Database details : The Integrated Taxonomic Information System

Full name: The Integrated Taxonomic Information System UPDATED!
Short name: ITIS Regional
Version: Dec 2014
Release date: 2014-12-23
Authors/editors: Orrell T. (custodian)
Taxonomic coverage: Wide range of New World taxonomic checklists in different kingdoms
English name of the group: Wide range of taxa in all kingdoms
Number of species 46,099
Number of infraspecific taxa 5,702
Number of synonyms: 6,278
Number of common names: 2,152
Total number of names: 54,529
Abstract: ITIS supplies both global and New World groups to the Catalogue of Life – with emphasis on GSDs. ITIS develops taxonomic coverage of all biota of interest to North America and contains over 788,000 scientific and common names and has either a global or New World treatment of many groups.
Organization: The Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS)
Website: http://www.itis.gov
http://www.cbif.gc.ca/acp/eng/itis/search (Canada)