Description: This is a service that returns summary information about species found using a name search for a particular subnation (state or canadian province). The search will return zero, one, or many results. The typical reason for running this search is to obtain summary information for species, particularly when the summary XML output is sufficient for a specific purpose. This service allows consumers to avoid making two calls: one to get the brief list with UIDs, a second call to retrieve the species by uid one at a time.
This XML payload is more comprehensive than the Species Search XML in that it includes the Global Species Concept information as well as more conservation status and distribution information.
Service Restrictions: This is a standard service that can be installed at any node, and may return species and UID values for species that are not available via NatureServe Explorer.
The search string. May use asterisks for wildcard searching. Unlike "google" search, mutliple terms must be in the correct order. E.g., "frog*yellow" will not find "the yellow frog", but "the*frog" will find "the yellow frog".
nationCode
string (required)
The two-letter ISO nation abbreviation (e.g., "US" or "CA").
subnationCode
string (required)
The two-letter subnation code (e.g., postal abbreviation) accepted within the specified nation (e.g., "NY").
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="iso-8859-1"?>
<speciesList xmlns="http://services.natureserve.org/docs/schemas/biodiversityDataFlow/1" xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" xsi:schemaLocation="http://services.natureserve.org/docs/schemas/biodiversityDataFlow/1 BiodiversityDataFlow_v1.0.xsd" schemaVersion="1.0">
<species sensitive="N" uid="ELEMENT_SUBNATIONAL.2.340461" type="Animal" jurisdiction="7" speciesCode="AAABH01140">
<jurisdictionNationName code="US">UNITED STATES</jurisdictionNationName>
<jurisdictionSubnationName code="CA">California</jurisdictionSubnationName>
<subnationalScientificName>
<unformattedName>Rana muscosa</unformattedName>
<formattedName><i>Rana muscosa</i></formattedName>
<nomenclaturalAuthor>Camp, 1917</nomenclaturalAuthor>
</subnationalScientificName>
<subnationalConservationStatus>S2</subnationalConservationStatus>
<roundedSubnationalConservationStatus>S2</roundedSubnationalConservationStatus>
<subnationalCommonName>mountain yellow-legged frog</subnationalCommonName>
<natureServeGlobalConcept uid="ELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.105218">
<classificationStatus>Standard</classificationStatus>
<natureServeExplorerURI>
http://www.natureserve.org/explorer/servlet/NatureServe?searchSpeciesUid=ELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.105218
</natureServeExplorerURI>
<taxonomicConceptReference code="B85FRO01HQUS">
<formattedCitation>Frost, Darrel R., ed. 1985. Amphibian species of the world: a taxonomic and geographical reference. Allen Press, Inc., and The Association of Systematics Collections, Lawrence, Kansas. 732 pp.</formattedCitation>
<unformattedCitation>Frost, Darrel R., ed. 1985. Amphibian species of the world: a taxonomic and geographical reference. Allen Press, Inc., and The Association of Systematics Collections, Lawrence, Kansas. 732 pp.</unformattedCitation>
</taxonomicConceptReference>
<nameUsedInConceptReference>
<unformattedName>Rana muscosa</unformattedName>
<formattedName><i>Rana muscosa</i></formattedName>
<nomenclaturalAuthor>Frost</nomenclaturalAuthor>
</nameUsedInConceptReference>
<globalScientificName>
<unformattedName>Rana muscosa</unformattedName>
<formattedName><i>Rana muscosa</i></formattedName>
<nomenclaturalAuthor>Camp, 1917</nomenclaturalAuthor>
</globalScientificName>
<globalConservationStatus>G2</globalConservationStatus>
<roundedGlobalConservationStatus>G2</roundedGlobalConservationStatus>
