Etymologies of Brazilian Amphibians

Herpetologia Brasileira - Suplemento 1
colour pattern of the new species. Furthermore, the specific name is a reference
to frequent encounters of P. onca during the fieldwork in the PMI.
The name is used as a noun in apposition ...”).
Oocormus: Unclear. G. oon (ᾣόν), egg of birds and reptiles + G. cormos (κορμός),
trunk (of a tree). Oocormus Boulenger, 1905. No clues in the original description;
probably related to the terrestrial egg-laying characteristic of
its type-species, O. microps. In the synonymy of Cycloramphus Tschudi,
1838.
oophagus: G. oon (ώόν), egg + G. phagos (φάγος), glutton. Osteocephalus oophagus
Jungfer & Schiesari, 1995. (“... refers to the larval habit of eating
conspecific eggs ...”).
opalina: L. opalus, opal (SiO 2·nH 2
O); opaline color is defined as RGB (193, 209,
196), belonging to the green color family. Hyla catharinae opalina B. Lutz,
1968. (“... an opaline flash color on the flank and upper concealed aspects
of the thigh ...”). Also Ololygon opalina — Heyer, 1980. Scinax opalina —
Duellman & Wiens, 1992. Scinax opalinus — Köhler & Böhme, 1996. In the
synonymy of Scinax albicans (Bokermann, 1967).
orcesi: Orcés + L. -i, suffix indicating the genitive of masculine names and nouns.
Honouring Gustavo Orcés Villagómez (1903-1999), Ecuadorian zoologist.
Phyllomedusa orcesi Funkhouser, 1957. In the synonymy of Phyllomedusa
tarsius (Cope, 1868).
orcus: L. Orcus, god of the underworld; also a whale. Pristimantis orcus Lehr et
al., 2009. [“... The specific name orcus is the Latin noun for underworld.
The specific name ... refers to the contrasting pattern of black and white in
axilla, groin, anterior and posterior surfaces of thighs and concealed surfaces
of tibia of preserved specimens, which remind us of the pattern in
Orcas (Delphinidae) ...].
oreades: G. Oreades (Ὀρειάς), mountain nimphs. Additionally, phytogeographic
region corresponding to central Brazil according to Martius et al. (1824)
(see Phrynomedusa dryade). Phyllomedusa oreades Brandão, 2002. (“...
the specific epithet refers to the occurrence of the species in central Brazil,
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