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synonymize

(sĭ-nŏn′ə-mīz′)
tr.v. synony·mized, synony·mizing, synony·mizes
To analyze or provide the synonyms of (a word or taxon).
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See both inappropriately synonymize Emys stenops Spix 1824:12, and only Mertens (1970:19) inappropriately synonymize Platemys miliusii Dumeril and Bibron 1835:431 with Emys nasuta Schweigger 1812:298.
jamaicensis are sympatric, strengthening our argument for the recognition of this form as a good species." Mayhe-Nunes & Brandao (2007) did not synonymize the subspecies T.
There are numerous species with similar genitalia that I am hesitant to synonymize since their size, the shape of the abdomen, or their coloration may differ.