Etymologies of Brazilian Amphibians

Herpetologia Brasileira - Suplemento 1
tedo: (?) tedo, vernacular name for the species. Pipa tedo Merrem, 1820. [No references
in Merrem, but earlier authors, like Schneider (1799), noted: “...
Sub nomine Pipa vel Tedo incolis notus, habitat aquas paludosas Guianae
et Surinami ...”). Also Pipa sedo — Schlegel, 1858 (incorrect subsequent
spelling of Pipa tedo Merrem, 1820). In the synonymy of Pipa pipa (Linnaeus,
1758).
teko: (?) If T., teko means being, state of life, condition; if Y. t h ëka, crop field. Refers
to Teko, native South Americans who occupy the southern half of French
Guiana. Amazophrynella teko Rojas-Zamora et al., 2018. (“... the area occupied
by the Teko tribe also encompasses the type locality ...”).
Teletrema: G. tele (τήλε), far off, far away, at a distance + G. trema (τρήμα), aperture,
hole. Teletrema Miranda-Ribeiro, 1937. (“... Choanas grandes, bem
separadas entre si a junctas à margem da maxilla ...”). In the synonymy of
Oreobates Jiménez de la Espada, 1872.
tenera: L. tenera, soft/delicate/gentle; young/immature; weak/fragile/frail. Hylella
tenera Reinhardt & Lütken, 1862 “1861”. (“... har en smækker Krop, et
lille, kort og bredt Hoved, spinkle Forlemmer ...”). Also Hyla tenera — Nieden,
1923. In the synonymy of Dendropsophus bipunctatus (Spix, 1824).
tentaculata: L. tentaculata, provided with a tentaculum. Caecilia tentaculata
Linnaeus, 1758. (?). Also in the combinations Caecilia (Caecilia) tentaculata
— Van der Hoeven, 1833. Caecilia lenticulata Tschudi, 1838 (error for
Caecilia tentaculata Linnaeus, 1758).
tepequem: P. Tepequém (3. 750866 N, 61. 705084 W), locality in the state of Roraima,
Brazil, from T. tupá, the stanza or place of bangs, tumbles, or thunders
+ T. quem, fire. Anomaloglossus tepequem Fouquet et al., 2015. [“...
The specific epithet is a noun in apposition and refers to the type locality
(Tepequém, Roraima State, Brazil) ...”].
tepuiana, tepuianus: Pe. tepui, mountain + L. –ana, -anus, pertaining to. Hypsiboas
tepuianus Barrio-Amorós & Brewer-Carias, 2008. [“... southern
slope of Sarisariñama-tepui, Locality VI, Estado Bolívar, Venezuela (4º25’
N, 64º7’ W), elev. 420 m ...”]. Today Boana tepuiana (Barrio-Amorós &
Brewer-Carias, 2008).
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