Etymologies of Brazilian Amphibians

Herpetologia Brasileira - Suplemento 1
morador da serra ...”]. Also Boana ibitiguara — Wiens et al., 2005. Today
Bokermannohyla ibitiguara (Cardoso, 1983).
ibitinga: P. Ibitinga, from T. yby-tinga, white earth or white clay, in the sense of
cloud or fog. Brachycephalus ibitinga Condez et al., 2021. (“... The specific
epithet ibitinga is a Portuguese noun derived from the indigenous Tupi-Guarani
words yby + tinga ... which together compose a name applied
to describe the fog ...”).
ibitipoca: P. [Serra do] Ibitipoca, mountain range in the state of Minas Gerais,
Brazil; from T. ybytyra-poca, broken mountain; volcano. Hyla ibitipoca
Caramaschi & Feio, 1990. (“... The species is named for the type locality in
the Serra do Ibitipoca ...”). Also Boana ibitipoca — Wiens et al., 2005. Today
Bokermannohyla ibitipoca (Caramaschi & Feio, 1990).
icamiaba: (?) Icamiaba, a woman from the matriarchal Amazonian community
who lived around Lake Iacinaruá and used the green stones known as
muiraquitãs as a symbol. Boana icamiaba Peloso et al., 2018. [“... These
warriors, first described by friar Gaspar de Carvajal (a member of the Francisco
Orellana expedition ... were members of isolated tribes composed of
women only ...”].
icterica, ictericus: L. icterica, or G. ikterikos (ικτερικός), jaundiced. (1) Bufo
ictericus Spix, 1824. [“... cacaotico-brunnescens (…) albo-flavis supra
& subtus variegatus ...”]. Also Docidophryne icterica — Fitzinger, 1861
“1860”. Bufo marinus ictericus — Müller, 1927. Bufo ictericus ictericus
— Cochran, 1950. Chaunus ictericus — Frost et al., 2006. Today Rhinella
icterica (Spix, 1824). (2) Scinax icterica Duellman & Wiens, 1993. (“...
refers to the pale yellow color characteristic of these frogs when they are
active at night ...”). Today Scinax ictericus Duellman & Wiens, 1993.
ignioculus: L. ignis, fire, brightness + L. oculus, eye. Hyalinobatrachium ignioculus
Noonan & Bonett, 2003. (“... The name refers to the distinctive red
color of part of the iris ...”). Also Hyalinobatrachium igniocolus — Barrio-Amorós
& Castroviejo-Fisher, 2008 (incorrect subsequent spelling of
the species name). In the synonymy of Hyalinobatrachium cappellei (van
Lidth de Jeude, 1904).
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