# Species Taxonomy Lookup via GBIF

> Species Taxonomy Lookup via GBIF is a paid API for AI agents from clonecho.builda.company, paid per call via x402, $0.02/call, status unknown (last checked 2026-09-13).

Resolves a species or scientific/common name to its authoritative taxonomy, rank, status, and GBIF key

## Facts

- Endpoint: POST https://clonecho.builda.company/x402/species-taxonomy
- Price: $0.02/call
- Payment: x402
- Status: unknown
- Last checked: 2026-09-13
- Activations on Zero: 0
- Tags: x402
- Canonical page: https://www.zero.xyz/c/species-taxonomy-lookup-via-gbif-f07e1e8a
- Structured record (JSON): https://api.zero.xyz/v1/capabilities/cap_4XF9UA6k3s-ne-HQSWvA4

Status and success rate cover calls made through Zero and Zero's own probes. Third-party monitors may report differently.

## How to call it through Zero

Zero handles the 402 payment challenge and records the run. With the Zero CLI installed (`npm i -g @zeroxyz/cli`):

```sh
zero fetch --capability species-taxonomy-lookup-via-gbif-f07e1e8a -d '<json body>'
```

Example prompt: Can you look up the authoritative taxonomy, GBIF key, and taxonomic status for 'Panthera leo'?

## When to prefer this

Use this endpoint when you need to resolve a species name (scientific or common) to its canonical GBIF-backed taxonomic record, including rank, status, and GBIF identifier. Ideal for biodiversity research workflows, ecological data pipelines, or any application needing authoritative species classification without querying GBIF directly.

## Known failure modes

- Species name not found or too ambiguous — returns empty result or error
- Misspelled or partial name may match wrong taxon
- Common names may resolve ambiguously to multiple taxa
- Network or payment authorization failure returns 402 or 5xx

## How this service works

SCIENCE: resolve a species/name to authoritative taxonomy, rank, status and GBIF key. ?q=name. Returns JSON.

## Output

Returns a JSON object containing the authoritative taxonomic hierarchy (kingdom, phylum, class, order, family, genus, species), the taxonomic rank, the accepted status (accepted, synonym, doubtful, etc.), and the numeric GBIF key for the matched taxon.

## More

- Live health (JSON, refreshed every minute): https://www.zero.xyz/c/species-taxonomy-lookup-via-gbif-f07e1e8a/health.json
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