Etymologies of Brazilian Amphibians

Herpetologia Brasileira - Suplemento 1
compressicauda: L. compressa, constricted/narrow/pressed together + L. cauda.
tail. Coecilia compressicauda Duméril & Bibron, 1841. (“... Extrémité
postérieure du tronc assez fortement comprimée à sa partie supérieure
ou tectiforme ...”). Also Typhlonectes compressicaudus — Peters, 1880
“1879”, Thyphlonectes compressicauda compressicauda Fuhrmann, 1914.
Today Typhlonectes compressicauda (Duméril & Bibron, 1841).
concavitympanum: L. concavus, hollow/hollowed out; concave/curving inward
+ L. tympanum, from G. tympano (τύμπανο), eardrum, tympanum, although
originally it referred to a small drum that was played in religious
ceremonies. Proceratophrys concavitympanum Giaretta et al., 2000. (“...
The name refers to the depression on each side of the head at the location
of the tympanum ...”).
concolor: L. concolor, of the same color; of uniform color throughout. (1) Engystoma
ovale concolor Miranda-Ribeiro, 1920. (“... de coloração parda
no lado dorsal e apenas mais clara no lado ventral. Esta variedade pôde
ser chamada concolor ...”). In the synonymy of Elachistocleis bicolor (Valenciennes
in Guérin-Menéville, 1838). (2) Ischnocnema concolor Targino
et al., 2009. (“... refers to the uniform coloration of the body, without any
strong pattern, after preservation ...”).
confusionis: L. confusionis, mingling/mixture/union; confusion/confounding/
disorder. Siphonops confusionis Taylor, 1968. (Refers to the confusion of
this species with Siphonops, Luetkenotyphlus, and Chthonerpeton). In the
synonymy of Luetkenotyphlus brasiliensis (Lütken, 1852).
conirostris: L. coni, cone, conical figure/shape + L. rostris, beak, snout. Hyla
conirostris Peters, 1863. (“... die stumpfe kegelförmige Schnauzenspitze
über das Maul vorragt ...”). In the synonymy of Scinax ruber (Laurenti,
1768).
connectens: L. connectens, join/fasten/link together. Phryniscus connectens
Philippi, 1902. [“... cute posterius laxa plica sat magna alba femux (sic)
cum regione lumbari connectantes ...”]. In the synonymy of Rhinella arenarum
(Hensel, 1867).
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