Etymologies of Brazilian Amphibians

Herpetologia Brasileira - Suplemento 1
cultripes: L. cultri, knife; pruner edge; spear point; plowshare + L. pes, foot. Odontophrynus
cultripes Reinhardt & Lütken, 1862. (“... ovenfor Udspringet af
Indertaaen er der anbragt en lang, skarp, hornagtig Knude af samme Størrelse
og af lignende Form som hos Pelobaterne. Fra denne Hornknude og
op imod den egenlige Hæl lader en svag, bugtet, afrundet Hudlisle sig med
Lethed forfølge ...”). Also Pyxicephalus cultripes — Cope, 1863. Ceratophrys
cultripes — Boulenger, 1882.
cunauaru: Pl. cunhã, wife + Pl. aru, toad. Trachycephalus cunauaru Gordo et al.,
2013. (“... This is the name given by local Amazonian natives to the populations
of Trachycephalus cunauaru and T. resinifictrix ...”).
cunhai: Cunha + L. -i, suffix indicating the genitive of masculine names and nouns.
Honouring Osvaldo Rodrigues da Cunha (1928-2011), Brazilian herpetologist.
Typhlonectes cunhai Cascon et al., 1991. In the synonymy of Typhlonectes
compressicauda (Duméril & Bibron, 1841).
cunicularius: L. cuniculus, rabbit; underground tunnel/burrow/hole + L. -arius,
pertaining to. Leptodactylus cunicularius Sazima & Bokermann, 1978. (“...
O nome desta espécie é dado em alusão ao seu hábito de escavar no chão à
maneira dos coelhos ...”).
cupreus: L. cupreus, copper, of copper. Leptodactylus cupreus Caramaschi et al.,
2008. (“... The specific epithet, “cupreus”, is a Latin adjective referred to
the copper general color pattern of the new species ...”).
curicica: P. Curicica, from T. yacuri-ycyca, the drooling tree. Scinax curicica
Pugliesse et al., 2004. (“... The name is here used as a noun in apposition
and is the nickname of our friend and artist from Museu Nacional, Paulo
Roberto Nascimento ...”).
curupi, curupira: G. Curupí, T. Curupira, fantastic being, a character from Tupi
mythology, who, according to popular belief, inhabits the Brazilian forests.
He is usually presented as a red-haired, dwarf native whose feet have the
heel facing forward and the toes facing backward. Spirit of the forests, he
would be responsible for the mysterious noises, inexplicable fears and dis-
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