Etymologies of Brazilian Amphibians

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aguirrei: Aguirre + L. -i, suffix indicating the genitive of masculine names and
nouns. Honouring Álvaro Coutinho Aguirre (1899-1987), Brazilian zoologist.
Physalaemus aguirrei Bokermann, 1966.
ahenea: L. ahenea (also aenea), copper, of copper; bronze, made of bronze. Hyla
ahenea Napoli & Caramaschi, 2004. (“... in preservative, dorsal surfaces
bearing copper or bronze ...”). Also Boana ahenea — Wiens et al., 2005.
Today Bokermannohyla ahenea (Napoli & Caramaschi, 2004).
ajurauna: T. ajura, throat + T. una, black. Leptodactylus ajurauna Berneck et
al., 2008. [“... throat overall dark (densely speckled with numerous brown
spots) ...”]. Today Adenomera ajurauna (Berneck et al., 2008).
ajuricaba: P. Ajuricaba, angry wasp, a leader of the Manaos native Brazilian nation;
from corr. T. kã-go-aiba, angry, wrathful, exalted, fierce + T. kaba,
bee or wasp. Synapturanus ajuricaba Fouquet et al., 2021. (“... The specific
name ajuricaba ... is given as a reference to the legendary indigenous figure,
Ajuricaba, a prominent leader of the Manaos indigenous people ...”).
alagoana, alagoanus: P. Alagoas, Brazilian state (in turn, a flooded field or
marsh) + L. -ana, -anus, pertaining to. (1) Chiasmocleis alagoana Cruz et
al., 1999. (“... The specfic name refers to the occurrence of the species as
an inhabitant of the State of Alagoas, Brazil ...”). Also Chiasmocleis alagoanus
Cruz et al., 1999. Chiasmocleis (Chiasmocleis) alagoana — de Sá et
al., 2018 “2019”. (2) Phyllobates alagoanus Bokermann, 1967. (“... colecionado
em Mangabeiras, Alagoas, Brasil ...”). Also Colostethus alagoanus —
Edwards, 1971. Allobates alagoanus — Grant et al., 2006. In the synonymy
of Allobates olfersioides (A. Lutz, 1925).
Alainia: F. Alain + L. -ia, suffix commemorative and dedicative. Honouring Alain
Dubois, French batrachologist. Alainia Duellman & Cannatella, 2018.
albicans: L. albicans, be white; have a whitish tinge, verge on white. (1) Bufo albicans
Spix, 1824. (“... Corpus submediocre, supra brunnescenti-albicans
...”). In the synonymy of Rhinella marina (Linnaeus, 1758). (2) Hyla albicans
Bokermann, 1967. (“... Todo el diseño dorsal es blanquecino y marginado
de blanco puro ...”). Also Ololygon albicans — Peixoto & Weygoldt,
1987. Today Scinax albicans (Bokermann, 1967).
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