Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS)
www.itis.gov
The US Integrated Taxonomic Information System: given a taxonomic serial number, return the full taxonomic record, its common names in every language, its classification hierarchy, its recorded geographic distribution and its rank and kingdom.
GET /v1/data/itis/common-names1Request
ITIS taxonomic serial number.
curl "https://api.fastcrw.com/v1/data/itis/common-names?tsn=180543" \ -H "Authorization: Bearer $FASTCRW_API_KEY"
2Response example
A sample shape. Press Run to see live data from Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS).
| class | commonName | language | tsn |
|---|---|---|---|
| gov.usgs.itis.itis_service.data.SvcCommonName | Brown Bear | English | 180543 |
| gov.usgs.itis.itis_service.data.SvcCommonName | Grizzly Bear | English | 180543 |
| gov.usgs.itis.itis_service.data.SvcCommonName | Oso pardo | Spanish | 180543 |
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Ask with this source
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Common names for a TSN
Use Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) (itis) from fastCRW Pergamon, capability "Common names for a TSN" (common-names). You have a TSN and want the vernacular names to display or match against. Example options: tsn=180543. Use the crw MCP tools: crw_find_data to confirm the source and its options, then crw_get_data with provider "itis" and capability "common-names". Tell me the credits used and cite the licence from the response. If the crw MCP tools are missing, install them with: npx -y crw-mcp install --api-key <your fastCRW API key>
Full taxonomic record
Use Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) (itis) from fastCRW Pergamon, capability "Full taxonomic record" (full-record). You hold a TSN and want everything ITIS knows about that taxon in one response. Example options: tsn=180543. Use the crw MCP tools: crw_find_data to confirm the source and its options, then crw_get_data with provider "itis" and capability "full-record". Tell me the credits used and cite the licence from the response. If the crw MCP tools are missing, install them with: npx -y crw-mcp install --api-key <your fastCRW API key>
Geographic distribution
Use Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) (itis) from fastCRW Pergamon, capability "Geographic distribution" (geographic-values). You need where a taxon is recorded rather than how it is classified. Example options: tsn=180543. Use the crw MCP tools: crw_find_data to confirm the source and its options, then crw_get_data with provider "itis" and capability "geographic-values". Tell me the credits used and cite the licence from the response. If the crw MCP tools are missing, install them with: npx -y crw-mcp install --api-key <your fastCRW API key>
Classification below a TSN
Use Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) (itis) from fastCRW Pergamon, capability "Classification below a TSN" (hierarchy-down). You have a TSN and need the taxa nested underneath it. Example options: tsn=180543. Use the crw MCP tools: crw_find_data to confirm the source and its options, then crw_get_data with provider "itis" and capability "hierarchy-down". Tell me the credits used and cite the licence from the response. If the crw MCP tools are missing, install them with: npx -y crw-mcp install --api-key <your fastCRW API key>