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GBIF Get Taxon Synonyms
List the taxonomic synonyms (unaccepted names that point to an accepted taxon) of a GBIF Backbone taxon. Given the taxonKey of an accepted name, returns its synonym name-usages with key, scientificName and taxonomicStatus. Use to find alternative / historical scientific names for a species. Get a taxonKey from GBIF_match_name or GBIF_search_species. Example: taxon_key=5219404 (Panthera leo) -> Felis leo Linnaeus 1758, Felis imperialis Leidy 1873. No API key required.
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Default GBIF Get Taxon Synonyms call
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Expected response keys: success
Identifiers
- Catalog ID
- tu_GBIF_get_taxon_synonyms
- Tool name
- GBIF_get_taxon_synonyms
- Added
- 2026-07-29 18:13Z
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