Etymologies of Brazilian Amphibians

Herpetologia Brasileira - Suplemento 1
Espírito Santo. Botoque is a wooden round disc they used as an ornament
to enlarge their ears and lips and resembles the prominent rostrum of the
species.... ”).
botumirim: P. [Veredas de] Botumirim, locality at 17°07’S, 43°02’W (659 m altitude),
Municipality of Botumirim. State of Minas Gerais. Brazil (from T.
botu, corr. mbitú, breath, evaporation, inner heat + T. mirim, little, small).
Hypsiboas botumirim Caramaschi et al., 2009. (“... The specific epithet is
a noun in apposition and refers to the type locality of the new species ...).
Today Boana botumirim (Caramaschi et al., 2009).
boulengeri: Boulenger + L. -i, suffix indicating the genitive of masculine names
and nouns. Honouring George Albert Boulenger (1858-1937), Belgian-British
herpetologist. (1) Cyclorhamphus boulengeri A. Lutz, 1929. In the synonymy
of Cycloramphus asper Werner, 1899. (2) Calamobates Boulengeri
De Witte, 1930. Today Crossodactylus boulengeri (De Witte, 1930). (3)
Hemiphractus boulengeri Miranda-Ribeiro, 1926. In the synonymy of
Hemiphractus scutatus (Spix, 1824). (4) Rhinella boulengeri Chaparro et
al., 2007. In the synonymy of Dendrophryniscus proboscideus (Boulenger,
1882).
braccata, braccatus: L. bracata, -us, who wears pants. Dendrobates braccatus
Steindachner, 1864. (“... An dem kleinsten nur 15’” langen Individuum
des kais. Museums fliessen die beiden Schenkelflecken in einen einzigen
zusammen ...”). Also Dendrobates pictus braccatus — B. Lutz, 1952. Epipedobates
braccatus — Martins & Sazima, 1989. Today Ameerega braccata
(Steindachner, 1864).
Brachycephalus: G. brachys (βραχύς), short + G. kéfali (κεφάλη), head. Brachycephalus
Fitzinger, 1826. (“... Rictus angustus ...”). The same root in
Brachycephalidae Günther, 1858.
brachyops: G. brachys (βραχύς), short + G. ops (οπς), eye. Lystris brachyops
Cope, 1869 “1868”. (“... diameter of bony orbit equal length of muzzle ...”).
Also Paludicola brachyops — Boulenger, 1882. Today Pleurodema brachyops
(Cope, 1869).
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