https://github.com/ropensci/taxize

A taxonomic toolbelt for R
https://github.com/ropensci/taxize

api api-wrapper biodiversity biology darwincore data nomenclature r r-package rstats taxize taxonomy

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A taxonomic toolbelt for R

• Host: GitHub
• URL: https://github.com/ropensci/taxize
• Owner: ropensci
• License: other
• Created: 2011-05-19T15:05:33.000Z (almost 14 years ago)
• Default Branch: master
• Last Pushed: 2025-03-04T17:56:24.000Z (about 1 month ago)
• Last Synced: 2025-03-11T11:55:48.877Z (about 1 month ago)
• Topics: api, api-wrapper, biodiversity, biology, darwincore, data, nomenclature, r, r-package, rstats, taxize, taxonomy
• Language: R
• Homepage: https://docs.ropensci.org/taxize
• Size: 36.6 MB
• Stars: 275
• Watchers: 32
• Forks: 63
• Open Issues: 50
• Metadata Files:
  • Readme: README.Rmd
  • Changelog: NEWS.md
  • Contributing: .github/CONTRIBUTING.md
  • License: LICENSE
  • Codemeta: codemeta.json

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README

        
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taxize

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```{r echo=FALSE}

knitr::opts_chunk$set(

  warning = FALSE,

  message = FALSE,

  collapse = TRUE,

  comment = "#>"

)

```

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`taxize` allows users to search over many taxonomic data sources for species names (scientific and common) and download up and downstream taxonomic hierarchical information - among other things.

Package documentation: https://docs.ropensci.org/taxize/

## Installation

### Stable version from CRAN

```{r eval=FALSE}

install.packages("taxize")

```

### Development version from GitHub

Windows users install Rtools first.

```{r eval=FALSE}

install.packages("remotes")

remotes::install_github("ropensci/taxize")

```

```{r}

library('taxize')

```

## Screencast



## Contributing

See our [CONTRIBUTING](https://github.com/ropensci/taxize/blob/master/.github/CONTRIBUTING.md) document.

## Contributors

Collected via GitHub Issues: honors all contributors in alphabetical order. Code contributors are in bold.

afkoeppel - ahhurlbert - albnd - Alectoria - andzandz11 - **anirvan** - antagomir - **arendsee** - ArielGreiner - arw36 - ashenkin - **ashiklom** - benjaminschwetz - **benmarwick** - bienflorencia - binkySallly - bomeara - BridgettCollis - bw4sz - **cboettig** - cdeterman - ChrKoenig - chuckrp - clarson2191 - claudenozeres - cmzambranat - cparsania - daattali - DanielGMead - DarrenObbard - davharris - davidvilanova - diogoprov - **dlebauer** - dlenz1 - dougwyu - dschlaep - **EDiLD** - edwbaker - emhart - eregenyi - fdschneider - fgabriel1891 - fischhoff - **fmichonneau** - **fozy81** - **gedankenstuecke** - gimoya - git-og - glaroc - **gpli** - gustavobio - hlapp - **ibartomeus** - **Ironholds** - jabard89 - jangorecki - **jarioksa** - jebyrnes - **jeroen** - **jimmyodonnell** - joelnitta - johnbaums - jonmcalder - jordancasey - **josephwb** - jsgosnell - JulietteLgls - **jwilk** - kamapu - **karthik** - **katrinleinweber** - KevCaz - kgturner - kmeverson - Koalha - **ljvillanueva** - **maelle** - Markus2015 - matutosi - mcsiple - MikkoVihtakari - millerjef - miriamgrace - mpnelsen - MUSEZOOLVERT - nate-d-olson - nmatzke - npch - ocstringham - p-neves - p-schaefer - padpadpadpad - paternogbc - **patperu** - pederengelstad - philippi - Phylloxera - **pmarchand1** - pozsgaig - pssguy - **raredd** - rec3141 - **Rekyt** - RodgerG - rossmounce - sariya - sastoudt - scelmendorf - **sckott** - SimonGoring - snsheth - snubian - Squiercg - sunray1 - **taddallas** - tdjames1 - tmkurobe - toczydlowski - tpaulson1 - tpoisot - **TrashBirdEcology** - **trvinh** - **vijaybarve** - wcornwell - willpearse - wpetry - yhg926 - **zachary-foster**

## Road map

Check out our [milestones](https://github.com/ropensci/taxize/milestones) to see what we plan to get done for each version.

## Meta

* Please [report any issues or bugs](https://github.com/ropensci/taxize/issues).

* License: MIT

* Get citation information for `taxize` in R doing `citation(package = 'taxize')`

* Please note that this package is released with a [Contributor Code of Conduct](https://ropensci.org/code-of-conduct/). By contributing to this project, you agree to abide by its terms.

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