Etymologies of Brazilian Amphibians

Herpetologia Brasileira - Suplemento 1
Relictocleis: L. relictus, forsaken, abandoned, derelict; left untouched + L. ending
of Chiasmocleis Méhelÿ, 1904. Relictocleis Dubois et al., 2021. (Etymology
by the authors). Either a valid genus (Segalla et al., 2021), or in the synonymy
of Chiasmocleis Méhelÿ, 1904 (Frost, 2021).
Relictus L. relictus, forsaken, abandoned, derelict; left untouched. Relictus de Sá
et al. 2018 “2019” [preoccupied by Relictus (a freshwater fish)]. (“... name
derived from the Latin “relictus”, meaning “left behind”, acknowledges the
long separate history of this lineage from the other two clades of Chiasmocleis
...”). In the synonymy of Chiasmocleis Méhelÿ, 1904.
remotus: L. remotus, remote; distant, far off. Oreobates remotus Teixeira et al., 2012.
(“... in reference to the geographical gap of more than 1. 000 km between the
area of occurrence of the new species and that of all other Oreobates ...”).
renalis: L. renalis, pertaining to kidneys. Ceratophrys renalis Miranda-Ribeiro,
1920. (“... Não deixa de ser curiosa a forma mimetica apresentada por essa
intanha que em repouso e com os membros encolhidos, parece reproduzir
uma pequena rã encolhida, cujos olhos seriam representados pelos callos
renaes, sendo assim a cabeça representada pela parte posterior do seu corpo
...”). Also Stombus renalis — Miranda-Ribeiro, 1920. Today Proceratophrys
renalis (Miranda-Ribeiro, 1920).
resinifictrix: L. resina, a product secreted by various trees, resin (whether in
its liquid or solid form) + L. fictrix, that which moulds or fashions. Hyla
resinifictrix Goeldi, 1907. (“... Inhabiting the virgin forest, it chooses certain
tall trees for its dwelling, where it takes possession of a hollow branch
... and constructs there as a nursery a good-sized basin of resinous substances,
with a central depression ...”). Also Phrynohyas resinifictrix — B.
Lutz, 1973. Today Trachycephalus resinifictrix (Goeldi, 1907).
resplendens: L. resplendens, radiate light; shine brightly. (1) Allophryne resplendens
Castroviejo-Fisher et al., 2012. [“... The specific name resplendens is
derived from the Latin verb resplendo meaning “to glitter,” which we used
in allusion to the bright and ornate coloration of the frog ...”]. (2) Centrolenella
resplendens Lynch & Duellman, 1973. (“... used in allusion to the
jewel-like appearance of the living frog ...”). Today Cochranella resplendens
(Lynch & Duellman, 1973).
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