Where can I get a file/list of the common and scientific names of species? I am searching for an un-encoded data file with common and scientific names for example of a few hundred species or tens of thousands, where I can search the common and scientific labels of organisms.

Uniprot has a list of the controlled vocabulary for common and scientific names of species listed here.

An example entry:


ACAER E 111511: N=Acanthodactylus erythrurus
C=Spanish fringe-toed lizard
S=Lacerta erythrura


In the example the `N` is the **scientific binomial name** ( _Canthodactylus erythrurus_ ), `C` is the **common name** (Spanish fringe-toed lizard).

`ACAER` is the id code, `111511` is the code for the taxonomic node, `E` means it is a eukaryote, and `S` is a synonym of either name.

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The list contains 25336 scientific names currently, which falls short of the ~2.5m species in GBIF, or the 10s, or 100s of millions that are estimated to exist. The Uniprot list does, however, represent every organism included in Uniprot, which is widely regarded as being among the most comprehensive protein databases that exist today.