taxonsearch: Search for taxa in GBIF

In sckott/rgbif_scott: Interface to the Global Biodiversity Information Facility API methods

Description

Search for a taxon using scientific name. Optionally, include taxonomic rank in the search.

Usage

  taxonsearch(sciname = NA, rank = NA, maxresults = 10,
    url = "http://data.gbif.org/ws/rest/taxon/list?", ...,
    curl = getCurlHandle())

Arguments

sciname	scientitic name of taxon (character, see example)
rank	rank of taxon, see taxrank() (character)
maxresults	return at most the specified number of records. The default (and maximum supported) is 1000 records.
url	the base GBIF API url for the function (should be left to default)
...	optional additional curl options (debugging tools mostly)
curl	If using in a loop, call getCurlHandle() first and pass the returned value in here (avoids unnecessary footprint)

Examples

## Not run: 
taxonsearch(sciname = 'Puma concolor')

## End(Not run)

sckott/rgbif_scott documentation built on May 29, 2019, 4:04 p.m.