reptiledbr_exact: Search Reptile Species by Exact Match and Subspecies Presence

In reptiledbr: Interface to the Reptile Database for Querying and Retrieving Taxonomic Data

Search Reptile Species by Exact Match and Subspecies Presence

Description

This function searches for exact matches of scientific species names and indicates whether each matched species has associated subspecies in the dataset.

Usage

reptiledbr_exact(species_names)

Arguments

species_names

Character vector of full species names to search for.

Value

A tibble with taxonomic information and a message indicating subspecies presence.

The response variable may return different messages depending on the outcome of the query. Possible values include:

• "Species not found" – The specified species could not be matched in the database.

• "Species has subspecies" – The specified species exists and has one or more subspecies registered.

• "No subspecies found" – The species was found, but there are no subspecies associated with it in the database.

Examples

## Not run: 
# These examples require the 'reptiledb.data' package to be installed.
# You can install it from its source if not on CRAN.
reptiledbr_exact(c("Ablepharus alaicus", "Anolis limon"))

## End(Not run)

reptiledbr documentation built on Aug. 8, 2025, 7:15 p.m.