Fixed the dark mode PNG export. SVG is busted, I might just remove it. Idk if anyone wants SVG?
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I absolutely prefer the SVG export, and i even whish more!
Is it may, please, please … possible to get a SVG export where the different knots are inflatable or expandable? That would be very cool! 
May even somehow link the different knots to the right taxonomic site
That would be skyrocket 
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I’ll try my best!
Also I’m curious, what regions/places would you want to see added to the checklist feature?
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There is US and CA … i would be interested at least in europe or may even switzerland or closer 
You do very well 
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India? If it’s not to difficult to add, otherwise I’m happy with Tree Visualizer and especially the PvP!
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OK I think I removed the necessity to authenticate without breaking things (except for timelines which I need to work more on).
I need to improve some processes for larger/higher level taxon group (lepidoptera, birds, etc.) queries especially if you have a lot of observations. I have a way forward for that. Apologies, I’m still learning!
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I think this app is quite promising both for fun and interesting data visualization.
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Maybe you could add a Favicon, though I’m not sure what it could be.
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How is the Taxonomy organized? Subgenera like Chironomus are at the same level as other species that are in that subgenus. Chironomus crassicaudatus is in the subgenus Chironomus, not equal to it.
There’s also no indication for complexs, did i observe the species Axarus festivus, or did i observe the species complex Axarus festivus which contains multiple very similar species?
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I think this app is very beautiful and esthetically pleasing. I look forward to more development of it.
Building on my above comment though. It is somewhat unwieldy to use when no taxon ranks between family and genus seem to be used. The genera are not organized by taxonomy, but alphabetical, this can make it harder to visualize relatedness and finding specific taxa if you know what group they belong to. This is a very rough drawing of what it should look like with intermediate ranks.
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Thanks for trying it out. Agreed that it looks clunky like that. In the first pic, the Chironomus decorus and Axarus festivus are not colored the green of the species rank (and given some random color). I agree, they need a (complex) appended to their names when appropriate.
TBH i clunkily assembled the iNat taxonomy from a bulk export they provide (sorry, I forget the link). But now that pisum has informed me of the existence of this taxonomy endpoint I might be able to fix up some of this. I remember certain taxonomic units (infraorder, tribe, parvorder, subterclass, zoosubsection, infrahybrid, etc.) being troublesome for me when I was building the database because I became confused on how to order them. Is there an accepted ordering that iNat adopts? Also including ALL the available taxonomic units may be another issue with really long skinny trees but maybe that’s not actually a problem for most taxa. I’ll have to look at this more closely.
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Awesome! I wonder if you can make it so hybrids actually appear as descendants of the parent species, rather than as species? (ik that’s probably bc of how iNat treats hybrid taxons)
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Here is the full ordered list available for selection when choosing the rank of a taxon:
Currently the parents aren’t recorded anywhere in the system or in a way that could be connected with the parent taxa. Related feature requests here and here.
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Perhaps a enable detailed / full view would work.
All of iNaturalists taxon ranks have a specific number they are. Made up example, family is 11, subfamily is 10, tribe is 9, etc.
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i dont know if it helps but there is also this tool https://jwidness.github.io/iNat_expandable_taxa.html
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Very fun! Pick a species and see if you can expand your way to it!
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It looks like a lot of work to do! I know JavaScript, HTML and CSS (and Python if you’re using that for the backend). Please let me know if I could be of any help.
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I recomputed the taxonomy being more careful to keep all the taxonomic units. I still have to add back some common names but non-biting midges looks a bit better now.
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Incredible. This isn’t just about data visualization, but also aesthetics. I think you are making a fantastic app. To be honest i would be fascinated to see a full tree chart from all observations of a taxon. But that could get complicated with API usage i imagine. Still very cool.
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OK with the help of pisum’s taxonomy endpoint suggestion I was able to optimize the API calls and database lookup so we can build larger trees. You should be able to see your full lepidoptera species now.
I also added some more common names for ranks of family and above. And added little badges for other taxonomic units (suborder, subfamily, complex, etc.). I also let the trees be saved to your browser (Clear All and the X button on tabs removes them) so you don’t have to keep regenerating.
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