API reference/Environment/Species Taxonomy (ITIS)

Species Taxonomy (ITIS)

free Any country

Search plants, animals and fungi by common or scientific name, or look up one taxon by TSN with its full classification, children, English common names and where it is native.

GET/api/v1/environment/species

Data source

  • ITIS Web ServicesIntegrated Taxonomic Information System (US Geological Survey and partners)

Query parameters

ParameterDescriptionTry value
q
string
Common or scientific name
tsn
string
ITIS taxonomic serial number
limit
number
Rows (default 20, max 100)
apikey
string required
Your API key. Can also be sent as the X-API-Key header.demo key used here

Response envelope

Success: { data, meta: { sources, fetchedAt, cached } }. Errors: { error: { code, message } } with HTTP 400, 401, 404, 502, 503 or 504.