<globalTaxonomyComments>MtDNA sequence data indicate that R. muscosa consists of four distinct subgroups (northern Sierra, central Sierra, southern Sierra, and southern California) that are potential units for conservation (Macey et al. 2001). A biogeographic break in R. muscosa populations in the Sierra Nevada between Calaveras and Tulare counties also occurs in four additional species of amphibians and reptiles (Macey et al. 2001). MtDNA data suggest that R. aurora, R. cascadae, and R. muscosa form a clade within the R. boylii species group.</globalTaxonomyComments>
</natureServeGlobalConcept>
<speciesOccurrenceTrackingStatus>N</speciesOccurrenceTrackingStatus>
<subnationalDistributions>
<subnationalDistribution>
<origin>Native</origin>
<regularity>Regularly occurring</regularity>
<currentPresenceAbsence>Present</currentPresenceAbsence>
<distributionConfidence>Confident</distributionConfidence>
<population>Year-round</population>
</subnationalDistribution>
</subnationalDistributions>
<metadata>
</metadata>
</species>
<species sensitive="N" uid="ELEMENT_SUBNATIONAL.2.392262" type="Animal" jurisdiction="7" speciesCode="AAABH01050">
<jurisdictionNationName code="US">UNITED STATES</jurisdictionNationName>
<jurisdictionSubnationName code="CA">California</jurisdictionSubnationName>
<subnationalScientificName>
<unformattedName>Rana boylii</unformattedName>
<formattedName><i>Rana boylii</i></formattedName>
<nomenclaturalAuthor>Baird, 1854</nomenclaturalAuthor>
</subnationalScientificName>
<subnationalConservationStatus>S2S3</subnationalConservationStatus>
<roundedSubnationalConservationStatus>S2</roundedSubnationalConservationStatus>
<subnationalCommonName>foothill yellow-legged frog</subnationalCommonName>
<natureServeGlobalConcept uid="ELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.102584">
<classificationStatus>Standard</classificationStatus>
<natureServeExplorerURI>
http://www.natureserve.org/explorer/servlet/NatureServe?searchSpeciesUid=ELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.102584
</natureServeExplorerURI>
<taxonomicConceptReference code="B85FRO01HQUS">
<formattedCitation>Frost, Darrel R., ed. 1985. Amphibian species of the world: a taxonomic and geographical reference. Allen Press, Inc., and The Association of Systematics Collections, Lawrence, Kansas. 732 pp.</formattedCitation>
<unformattedCitation>Frost, Darrel R., ed. 1985. Amphibian species of the world: a taxonomic and geographical reference. Allen Press, Inc., and The Association of Systematics Collections, Lawrence, Kansas. 732 pp.</unformattedCitation>
</taxonomicConceptReference>
<nameUsedInConceptReference>
<unformattedName>Rana boylii</unformattedName>
<formattedName><i>Rana boylii</i></formattedName>
<nomenclaturalAuthor>Frost</nomenclaturalAuthor>
</nameUsedInConceptReference>
<globalScientificName>
<unformattedName>Rana boylii</unformattedName>
<formattedName><i>Rana boylii</i></formattedName>
<nomenclaturalAuthor>Baird, 1854</nomenclaturalAuthor>
</globalScientificName>
<globalConservationStatus>G3</globalConservationStatus>
<roundedGlobalConservationStatus>G3</roundedGlobalConservationStatus>
<globalTaxonomyComments>MtDNA data suggest that R. aurora, R. cascadae, and R. muscosa form a clade within the R. boylii species group (Macey et al. 2001).</globalTaxonomyComments>
</natureServeGlobalConcept>
<speciesOccurrenceTrackingStatus>N</speciesOccurrenceTrackingStatus>
<subnationalDistributions>
<subnationalDistribution>
<origin>Native</origin>
<regularity>Regularly occurring</regularity>
<currentPresenceAbsence>Present</currentPresenceAbsence>
<distributionConfidence>Confident</distributionConfidence>
<population>Year-round</population>
</subnationalDistribution>
</subnationalDistributions>
<metadata>
</metadata>
</species>
</speciesList>
For Data Providers