Species of India: find species, where they occur, and their status, from open biodiversity data.
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How many species of India: documented, with an open record, threatened (IUCN CR, EN, VU), recorded in the last 10 years, endemic, and per IUCN category. All filters are optional and combine: "how many butterflies in India", "threatened birds in Kerala", "endemic frogs of the Western Ghats".
IUCN Red List categories: CR, EN, VU, NT, LC, DD, NE (not assessed), or "threatened" (CR, EN, VU).
A group of the list, or a word of it: "Birds", "butterflies", "mammals" (all mammal groups), "orchids". See yellide://groups.
An order (Latin): "Squamata", "Anura" (frogs), "Lepidoptera".
A state or union territory of India: "Karnataka". See yellide://states.
A family (Latin): "Elapidae", "Orchidaceae".
A WII biogeographic zone ("Western Ghats", "Himalaya", "North-East", "Islands"), a province ("Western Ghats: Mountains") or a province code ("5B"). See yellide://regions.
true: only species a source marks as endemic to India; false: only species not marked. Some groups have no marks yet (the answer names them).
For order Squamata: "snakes" (Serpentes) or "lizards" (Sauria).
true: species with an open record from India; false: species known only from checklists and papers.
Species with an open record placed in a state in this year or later.
Species described in this year or later.
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How many species of India: documented, with an open record, threatened (IUCN CR, EN, VU), recorded in the last 10 years, endemic, and per IUCN category. All filters are optional and combine: "how many butterflies in India", "threatened birds in Kerala", "endemic frogs of the Western Ghats".
| Argument | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
| iucn | array | IUCN Red List categories: CR, EN, VU, NT, LC, DD, NE (not assessed), or "threatened" (CR, EN, VU). |
| group | string | A group of the list, or a word of it: "Birds", "butterflies", "mammals" (all mammal groups), "orchids". See yellide://groups. |
| order | string | An order (Latin): "Squamata", "Anura" (frogs), "Lepidoptera". |
| state | string | A state or union territory of India: "Karnataka". See yellide://states. |
| family | string | A family (Latin): "Elapidae", "Orchidaceae". |
| region | string | A WII biogeographic zone ("Western Ghats", "Himalaya", "North-East", "Islands"), a province ("Western Ghats: Mountains") or a province code ("5B"). See yellide://regions. |
| endemic | boolean | true: only species a source marks as endemic to India; false: only species not marked. Some groups have no marks yet (the answer names them). |
| suborder | string | For order Squamata: "snakes" (Serpentes) or "lizards" (Sauria). |
| open_record | boolean | true: species with an open record from India; false: species known only from checklists and papers. |
| recorded_since | integer | Species with an open record placed in a state in this year or later. |
| described_since | integer | Species described in this year or later. |
{
"type": "object",
"properties": {
"iucn": {
"type": "array",
"items": {
"type": "string"
},
"description": "IUCN Red List categories: CR, EN, VU, NT, LC, DD, NE (not assessed), or \"threatened\" (CR, EN, VU)."
},
"group": {
"type": "string",
"description": "A group of the list, or a word of it: \"Birds\", \"butterflies\", \"mammals\" (all mammal groups), \"orchids\". See yellide://groups."
},
"order": {
"type": "string",
"description": "An order (Latin): \"Squamata\", \"Anura\" (frogs), \"Lepidoptera\"."
},
"state": {
"type": "string",
"description": "A state or union territory of India: \"Karnataka\". See yellide://states."
},
"family": {
"type": "string",
"description": "A family (Latin): \"Elapidae\", \"Orchidaceae\"."
},
"region": {
"type": "string",
"description": "A WII biogeographic zone (\"Western Ghats\", \"Himalaya\", \"North-East\", \"Islands\"), a province (\"Western Ghats: Mountains\") or a province code (\"5B\"). See yellide://regions."
},
"endemic": {
"type": "boolean",
"description": "true: only species a source marks as endemic to India; false: only species not marked. Some groups have no marks yet (the answer names them)."
},
"suborder": {
"type": "string",
"description": "For order Squamata: \"snakes\" (Serpentes) or \"lizards\" (Sauria)."
},
"open_record": {
"type": "boolean",
"description": "true: species with an open record from India; false: species known only from checklists and papers."
},
"recorded_since": {
"type": "integer",
"description": "Species with an open record placed in a state in this year or later."
},
"described_since": {
"type": "integer",
"description": "Species described in this year or later."
}
}
}Find species of India by Latin name or English common name (any word of it, from its start: "great indian bustard", "naja", "cobra"). Returns up to 10 species with their key for get_species, group, IUCN category and status.
| Argument | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
| name* | string | A Latin or English name, or its start. |
{
"type": "object",
"required": [
"name"
],
"properties": {
"name": {
"type": "string",
"description": "A Latin or English name, or its start."
