synonymy
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Caimanops amphibolurodes – the Mulga dragon, the only member of its genus – was recently returned to synonymy with by Doughty .
From Scientific American ● Feb. 7, 2014
The resurrection of the Cape Verde shearwater from synonymy with Cory’s shearwater means that there are now two Atlantic Calonectris species.
From Scientific American ● Feb. 10, 2013
Branca paused from his lunch to let forth a burst of philosemitism — declaiming the health benefits of kashrut and circumcision, the synonymy of Judaism with charity, leadership, patriotism, brains.
From New York Times ● Aug. 15, 2011
As is clearly evident from the length of the synonymy, I consider a number of currently used names to be synonymous with guttilatus.
From A Taxonomic Revision of the Leptodactylid Frog Genus Syrrhophus Cope by Lynch, John D.
As indicated above, this was originally entered as of the genus Leocarpus; the taxonomic history of the form may interest readers who note with surprise the presentation in synonymy here developed.
From The North American Slime-Moulds A Descriptive List of All Species of Myxomycetes Hitherto Reported from the Continent of North America, with Notes on Some Extra-Limital Species by MacBride, Thomas H. (Thomas Huston)
The changes in nomenclature which grew out of increased understanding of these mice through additional collecting are expressed in the synonymies under the accounts of subspecies.
From Subspeciation in the Meadow Mouse, Microtus montanus, in Wyoming and Colorado by Anderson, Sydney
The details of variation in these and other characters and our justifications for the synonymies are given in the accounts of the species.
From A Synopsis of Neotropical Hylid Frogs, Genus Osteocephalus by Duellman, William E.
In the following accounts complete synonymies are given for each species.
From A Review of the Frogs of the Hyla bistincta Group by Duellman, William E.
Only the most important references are given in the synonymies, except those of the two subspecies of Hyla staufferi, which are more nearly complete.
From The Systematics of the Frogs of the Hyla Rubra Group in Middle America by león, Juan R.
References cited only in the synonymies are not listed in the Literature Cited.
From The Amphibians and Reptiles of Michoacán, México by Duellman, William E.
