Introduction to rtaxref

Source: vignettes/rtaxref.Rmd 
library(rtaxref)
#> /! Important September 2025 Update /!
#>    The Natural History Museum of Paris has been hacked, TaxREF went offline, including its API
#>    So, for now rtaxref won't work
#>       To see how to circumvent the issue refer to our README page: https://rekyt.github.io/rtaxref/

rtaxref queries the API of the French Taxonomic Referential (TAXREF). This referential contains much taxonomical information as well as many other kinds of information (occurrence in French territories, conservation statuses, etc.).

Searching for a taxon name

TODO explain rt_taxa_search().

Talk about importance of id of species (CD_NOM).

Refer to the documentation of function to get lists of values of potential arguments.

Querying a specific version of TAXREF.

Retrieving the status of species

Additional info

Vernacular names, history of taxon in TAXREF, uses

Getting interaction data

Linking this information to other databases

externals ids and related databases.