col.species.search

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Search the Catalogue of Life (COL) for species, genera, families, and other taxa by scientific or common name. COL is the most comprehensive global index of known species, covering ~10 million extant and extinct taxa assembled from 600+ peer-reviewed checklists. Returns paginated results including taxon ID, scientific name with authorship, rank, taxonomic status (accepted/synonym), higher classification (kingdom through genus), and English vernacular names where available. Filter by taxonomic rank (SPECIES, GENUS, FAMILY, ORDER, CLASS, PHYLUM, KINGDOM) or status (accepted, synonym) to narrow results. Use the returned taxon ID with col.species.detail to retrieve full details, or col.species.children to list child taxa. Data is CC BY 4.0; cite as "Catalogue of Life (COL)" with the access date.