (Philippi attributes the genus to Duméril & Bibron). In the synonymy
of Odontophrynus Reinhardt & Lütken, 1862.
hypocellata: G. hypo (ύπό), beneath, below, under + L. ocellata, having ocelli,
little eyes or buttonholes [in the sense of round spots]. Hyla hypocellata
Miranda-Ribeiro, 1926. “... dous ocellos circulares amarellos no papo, dous
outros maiores, oblongos na base do humerus, sobre o peito e tres outros
menores entre os ultimos da base do humerus ...”). In the synonymy of Boana
lanciformis (Cope, 1871).
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