Etymologies of Brazilian Amphibians

Herpetologia Brasileira - Suplemento 1
caiapo: T. kayapo, those who look like monkeys; native Brazilian self denominated
mebêngôkre; from there to Caiapó, a river, and Caiapônia, a city. Boana
caiapo Pinheiro et al., 2018 (“... The holotype and topotypic paratypes
were collected in lakes and backwaters of small rivulets in the Caiapó River
Basin ...”).
caingua: Gu. cainguá, variant spelling of Gu. kaiowá, one of the three sub-groups
of the Guaraní culture. Hyla caingua Carrizo, 1991 “1990”. (“... El nombre
especifico hace referencia a los cainguá, tribu indígena de Misiones y zonas
próximas de Paraguay ...”). Also Hypsiboas caingua — Faivovich et al.,
2005. Today Boana caingua (Carrizo, 1991).
caipora: T. kaa, forest + T. pora, inhabitant. Also a character from Tupi mythology,
inhabitant of forests, usually represented as a native smoking a pipe,
known for being the protector of the forests, animals, for bringing bad luck
or causing death. Hypsiboas caipora Antunes et al., 2008. (“... It refers to
the habitat where the new species is found: the Atlantic Forest at Serra do
Mar in Southeastern Brazil. Also, it refers to a personage of Brazilian folklore
related to the life in the forest ...”). Today Boana caipora (Antunes et
al., 2008).
caissara: P. caiçara; as masculine noun, fisherman who lives on the beach; trickster,
bum. If feminine, dead grove, of which trunks remain; fence of sticks around
a plantation; branches that are thrown into the water to attract fish; corral.
Scinax caissara Lourenço et al., 2016. (“... This word is a Brazilian popular
designation for the native people living in southeastern and southern coasts
of Brazil. This name is quite appropriate considering the distribution of the
new species, occurring in places were the caiçara people live ...”).
Calamobates: G. kalamos, reed + G. bates (βατες), walker, who walks (from
βαίνω, move by taking step). Calamobates De Witte, 1930. (?). In the synonymy
of Crossodactylus Duméril & Bibron, 1841.
calcarata, calcaratus: L. calcarata, -atus, which has a spur. (1) Hyla calcarata
Troschel, 1848. (“... leicht an der Färbung, so wie an dem häutigen Sporn
zu erkennen. Letzterer ist eine reichlich eine Linie lange spitze Hautaus-
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