Etymologies of Brazilian Amphibians

Herpetologia Brasileira - Suplemento 1
Cycloramphus: G. kyklos (κύκλος), circle, ring + G. rhamphos (ραμφος), curving
beak or snout. Cycloramphus Tschudi, 1838. (“... Caput latum, rotundum,
rictum oris latissimus ...”). Same root in Cycloramphidae Bonaparte, 1850.
Same root in Cycloramphos — Tschudi, 1838; Cyclorhamphos — Tschudi,
1838 and Cyclorhamphus — Tschudi, 1838 (alternative spellings).
cyclospinus: G. kyklos (κύκλος), circle, ring + L. spina, thorn/spine/prickle. Crossodactylus
cyclospinus Nascimento et al., 2005. (“... The specific name refers
to the circular distribution of keratinized spines on the thumb ...”).
cymbalum: L. cymbalum, from G. kymbalo (κύμβαλο), a kind of chordophone.
Also Hyla cymbalum Bokermann, 1963. (“... El singular canto de esta especie,
que nunca habíamos oído antes, nos llamó poderosamente la atención,
ya que podía ser oído a más de 200 metros de distancia ...”). Hypsiboas
cymbalum — Faivovich et al., 2005. Today Boana cymbalum (Bokermann,
1963).
cynocephala: G. kynos (κυνός, from κύων), dog + G. kephali (κεφάλι), head.
Hyla cynocephala Duméril & Bibron, 1841. (“... Le museau est large, coupé
presque carrément au bout et relevé en deux petites éminences subhémispheriques,
sur les cotés externes desquelles s’ouvrent les narines ...”). Also
Hyla cyanocephala — Duellman, 1977 (incorrect subsequent spelling).
Ololygon cynocephala — Duellman, 1985. Scinax cynocephalus — Köhler
& Böhme, 1996. In the synonymy of Scinax nebulosus (Spix, 1824).
Cystignathus: G. cystis (κύστις), bladder + G. gnathos (γνάθος), jaw. Cystignathus
Wagler, 1830. [“... Vesica aerea (maris) utrinque prope oris angulum
nascente ...]. In the synonymy of Leptodactylus Fitzinger, 1826.
dactylocinus: G. dactylos (δάκτυλος), finger, toe + G. kinisi (κίνηση), movement.
Hylodes dactylocinus Pavan et al., 2001. (“... in allusion to the conspicuous
behavior of this frog, which characteristically moves its toes in an alternating
and oscillatory way during intraspecific displays ...”).
dantasi: Dantas + L. -i, suffix indicating the genitive of masculine names and
nouns. Honouring Edison de Souza Dantas (?), Bokermann assistant in
Tarauacá, State of Acre, Brazil. Leptodactylus dantasi Bokermann, 1959.
Today Hydrolaetare dantasi (Bokermann, 1959).
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