taxize (version 0.3.0)

searchbycommonname: Search for tsn by common name

Description

Search for tsn by common name

Usage

searchbycommonname(srchkey = NA, curlopts = list(),
  curl = getCurlHandle())

Arguments

srchkey

text or taxonomic serial number (TSN) (character or numeric)

curlopts

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

searchbycommonname("american bullfrog")
searchbycommonname("ferret-badger")
searchbycommonname(srchkey="polar bear")