Etymologies of Brazilian Amphibians

Herpetologia Brasileira - Suplemento 1
arapapa: T. arapapá, vernacular name of Cochlearius cochlearius (Ciconiiformes,
Ardeidae), the Boat-billed Heron. Aparasphenodon arapapa Pimenta et
al., 2009. (“... Its wide and flattened beak resembles the snout of the new
Aparasphenodon described here ...”). Today Nyctimantis arapapa (Pimenta
et al., 2009).
ararype: T. ararype, macaw’s river; from T. arara, macaw + T. y, river + T. pe, on
the. Proceratophrys ararype Mângia et al., 2018. (“...Because the new species
is known only from the Araripe region, we name it after this area...”).
araucaria: L. Araucaria, genus of the order Pinales of Gondwanic origin. Adenomera
araucaria Kwet & Angulo, 2003. (“... The new species is named
after the Paraná pine, Araucaria angustifolia, in allusion to the preferred
microhabitat at CPCN Pro-Mata ...”). Also Leptodactylus (Lithodytes) araucaria
— Frost et al., 2006.
araxa: T. araxa, from ara, world + eça, to see (the first place where the sun can
be seen). Etymology by the authors. Physalaemus araxa Leal et al., 2021.
(“... Also used to indicate the highest mountain in a landscape. That is the
specific case of the type locality of Physalaemus araxa sp. nov., found on
the mountaintop of the highest hill of the Atlantic forest ...”).
Arcovomer: L. arcus, bow, arc, coil, arch + L. vomer, a bone. Arcovomer Carvalho,
1954. [“... The generic name Arcovomer (arched vomer) is Latin and is
descriptive of the peculiar prevomer of this genus ...”].
arduous: L. arduus, arduous, difficult. Scinax arduous Peixoto, 2002. (“... O epíteto
específico faz referência à dificuldade de colecionamento de adultos desta
espécie ...”). Also Ololygon arduoa — Duellman et al., 2016.
arenarum: L arena, sand + L. -arum, having the nature of. Bufo arenarum Hensel,
1867. (“... Sieben Individuen, deren grösstes 75 mm. lang ist, wurden bei
der Stadt Rio-Grande do Sul gefangen, wo sie bei Nacht auf den trockenen
Sanddünen umherlaufen, bei Tage sich unter den Wurzeln der Sträucher
gesellschaftlich verbergen ...”). Also Bufo arenarius — A. Lutz, 1934 (incorrect
subsequent spelling). Chaunus arenarum — Frost et al., 2006. Today
Rhinella arenarum (Hensel, 1867).
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