--- title: "GET /taxonomy" method: GET path: "/taxonomy" tags: ["Taxonomy"] --- # GET /taxonomy `GET /taxonomy` Get taxonomic lists ## Query parameters - `taxonTypeCode` 'ALGAE' | 'BEETLE' | 'BIRD' | 'FISH' | 'HERPETOLOGY' | 'MACROINVERTEBRATE' | 'MOSQUITO' | 'MOSQUITO_PATHOGENS' | 'SMALL_MAMMAL' | 'PLANT' | 'TICK' - `kingdom` string - `phylum` string - `division` string - `order` string - `class` string - `family` string - `genus` string - `scientificname` string - `verbose` boolean - `offset` integer - `limit` integer - `stream` boolean ## Response `200` List of taxonomic information - object - `count` integer — The number of results in the current paged response - `total` integer — The total number of results for the query - `prev` string, uri — Link to the previous page of results when available - `next` string, uri — Link to the next page of results when available - `data` Taxonomy[] - `taxonTypeCode` string — NEON taxonomic grouping - `taxonID` string — NEON taxonomic code - `acceptedTaxonID` string — Accepted taxonomic code from the authoritative source (dwc:nameAccordingToID) - `updateDate` string — The date that this taxonomic record was last updated - `dwc:scientificName` string — Scientific name, associated with the taxonID. This is the name of the lowest level taxonomic rank that can be determined. http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/scientificName - `dwc:scientificNameAuthorship` string — The authorship information for the scientificName formatted according to the conventions of the applicable nomenclaturalCode. http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/scientificNameAuthorship - `dwc:taxonRank` string — The lowest level taxonomic rank that can be determined for the individual or specimen. http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/taxonRank - `dwc:vernacularName` string — A common or vernacular name. http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/vernacularName - `taxonProtocolCategory` string — NEON protocol-specific categorization of the taxon - `dwc:nameAccordingToID` string — An identifier for the source in which the specific taxon concept circumscription is defined or implied. http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/nameAccordingToID - `dwc:nameAccordingToTitle` string — The reference to the source in which the specific taxon concept circumscription is defined or implied. http://tdwg.github.io/dwc/terms/nameAccordingTo - `dwc:kingdom` string — The scientific name of the kingdom in which the taxon is classified. http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/kingdom - `gbif:subkingdom` string — The scientific name of the subkingdom in which the taxon is classified. http://rs.gbif.org/vocabulary/gbif/rank/subkingdom - `gbif:infrakingdom` string — The scientific name of the infrakingdom in which the taxon is classified - `gbif:superdivision` string — The scientific name of the superdivision in which the taxon is classified - `gbif:division` string — The scientific name of the division in which the taxon is classified. http://rs.gbif.org/vocabulary/gbif/rank/phylum - `gbif:subdivision` string — The scientific name of the subdivision in which the taxon is classified. http://rs.gbif.org/vocabulary/gbif/rank/subphylum - `gbif:infradivision` string — The scientific name of the infradivision in which the taxon is classified - `gbif:parvdivision` string — The scientific name of the parvdivision in which the taxon is classified - `gbif:superphylum` string — The scientific name of the superphylum in which the taxon is classified. http://rs.gbif.org/vocabulary/gbif/rank/superphylum - `dwc:phylum` string — The scientific name of the phylum or division in which the taxon is classified. http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/phylum - `gbif:subphylum` string — The scientific name of the subphylum in which the taxon is classified. http://rs.gbif.org/vocabulary/gbif/rank/subphylum - `gbif:infraphylum` string — The scientific name of the infraphylum in which the taxon is classified - `gbif:superclass` string — The scientific name of the superclass in which the taxon is classified. http://rs.gbif.org/vocabulary/gbif/rank/superclass - `dwc:class` string — The scientific name of the class in which the taxon is classified. http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/class - `gbif:subclass` string — The scientific name of the subclass in which the taxon is classified. http://rs.gbif.org/vocabulary/gbif/rank/subclass - `gbif:infraclass` string — The scientific name of the infraclass in which the taxon is classified - `gbif:superorder` string — The scientific name of the superorder in which the taxon is classified. http://rs.gbif.org/vocabulary/gbif/rank/superorder - `dwc:order` string — The scientific name of the order in which the taxon is classified. http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/order - `gbif:suborder` string — The scientific name of the suborder in which the taxon is classified. http://rs.gbif.org/vocabulary/gbif/rank/suborder - `gbif:infraorder` string — The scientific name of the infraorder in which the taxon is classified. http://rs.gbif.org/vocabulary/gbif/rank/infraorder - `gbif:section` string — The scientific name of the section in which the organism is classified. http://rs.gbif.org/vocabulary/gbif/rank/section - `gbif:subsection` string — The scientific name of the subsection in which the organism is classified. http://rs.gbif.org/vocabulary/gbif/rank/subsection - `gbif:superfamily` string — The scientific name of the superfamily in which the taxon is classified. http://rs.gbif.org/vocabulary/gbif/rank/superfamily - `dwc:family` string — The scientific name of the family in which the taxon is classified. http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/family - `gbif:subfamily` string — The scientific name of the subfamily in which the organism is classified. http://rs.gbif.org/vocabulary/gbif/rank/subfamily - `gbif:tribe` string — The scientific name of the tribe in which the taxon is classified. http://rs.gbif.org/vocabulary/gbif/rank/tribe - `gbif:subtribe` string — The scientific name of the subtribe in which the taxon is classified. http://rs.gbif.org/vocabulary/gbif/rank/subtribe - `dwc:genus` string — The scientific name of the genus in which the organism is classified. http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/genus - `dwc:subgenus` string — The scientific name of the subgenus in which the taxon is classified. Values should include the genus to avoid homonym confusion. http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/subgenus - `gbif:subspecies` string — The subspecies (infraspecific name below the rank of infraspecific epithet) of the scientific name applied to the taxon. http://rs.gbif.org/vocabulary/gbif/rank/subspecies - `gbif:variety` string — The variety (infraspecific name below the rank of infraspecific epithet) of the scientific name applied to the taxon. http://rs.gbif.org/vocabulary/gbif/rank/variety - `gbif:subvariety` string — The subvariety (infraspecific name below the rank of variety) of the scientific name applied to the taxon. http://rs.gbif.org/vocabulary/gbif/rank/subvariety - `gbif:form` string — The form (infraspecific name below the rank of infraspecific epithet) of the scientific name applied to the taxon. http://rs.gbif.org/vocabulary/gbif/rank/form - `gbif:subform` string — The subform (infraspecific name below the rank of form) of the scientific name applied to the taxon. http://rs.gbif.org/vocabulary/gbif/rank/subform - `speciesGroup` string — The unofficial species group into which the taxon is categorized - `dwc:specificEpithet` string — The specific epithet (second part of the species name) of the scientific name applied to the taxon. http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/specificEpithet - `dwc:infraspecificEpithet` string — The infraspecific epithet (scientific name below the rank of species) of the scientific name applied to the taxon. http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/infraspecificEpithet ## Other responses - `400` — Taxonomic data does not exist for specified query - `default` — General error --- [API](https://skmtc.dev/neonscience/apis/neon-data-api-requests.md) · [All operations](https://skmtc.dev/neonscience/apis/neon-data-api-requests/llms.txt) · [OpenAPI document](https://skmtc-service-production.skmtc.workers.dev/v1/apis/neonscience/neon-data-api-requests/revisions/e108051ab4bc/schema)