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But it can also just print single species information directly in R.\n\nAny feedback, suggestion or request are welcome!\n\n### **Download**\n\nTo install the development version run:\n\n```{.r}\n# install.packages(\"devtools\")\ndevtools::install_github(\"joao-svalencar/letsRept\", ref=\"main\")\nlibrary(letsRept)\n```\n\nTo access the full list of functions with clear examples, browse the package vignettes:\n\n```{.r}\nbrowseVignettes(\"letsRept\")\n```\n\n### **Internal datasets**\n\n- The package counts with a full list of current valid species (`allReptiles` - 12,500 species) with their respective higher taxa information (updated to 15th of September, 2025);\n\n- A dataset with all unique synonyms for each current valid species (`allSynonyms` - 53,159 entries - updated to 23th of May, 2025); \n\n- Another synonyms dataset with all entries considering their respective references (`allSynonymsRef`110,413 entries - updated to 23rd of May, 2025).\n\n### **Next steps**\n\n- [x] \u0026nbsp; Stable version 1.0.1 CRAN submission (August 18th, 2025)\n- [x] \u0026nbsp; Stable version 1.0.1 CRAN release (August 22nd, 2025)\n- [x] \u0026nbsp; Paper submission (August 18th, 2025)\n- [x] \u0026nbsp; Paper publication (October 20th, 2025)\n- [x] \u0026nbsp; update `allReptiles`\n- [ ] \u0026nbsp; update `allSynonyms`\n- [ ] \u0026nbsp; Package webpage development\n- [ ] \u0026nbsp; API development and package API compatibility\n\n### **How to Cite**\n\nTo cite this package in publications, run:\n\n```r\ncitation(\"letsRept\")\n```\n\n⚠️ Important note:\n\n`letsRept` retrieves valuable taxonomic and synonymy data directly from the [Reptile Database](http://www.reptile-database.org).\nWhen citing this package, please also cite the original database as a data source.\n\n### **References**\nUetz, P., Freed, P, Aguilar, R., Reyes, F., Kudera, J. \u0026 Hošek, J. (eds.) (2025). The Reptile Database. http://www.reptile-database.org\n\nVieira-Alencar, J.P.S., Liedtke, H.C., Meire, S., Roll, U., Uetz, P. \u0026 Nori, J. (2025). letsRept: An R package to access the Global Reptile Database and facilitate taxonomic harmonization.  Biodiversity Informatics, 19, 120-143. https://doi.org/10.17161/bi.v19i.24329\n\n### **Author:**\n\nVieira-Alencar, João Paulo dos Santos (joaopaulo.valencar@gmail.com)\n\n[Orcid](https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6894-6773) | [Research Gate](https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Joao-Paulo-Alencar)\n\nPh.D in Ecology at USP\n\nPost-Doc at:\nLaboratório de Evolução e Diversidade I  - \"LED 1\" - Centro de Ciências Naturais e Humanas, Universidade Federal do ABC, São Bernardo do Campo, SP – Brazil\n","project_url":"https://awesome.ecosyste.ms/api/v1/projects/github.com%2Fjoao-svalencar%2Fletsrept","html_url":"https://awesome.ecosyste.ms/projects/github.com%2Fjoao-svalencar%2Fletsrept","lists_url":"https://awesome.ecosyste.ms/api/v1/projects/github.com%2Fjoao-svalencar%2Fletsrept/lists"}