Etymologies of Brazilian Amphibians

Herpetologia Brasileira - Suplemento 1
jaguariaivensis: P. Jaguariaiva, from T. yaguar-i-ahibá, fierce jaguar river. Municipality
of the state of Paraná, Brazil. Hypsiboas jaguariaivensis Caramaschi
et al., 2010. (“... The specific epithet refers to the type locality of the
new species ...”; in turn, Parque Estadual do Cerrado (24°10’S, 49°40’W,
659 m altitude), Municipality of Jaguariaiva, State of Paraná, Brazil). Today
Boana jaguariaivensis (Caramaschi et al., 2010).
jandaia: T. jandaia, king parakeet, Aratinga jandaya (Gmelin, 1788). Phyllomedusa
jandaia Bokermann & Sazima, 1978. (“... O colorido geral do exemplar
vivo era verde claro no dorso, com o ventre branco amarelado e as
partes escondidas salmão laranja intenso ...”). Today Phasmahyla jandaia
(Bokermann & Sazima, 1978).
japi: T. japi, from T. y-apó, the water that overflows, that floods. Hylodes japi de
Sá et al., 2015. (“... The name of the new species, japi, is derived from an
indigenous Tupi word meaning springs. Here, it refers to the breeding habitat
of the new species, transparent rivulets, which are abundant in its type
locality ...”).
jaredi: Jared + L. -i, suffix indicating the genitive of masculine names and nouns.
Honouring Carlos Alberto Gonçalves Silva Jared, Brazilian herpetologist.
Pseudopaludicola jaredi Andrade et al., 2016.
jazmynmcdonaldae: Jazmyn McDonald + L. -ae, suffix indicating the genitive
of feminine names and nouns. Honouring Jazmyn McDonald, US American
conservacionist. Pseudopaludicola jazmynmcdonaldae Andrade et al.,
2019.
jimi: Jim + L. -i, suffix indicating the genitive of masculine names and nouns.
Honouring Jorge Jim (1942-2011), Brazilian herpetologist. (1) Bufo jimi
Stevaux, 2002. Also Chaunus jimi — Frost et al., 2006. Rhinella jimi —
Chaparro et al., 2007. In the synonymy of Rhinella diptycha (Cope, 1862).
(2) Chiasmocleis jimi Caramaschi & Cruz, 2001. Also Syncope jimi — de Sá
et al., 2012. Chiasmocleis (Syncope) jimi — de Sá et al., 2018 “2019”. (3)
Hyla jimi Napoli & Caramaschi, 1999. Today Dendropsophus jimi (Napoli
& Caramaschi, 1999).
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