}
}
}One species of India by its key (from find_species or list_species): sources that list it, open record, states with an open record, WII regions, IUCN category with the year, DOI and trend of the assessment, endemic, year described and authority, family and order, evidence (type specimens, photos, DNA barcodes), names in Indian languages, a photo with its credit, and iNaturalist observations that wait for a name.
| Argument | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
| key* | string | The species key, such as "GCMS". |
{
"type": "object",
"required": [
"key"
],
"properties": {
"key": {
"type": "string",
"description": "The species key, such as \"GCMS\"."
}
}
}List species of India with optional filters that combine: "critically endangered species in India", "endangered animals in Karnataka", "snakes of the Western Ghats", "birds of Goa recorded since 2020". Rows by group, then Latin name; up to 100 per page, with the total and a cursor for the next page.
| Argument | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
| iucn | array | IUCN Red List categories: CR, EN, VU, NT, LC, DD, NE (not assessed), or "threatened" (CR, EN, VU). |
| group | string | A group of the list, or a word of it: "Birds", "butterflies", "mammals" (all mammal groups), "orchids". See yellide://groups. |
| limit | integer | Rows per page, 1 to 100 (default 50). |
| order | string | An order (Latin): "Squamata", "Anura" (frogs), "Lepidoptera". |
| state | string | A state or union territory of India: "Karnataka". See yellide://states. |
| cursor | string | next_cursor from the previous page. |
| family | string | A family (Latin): "Elapidae", "Orchidaceae". |
| region | string | A WII biogeographic zone ("Western Ghats", "Himalaya", "North-East", "Islands"), a province ("Western Ghats: Mountains") or a province code ("5B"). See yellide://regions. |
Species described from India since a year (2007 or later), from Plazi, the BSI Plant Discoveries and the ZSI Animal Discoveries: the year, the group, the state of the type locality, the journal and a link to the paper, and whether it has been recorded since. "new species discovered in India 2025", "new frog species from India".
| Argument | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
| group | string | A group of the list, or a word of it: "Birds", "butterflies", "mammals" (all mammal groups), "orchids". See yellide://groups. |
| limit | integer | Rows per page, 1 to 100 (default 50). |
| since* | integer | Described in this year or later (2007 or later). |
| state | string | The state of the type locality. |
| cursor | string | next_cursor from the previous page. |
{
"type": "object",
"required": [
"since"
],
"properties": {
"group": {
"type": "string",
"description": "A group of the list, or a word of it: \"Birds\", \"butterflies\", \"mammals\" (all mammal groups), \"orchids\". See yellide://groups."
},
"limit": {
"type": "integer",
"description": "Rows per page, 1 to 100 (default 50)."
},
"since": {
"type": "integer",
"description": "Described in this year or later (2007 or later)."
},
"state": {
"type": "string",
"description": "The state of the type locality."
},
"cursor": {
"type": "string",
"description": "next_cursor from the previous page."
}
}
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| endemic | boolean | true: only species a source marks as endemic to India; false: only species not marked. Some groups have no marks yet (the answer names them). |
| suborder | string | For order Squamata: "snakes" (Serpentes) or "lizards" (Sauria). |
| open_record | boolean | true: species with an open record from India; false: species known only from checklists and papers. |
| recorded_since | integer | Species with an open record placed in a state in this year or later. |
| described_since | integer | Species described in this year or later. |
{
"type": "object",
"properties": {
"iucn": {
"type": "array",
"items": {
"type": "string"
},
"description": "IUCN Red List categories: CR, EN, VU, NT, LC, DD, NE (not assessed), or \"threatened\" (CR, EN, VU)."
},
"group": {
"type": "string",
"description": "A group of the list, or a word of it: \"Birds\", \"butterflies\", \"mammals\" (all mammal groups), \"orchids\". See yellide://groups."
},
"limit": {
"type": "integer",
"description": "Rows per page, 1 to 100 (default 50)."
},
"order": {
"type": "string",
"description": "An order (Latin): \"Squamata\", \"Anura\" (frogs), \"Lepidoptera\"."
},
"state": {
"type": "string",
"description": "A state or union territory of India: \"Karnataka\". See yellide://states."
},
"cursor": {
"type": "string",
"description": "next_cursor from the previous page."
},
"family": {
"type": "string",
"description": "A family (Latin): \"Elapidae\", \"Orchidaceae\"."
},
"region": {
"type": "string",
"description": "A WII biogeographic zone (\"Western Ghats\", \"Himalaya\", \"North-East\", \"Islands\"), a province (\"Western Ghats: Mountains\") or a province code (\"5B\"). See yellide://regions."
},
"endemic": {
"type": "boolean",
"description": "true: only species a source marks as endemic to India; false: only species not marked. Some groups have no marks yet (the answer names them)."
},
"suborder": {
"type": "string",
"description": "For order Squamata: \"snakes\" (Serpentes) or \"lizards\" (Sauria)."
},
"open_record": {
"type": "boolean",
"description": "true: species with an open record from India; false: species known only from checklists and papers."
},
"recorded_since": {
"type": "integer",
"description": "Species with an open record placed in a state in this year or later."
},
"described_since": {
"type": "integer",
"description": "Species described in this year or later."
}
}
}