Etymologies of Brazilian Amphibians

Herpetologia Brasileira - Suplemento 1
Argenteohyla: L. argenteus, latinization of Argentina (from L. argentum, silver)
+ L. Hyla (see), a name that is traditionally associated with tree frogs. Argenteohyla
Trueb, 1970. (“... With reference to Argentina, the country in
which this genus is most widely distributed, this new genus is here given
a name derived from the Latin argenteus ...”). In the synonymy of Nyctimantis
Boulenger, 1882.
argentina: S. Argentina, South American country (in turn, from L. argentus, silver).
Ceratophrys argentina Philippi, 1902. (“... la especie pequeña podría
llamarse acaso: Ceratophrys argentina Ph. ...”). In the synonymy of Odontophrynus
americanus (Duméril & Bibron, 1841).
argyreornata, argyreornatus: G. argyros (αργυρός), silver + L. ornata, -us,
richly adorned, ornate. Hylodes argyreornatus Miranda-Ribeiro, 1926.
(“... Côr em cima negra e sepia com quatro máculas prateadas ...”). Also
Eleutherodactylus argyreornatus — Myers, 1962. Hyla argyreornata —
Bokermann, 1966. Ololygon argyreornata — Fouquette & Delahoussaye,
1977. Scinax argyreornata — Duellman & Wiens, 1992. Today Scinax argyreornatus
(Miranda-Ribeiro, 1926).
ariadne: G. Ariadne (’Aριάδνη), the daughter of King Minos of Crete. Hyla ariadne
Bokermann, 1967. (?). Also Ololygon ariadnae — Peixoto & Weygoldt,
1987. Today Scinax ariadne (Bokermann, 1967).
arianae: Ariane + L. -ae, suffix indicating the genitive of feminine names and
nouns. Honouring Ariane Luna Peixoto, wife of the second author. Hyla
arianae Cruz & Peixoto, 1987 “1985”. In the synonymy of Aplastodiscus
ehrhardti (Müller, 1924).
aridus: L. aridus, dry, arid, parched. Proceratophrys aridus Cruz et al., 2012. (“...
The specific epithet, “aridus”, is a Latin adjective meaning dry, in allusion
to the climate of the Caatinga Domain, where the type-locality is placed
...”). In the synonymy of Proceratophrys cristiceps (Müller, 1883).
arii: Ari + L. -i, suffix indicating the genitive of masculine names and nouns. Honouring
Ari Santiago Lima-Verde, Brazilian physician. Chthonerpeton arii
Cascon & Lima-Verde, 1994.
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