Etymologies of Brazilian Amphibians

Herpetologia Brasileira - Suplemento 1
Thoropa: Indeterminate. As is often the case, Cope gave no indication of the origin
of the name, which is contained in a key to the genera of the family Hylidae.
Etymologically it can be derived (improbably) from G. thoros (θορός), semen,
or, with a little more sense, from G. thóryvos (θόρυβος), in the sense
of “uproar, clamour, rowdiness, din”, and also “commotion, turmoil”. This
last meaning could be linked to the fact that the first individual of its type
species (Cystignathus missiessii Eydoux & Souleyet, 1842) was collected
in a noisy waterfall in Tijuca. (“... Ce Cystignathe provient de la cascade de
Tijouka, aux environs de Rio Janeiro ...”). Thoropa Cope, 1865.
tibiatrix: L. tibia, flute, reed-pipe, double oboe (equivalent to the Greek aulos; see
Auletris). Hyla tibiatrix Laurenti, 1768. (“... Mas coaxans utroque in latere
colli vesicam, tibiae instar, inflat ...”). Also Auletris tibiatrix — Wagler,
1830. Dendrohyas tibiatrix — Tschudi, 1838. Hyla tibiatrix tibiatrix —
Rivero, 1961. Same root in Calamita tibicen Merrem, 1820. In the synonymy
of Trachycephalus typhonius (Linnaeus, 1758).
tigrinus: L. tigrinus, tigerlike. Scinax tigrinus Nunes et al., 2010. (“... in allusion
to the color pattern of the thighs ...”).
timbeba: T. timbeba, flattened nose. (“... o nome é dado em alusão ao focinho curto
e truncado desta nova espécie ...”). Hyla timbeba Martins & Cardoso,
1987. Today Dendropsophus timbeba (Martins & Cardoso, 1987).
timbo: P. [Serra do] Timbó, in turn from T. timbo, leguminous or sapindaceous
plants whose roots and/or bark can be used to make the tingui, which is
widely used in fishing. Phasmahyla timbo Cruz et al., 2008. [“... The specific
name, a noun in apposition, refers to the type locality, Serra do Timbó
(13°04’S, 39°38’W, 800 m altitude), Municipality of Amargosa, State of
Bahia, Brazil ...”].
timbuhy: P. [Núcleo] Timbuy, place in the state of Espírito Santo, Brazil; from
T. timbuhy, originated in T. timbó-y, river of timbós (alluding to diverse
species of trees with this vernacular name, including Magonia pubescens,
Ateleia glazioviana, Enterolobium contortisiliquum, etc.). Crossodactylus
timbuhy Pimenta et al., 2014. (“... refers to the locality which later became
the town of Santa Teresa: the nucleus of Timbuhy, Colony of Santa
Leopoldina, established by Italian immigrants in 1874 ...”).
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