Etymologies of Brazilian Amphibians

Herpetologia Brasileira - Suplemento 1
andianus: S. Andes, South American mountain range [in turn, from ? Andes, a
pre-Hispanic people in the Jauja region (Junín, Peru) that gave the mountain
range its name] + L. -anus, belonging to. Bufo andianus Cope, 1868.
(“... From the valley of Quito ...”). The same root in Bufo marinus andinensis
Melin, 1941. In the synonymy of Rhinella poeppigii (Tschudi, 1845).
andicola: S. Andes, South American mountain range [in turn, from ? Andes, a
pre-Hispanic people in the Jauja region (Junín, Peru) that gave the mountain
range its name] + L. -cola, dwelling in, inhabiting, living among. Amphiumophis
andicola Werner, 1901. [“... Ein Exemplar ... vom Chanchamayo
...” (a province in Junin Department, Peru)]. In the synonymy of
Caecilia tentaculata Linnaeus, 1758.
Andinophryne: S. andino, demonym (m.) of the inhabitants of the Cordillera de
los Andes [in turn, from ? Andes, a pre-Hispanic people in the Jauja region
(Junín, Peru) that gave the mountain range its name] + G. phrynos
(φρύνος), toad. Andinophryne Hoogmoed, 1985. (“... Named for the Andes,
the mountain range that has such a profound influence on the distribution
of animals and plants in western South America, and from the Greek
phryne, toad, in reference to the fact that these toads only are known from
the western slopes of the Andes ...”). In the synonymy of Rhaebo Cope,
1862.
andreae: André + L. -ae, suffix indicating belonging to. Honouring André Goeldi
(?), Brazilian botanist and photographer. Leptodactylus andreae Müller,
1923. Also Leptodactylus (Lithodytes) andreae — Frost et al., 2006. Today
Adenomera andreae (Müller, 1923).
angrensis: P. Angra [dos Reis], from P. angra, small and open bay + L. -ensis, belonging
to a place. (1) Physalaemus angrensis Weber et al., 2005. (“... The
specific name is a Latinized adjective derived from the geographical name
Angra dos Reis, referring to the type locality of the new species ...”). (2)
Hyla catharinae angrensis B. Lutz, 1973. (“... Two specimens from Angra
dos Reis, in the southern part of the state of Rio de Janeiro, are described
as a new subspecies of Hyla catharinae ...”). Also Hyla angrensis — Pombal
& Gordo, 1991. Ololygon angrensis — Duellman et al., 2016. Today
Scinax angrensis (B. Lutz, 1973).
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