Etymologies of Brazilian Amphibians

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carvalhoi — Wiens et al., 2005. Today Bokermannohyla carvalhoi (Peixoto,
1981). (2) Chiasmocleis carvalhoi Cruz et al., 1997 (secondary homonym
of Syncope carvalhoi Nelson, 1975). In the synonymy of Chiasmocleis lacrimae
Peloso et al., 2014. (3) Zachaenus carvalhoi Izecksohn, 1983 “1982”.
Today Cycloramphus carvalhoi (Izecksohn, 1983). (4) Dendrophryniscus
carvalhoi Izecksohn, 1994. (5) Elachistocleis carvalhoi Caramaschi, 2010.
Also Engystoma carvalhoi — Dubois et al., 2021. (6) Odontophrynus carvalhoi
Savage & Cei, 1965. (7) Protopipa carvalhoi Miranda-Ribeiro, 1937.
Also Hemipipa carvalhoi — Miranda-Ribeiro, 1937. Today Pipa carvalhoi
(Miranda-Ribeiro, 1937). (8) Eleutherodactylus carvalhoi B. Lutz in
B. Lutz & Kloss, 1952. Today Pristimantis carvalhoi (B. Lutz in B. Lutz &
Kloss, 1952).
casconi: Cascon + L. -i, suffix indicating the genitive of masculine names and
nouns. Honouring Paulo Cascon, Brazilian herpetologist. Rhinella casconi
Roberto et al., 2014.
castanea: L. castanea, chestnut-tree, chestnut. Rana castanea Shaw, 1802. (“...
Chestnut-coloured granulated Frog ...”). In the synonymy of Lithodytes
lineatus (Schneider, 1799).
castaneicola: L. castanea, chestnut-tree, chestnut + L. -cola, dwelling in, inhabiting,
living among. Osteocephalus castaneicola Moravec et al., 2009. (“...
The name ... refers to the life history of the new species ...”).
castaneotica, castaneoticus: L. castanea, chestnut-tree, chestnut + L. oti(i),
leisure; spare time + L. -ica, -icus, suffix indicating possession, belonging
to, pertaining to, having the nature of, made of, quality of, state or condition
of. (1) Dendrobates castaneoticus Caldwell & Myers, 1990. (“... Fallen
waterfilled fruit capsules of the Castanha do Pará appear to be an important
habitat for the larvae of Dendrobates castaneoticus of Pará ...”). Today
Adelphobates castaneoticus (Caldwell & Myers, 1990). (2) Bufo castaneoticus
Caldwell, 1991. (“... The allusion is not to the European chestnut tree
(Castanea) but rather to the tropical South American Brazil nut tree (Bertholletia
excelsa, family Lecythidaceae), whose Brazilian common name is
“Castanha do Pará” and whose fallen fruit capsules are the breeding site of
this small Bufo ...”). Today Rhinella castaneotica (Caldwell, 1991).
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