GET /data/taxa

neotomadb.org:neotoma-paleoecology-database

Summary: Get taxonomic information
Operation ID: getTaxa
Auth: unknown
Description

Retrieves taxonomic information including taxon names, codes, ecological groups, status (extant/extinct), and associated publications.

Parameters (7)

ecolgroup (string, query, optional)

Filter by ecological group (e.g., TRSH=trees/shrubs, UPHER= upland herbs)

limit (integer, query, optional, default: 25)

Maximum number of results to return

offset (integer, query, optional, default: 0)

Number of results to skip for pagination

taxagroupid (string, query, optional)

Filter by taxonomic group ID (e.g., VPL=vascular plants)

taxoncode (string, query, optional)

Filter by taxon code

taxonid (integer, query, optional)

Filter by specific taxon ID

taxonname (string, query, optional)

Filter by taxon name (e.g., Pinus, Quercus)

Examples (4)

TitleTypeURLAction
Search for pine trees by taxon name curl https://api.neotomadb.org/v2.0/data/taxa?taxonname=Pinus&limit=10
Filter by ecological group for vascular plants curl https://api.neotomadb.org/v2.0/data/taxa?ecolgroup=VASC&limit=25&offset=0
Get extinct taxa with pagination curl https://api.neotomadb.org/v2.0/data/taxa?status=extinct&limit=50&offset=0
List taxa probe-gate https://api.neotomadb.org/v2.0/data/taxa?limit=25&offset=0

Probe History

Latency

Status Codes

TimeStatusLatencySize
2026-03-23 09:45:29.337648 200 526ms
2026-03-23 09:23:54.472594 200 568ms
2026-03-23 09:17:06.436171 200 509ms
2026-03-23 09:03:52.364709 200 525ms

Response Changes

WhenOldNew
2026-03-23 09:17:06.436171 c49dbf951d3c d03c69384b38
2026-03-23 09:23:54.472594 d03c69384b38 38742dd79102
2026-03-23 09:45:29.337648 38742dd79102 cbe0f0e60d99