Etymologies of Brazilian Amphibians

Herpetologia Brasileira - Suplemento 1
Parvicaecilia: L. parvus, small, little; unimportant + L. Caecilia, genus of gymnophiones
due to Linnaeus, 1758 (see). Parvicaecilia Taylor, 1968. (“...
Slender, diminutive species ...”). In the synonymy of Microcaecilia Taylor,
1968.
parviceps: L. parvus, small, little + L. -ceps, -headed. Hyla parviceps Boulenger,
1882. (“... Head very small, a little broader than long ...”). Today Dendropsophus
parviceps (Boulenger, 1882).
parvula, parvulus: L. parvula, very small, very young. (1) Hylella parvula Boulenger,
1895 “1894”. (“... From snout to vent 17 millim. ... ”). Also Cochranella
parvula — Taylor & Cochran, 1953. Centrolenella parvula — Duellman,
1977. Hyalinobatrachium parvulum — Ruiz-Carranza & Lynch, 1991. Today
Vitreorana parvula (Boulenger, 1895 “1894”). (2) Cystignathus parvulus
Girard, 1853. (?). Also Zachaenus parvulus — Cope, 1866. Leptodactylus
parvulus — A. Lutz, 1932. Today Cycloramphus parvulus (Girard,
1853). (3) Parvulus A. Lutz, 1930. (“... Parvulus para nanus, trivitatus e
algumas outras espécies exíguas ...”). In the synonymy of Leptodactylus
Fitzinger, 1826.
passarellii: Passarelli + L. -i, suffix indicating the genitive of masculine names
and nouns. Honouring Alcides Passarelli Filho (?), Brazilian commercial
collector. Arcovomer passarellii Carvalho, 1954.
pauiniensis: P. [Boca do] Pauini, hamlet in the state of Amazonas, Brazil + L.
-ensis, belonging to a place. Hyla pauiniensis Heyer, 1977. (“... The species
is named for the location of Boca do Pauini, the type locality, where several
very productive days were spent in profitable collecting and feeding mosquitos
...”). Today Dendropsophus pauiniensis (Heyer, 1977).
paulensis: P. [São] Paulo, Brazilian city and state + L. -ensis, belonging to a place.
Siphonops paulensis Boettger, 1892. (“... Erw. Saõ Paulo, Brasilien ...”).
Also Siphonops paulensis paulensis — Sawaya, 1937.
pauloalvini: Paulo Alvim + L. -i, suffix indicating the genitive of masculine names
and nouns. Honouring Paulo de Tarso Alvim Carneiro (1919-2011), Brazilian
plant biologist at the Comissão Executiva do Plano da Lavoura Ca-
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