Etymologies of Brazilian Amphibians

Herpetologia Brasileira - Suplemento 1
karcharias: G. karcharias (καρχαρίασ), shark. Eleutherodactylus karcharias
Flores & Rodríguez, 1997. (“... the species name is the Ancient Greek for
shark, in reference to the middorsal tubercle, reminiscent of the dorsal fin
of a shark ...”). In the synonymy of Pristimantis skydmainos (Flores & Rodriguez,
1997).
karst: Ge. karst, said of a limestone formation, produced by the erosive or solvent
action of water. Ischnocnema karst Canedo et al., 2012. (“... refers to the
geologic characteristics of the type locality, a typical karst formation of the
upper Rio São Francisco basin ...”).
kaupii: Kaupp + L. -ii, suffix indicating the genitive of masculine names and nouns.
Honouring Johann Jakob von Kaup (1803-1873), German zoologist. Caecilia
kaupii Berthold, 1859. Also Typhlonectus kaupii — Ginés, 1959. Today
Potomotyplus kaupii (Berthold, 1859).
kautskyi: Kautsky + L. -i, suffix indicating the genitive of masculine names and
nouns. Honouring Roberto Anselmo Kautsky (1924-2010), Brazilian botanist.
(1) Phyllodytes kautskyi Peixoto & Cruz, 1988. (2) Ololygon kautskyi
S. Carvalho-e-Silva & Peixoto, 1991. Today Scinax kautskyi (S. Carvalho-e-Silva
& Peixoto, 1991).
kayapo: T. kayapo, those who look like monkeys; native Brazilian self denominated
mebêngôkre. Adenomera kayapo Carvalho et al., 2021. (“... It is thought
that the Kayapó, who name themselves mebêngôkre, once inhabited a vast
region between the Araguaia and Tocantins rivers, but were pushed westward
by the early colonizers in the 19th century ...”).
kilombo: P. quilombo, secret place where escaped slaves stayed or went, usually
hidden in the woods; from Ki. kilombo, war camp. Leptodactylus kilombo
Silva et al., 2020. (“... The type locality of Leptodactylus kilombo is located
nearby an ancient quilombola settlement named Chapada dos Negros in
Arraias, in the south of Tocantins State, north central Brazil ...”).
klappenbachi: Klappenbach + L. -i, suffix indicating the genitive of masculine names
and nouns. Honouring Miguel Ángel Klappenbach (1920-2000), Uruguayan
zoologist. Melanophryniscus klappenbachi Prigioni & Langone, 2000.
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