GET /v2.0/data/taxa

The ecological group of interest for the Neotoma taxon (from the Neotoma ecolgrouptypes table)

The maximum number of records to be returned, default is 25.

Constraints: {'minimum': 1, 'maximum': 10000}

The offset for returned records when a limit is present. Default is 0.

Constraints: {'minimum': 0}

The taxonomic extinction status of the taxon, either extinct (1, True) or extant (0, False).

Constraints: {'enum': [0, 1, True, False]}

The taxonomic grouping the taxon belongs to, from the Neotoma taxagrouptypes table. You can get the list of acceptable taxa group types using the [dbtables API call](https://api.neotomadb.org/api-docs/#/Database%20tables/get_v2_0_data_dbtables) and passing *taxagrouptypes* as the table.

Taxon name or partial name. You can pass wildcard characters using `%`. For example, `%anis` will match with *Canis* as well as the plant taxon *Triodanis*. It will not match `Canis lupus` because there is no terminal wildcard. This can be accompished using `%anis%`.