Etymologies of Brazilian Amphibians

Herpetologia Brasileira - Suplemento 1
carajas: P. [Floresta Nacional de] Carajás (06°23’34.7”S, 50°19’09.8”W), municipality
of Parauapebas, Pará, Brazil. Fom T. karaiá, lord of the jungle, (in
turn, from T. karai, person to which great magical powers were supposed +
T. kaá or caá, forest, leaf, herb). Additionally, Carajas alludes to the Karajás
ethnic group, or iny mahãdu (see caraya). Allobates carajas Simões et
al., et al., 2019. (“... The specific epithet ... refers to the species type locality
at Floresta Nacional de Carajás ...”).
caramaschii: Caramaschi + L. -i, suffix indicating the genitive of masculine
names and nouns. Honouring Ulisses Caramaschi, Brazilian herpetologist.
(1) Hyla caramaschii Napoli, 2005. Today Bokermannohyla caramaschii
(Napoli, 2005). (2) Crossodactylus caramaschii Bastos & Pombal, 1995.
(3) Sphaenorhynchus caramaschii Toledo et al., 2007. (3) Proceratophrys
caramaschii Cruz et al., 2012. In the synonymy of Proceratophrys cristiceps
(Müller, 1883).
caraya: T. carajás, great people; group of native Brazilians from Araguaia region,
a.k.a. iny mahãdu (see also carajas). Lysapsus caraya Gallardo, 1964. (“...
En el presente trabajo describo una nueva subespecie de Lysapsus limellus,
proveniente de la Ilha do Bananal, en el río Araguaia, Mato Grosso,
Brasil, a la que denomino Lysapsus limellus caraya ...”). Also Lysapsus
limellus caraya Gallardo, 1964. Pseudis caraya — Aguiaret al., 2007.
cardosoi: Cardoso + L. -i, suffix indicating the genitive of masculine names and
nouns. Honouring Adão José Cardoso (1951-1997), Brazilian herpetologist.
(1) Hylodes cardosoi Lingnau et al., 2008. (2) Paratelmatobius cardosoi
Pombal & Haddad, 1999. (3) Pseudis cardosoi Kwet, 2000. Also Podonectes
cardosoi — Garda & Cannatella, 2007. (4) Rupirana cardosoi Heyer,
1999. (5) Ololygon cardosoi S. Carvalho-e-Silva & Peixoto, 1991. Today
Scinax cardosoi (S. Carvalho-e-Silva & Peixoto, 1991).
caribensis: S. Caribe, from Ta. caribe, word used to designate strength and bravery
+ L. -ensis, belonging to a place. Pseudis paradoxus caribensis Gallardo,
1961. (“... Nearly all the material that has been studied by me comes
from the same locality, Mayaro, S. E. Trinidad Island ...”). Also Pseudis
paradoxa caribensis — Murphy, 1997. In the synonymy of Pseudis paradoxa
(Linnaeus, 1758).
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