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ITIS Common Names for a Taxon (by TSN)

itis/common-names-for-tsn

Returns every common (vernacular) name the Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) records for one taxon, each with its language, given the taxon's Taxonomic Serial Number (TSN). Take the TSN from ITIS Species Search by Scientific Name or by Common Name. Data from ITIS, passed through unmodified and served by Omnial; not an official ITIS product.

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Data source

Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS)

Retrieved from the Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) on-line database, www.itis.gov, CC0 https://doi.org/10.5066/F7KH0KBK. Served by Eden Engine; not an official ITIS product.

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// 1. search: find the tool
omnial_search({ query: "what you need" })

// 2. inspect: price and input schema
omnial_inspect({ tool: "itis/common-names-for-tsn" })

// 3. learn: read the usage guide at runtime
omnial_learn({ tool: "itis/common-names-for-tsn" })

// 4. run: price the exact call first, then run it
omnial_execute({ tool: "itis/common-names-for-tsn", input: { /* see input_schema */ }, dry_run: true })
omnial_execute({ tool: "itis/common-names-for-tsn", input: { /* ... */ } })

// 5. settle: the call is charged when it finishes, nothing to do

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$0.0026
Updated
Oct 20, 2026

Input and output schemas

Input schema
input_schema.json
{
  "type": "object",
  "required": [
    "tsn"
  ],
  "properties": {
    "tsn": {
      "type": "string",
      "pattern": "^[0-9]{1,10}$",
      "description": "The Taxonomic Serial Number of the taxon, digits only, for example 180543 (Ursus arctos)."
    }
  },
  "additionalProperties": false
}
Output schema
output_schema.json
{
  "type": "object",
  "required": [
    "commonNames",
    "tsn"
  ],
  "properties": {
    "tsn": {
      "type": [
        "string",
        "null"
      ],
      "description": "The TSN asked about, as a string."
    },
    "class": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "Upstream record type name for the list."
    },
    "commonNames": {
      "type": [
        "array",
        "null"
      ],
      "items": {
        "type": [
          "object",
          "null"
        ],
        "properties": {
          "tsn": {
            "type": "string",
            "description": "The TSN, as a string."
          },
          "class": {
            "type": "string",
            "description": "Upstream record type name."
          },
          "language": {
            "type": "string",
            "description": "The name's language, for example English, Spanish or unspecified."
          },
          "commonName": {
            "type": "string",
            "description": "The common name as ITIS records it."
          }
        },
        "additionalProperties": true
      },
      "description": "The common names, one entry per name and language."
    }
  },
  "description": "The ITIS list of common names for the taxon.",
  "additionalProperties": true
}