rcites

Spec sheet

Purpose

rcites is an R package for accessing information from the Species+ database through the Species+/CITES Checklist API.Read 4 Oct 2026 · docs.ropensci.org

Support

The project documentation links to GitHub for bug reports.Read 4 Oct 2026 · docs.ropensci.org

License

The package is released under the MIT license.Read 4 Oct 2026 · docs.ropensci.org

Authentication

A personal authentication token is required to connect to the Species+/CITES Checklist API.Read 4 Oct 2026 · docs.ropensci.org

Bulk queries

The documentation provides a vignette describing package use for querying multiple species.Read 4 Oct 2026 · docs.ropensci.org

CITES legislation

The spp_cites_legislation() function retrieves CITES legislation data.Read 4 Oct 2026 · docs.ropensci.org

EU legislation

The spp_eu_legislation() function retrieves EU legislation data.Read 4 Oct 2026 · docs.ropensci.org

Install sources

The stable version is available from CRAN and the development version from GitHub.Read 4 Oct 2026 · docs.ropensci.org

Other data

The package can retrieve taxon distribution data and listing reference data.Read 4 Oct 2026 · docs.ropensci.org

Runtime requirement

The CRAN listing states that rcites depends on R version 3.1.0 or later.Read 4 Oct 2026 · cran.r-project.org

Species data

The spp_taxonconcept() function retrieves Species+ taxon concept information and taxon identifiers.Read 4 Oct 2026 · docs.ropensci.org

Terms

The package documentation directs users to the Species+ Data Terms and Conditions of Use.Read 4 Oct 2026 · docs.ropensci.org

Token setup

The token can be stored in the SPECIESPLUS_TOKEN environment variable, set interactively with set_token(), or passed to each function call.Read 4 Oct 2026 · docs.ropensci.org

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