Etymologies of Brazilian Amphibians

Herpetologia Brasileira - Suplemento 1
suggested by me to Oreophrynella Quelchii ...”). Replacement name for Oreophryne
Boulenger, 1895.
organensis: P. [Serra dos] Órgãos, mountain range in the state of Rio de Janeiro,
Brasil + L. -ensis, belonging to a place. (1) Cycloramphus organensis Weber
et al., 2011. (“... The specific name is a Latinized adjective derived from
the geographical name Serra dos Órgãos, referring to the type locality of
the new species ...”). (2) Dendrophryniscus organensis A. Carvalho-e-Silva
et al., 2010. (“... The specific epithet refers to the locality where the species
was found, the Parque Nacional da Serra dos Órgãos, in the State of
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil ...”).
orientalis: L. orientalis, from the East. (“... This is an eastern form of H. rubra
from the Atlantic area of Brazil ...”). Hyla rubra orientalis B. Lutz, 1968
(junior homonym of Hyla arborea orientalis Bedriaga, 1890 “1889”). In
the synonymy of Scinax alter (B. Lutz, 1973).
ornata, ornatum, ornatus: L. ornata,-um, -us, richly adorned, ornate. (1) Uperodon
ornatum Bell, 1843. (“... The colour of the upper surface is dark olive,
becoming lighter at the sides, and having numerous dark brown spots,
which are round, oval, elliptical, or irregular, of very various sizes, placed
somewhat symmetrically, and each bordered with a whitish or yellow line.
Beneath pale, excepting the throat, which is black ...”). Today Ceratophrys
ornata (Bell, 1843). (2) Bufo ornatus Spix, 1824. Refers to the complex
color pattern. Also Phrynoidis ornatus — Cope, 1862. Chaunus ornatus —
Frost et al., 2006. Today Rhinella ornata (Spix, 1824). (3) Elosia ornata
Bokermann, 1967. (?). Today Hylodes ornatus (Bokermann, 1967).
ornatissima: L. ornatissima, superlative of L. ornata, richly adorned, greatly ornate.
Hyla ornatissima Noble, 1923. (“... Gaudy coloration of pinks and
browns; two dark, pink-edged spots on the snout; a dark interorbital bar
and a diamond shaped spot just anterior to the pelvis, similarly edged with
pink ...”). Also Hypsiboas ornatissimus — Faivovich et al., 2005. Today
Boana ornatissima (Noble, 1923).
orophila, orophilus: G. oros (δρος), mountain or mountainous region + G. philos
(φιλος), friend. (1) Hyla (Sphoenohyla) orophila A. Lutz & B. Lutz, 1938.
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