R: Get common names for a given taxonomic name

rl_common_names {rredlist} | R Documentation

## Get common names for a given taxonomic name

### Description

Get common names for a given taxonomic name

### Usage

    rl_common_names(name = NULL, key = NULL, parse = TRUE, ...)

    rl_common_names_(name = NULL, key = NULL, ...)

### Arguments

`name` | (character) Binomial taxonomic name
`key` | A IUCN API token. See http://apiv3.iucnredlist.org/api/v3/token to get a token
`parse` | (logical) Whether to parse to list (`FALSE`) or data.frame (`TRUE`). Default: `TRUE`
`...` | Curl options passed to `HttpClient`

### Value

A list, with the data in the `result` slot, unless using a function with a trailing underscore, in which case json as character string is returned.

### References

API docs at http://apiv3.iucnredlist.org/api/v3/docs

### Examples

    ## Not run:
    rl_common_names('Loxodonta africana')
    rl_common_names_('Loxodonta africana')

    ## End(Not run)

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