Etymologies of Brazilian Amphibians

Herpetologia Brasileira - Suplemento 1
limited by the elongated dorsolateral glands “... zwei bis sechs erhabene
drüsige, mehr oder minder deutlich ausgeprägte Längenfalten auf der
Oberseite des Körpers ...”). Also Physolaemus ephippiger Jan, 1857 (nomen
nudum). Gomphobates ephippifer — Günther, 1865. Today Physalaemus
ephippifer (Steindachner, 1864).
Ephippipher: L. ephippium, pad saddle, horse blanket (to ride on), from G. ephíppios
(έφ-ίππιος), (of a cloth) for a horse’s back. Ephippipher Cocteau, 1835.
(?). Also Ephippifer — Agassiz, 1845 (incorrect subsequent spelling). In the
synonymy of Brachycephalus Fitzinger, 1826.
epipeda, epipedus: G. epipedos (έπί-πεδος), surface (of the earth, opp. what is
below it). Eleutherodactylus epipedus Heyer, 1984. (“... in allusion to the
species most commonly being collected from the forest floor ...”). Today
Ischnocnema epipeda (Heyer, 1984).
Epipedobates: G. epipedos (έπί-πεδος), surface (of the earth, opp. what is below
it) + G. bates (βατες), walker, who walks (from βαίνω, move by taking
step). Epipedobates Myers, 1987. (“... in reference to the primarily terrestrial
nature of most species ...”).
Epirhexis: G. ipeiros (ήπειρος), land, mainland + G. hexis (έξις), state of having,
possession, habit, practice. Epirhexis Cope, 1866. (?). In the synonymy of
Eleutherodactylus Duméril & Bibron, 1841.
ericae: Erica + L. -ae, suffix indicating the genitive of feminine names and nouns.
Honouring Érica Maria Pellegrini Caramaschi, Brazilian ichthyologist.
Hyla ericae Caramaschi & Cruz, 2000. Also Hypsiboas ericae — Faivovich
et al., 2005. Today Boana ericae (Caramaschi & Cruz, 2000).
erikae: Erika + L. -ae, suffix indicating the genitive of feminine names and nouns.
Honouring Érika Costa Elias, authors’ friend and assistant. Physalaemus
erikae Cruz & Pimenta, 2004.
eringiophila: L. Eryngium, genus of Apiaceae (Umbelliferae) + G. philos (φιλος),
friend. Hyla strigilata eringiophila Gallardo, 1961. [“... Este nombre se
debe a la costumbre que tienen diversas ranas del género Hyla, de vivir en-
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