Update app.py

app.py

@@ -29,6 +29,11 @@ SPECIES_RANK_API_URL = os.getenv(
     ""
 )
 
+SPECIES_RANK_LICENSE_PARAMS = os.getenv(
+    "SPECIES_RANK_LICENSE_PARAMS",
+    ""
+)
+
 MODEL_NAME = os.getenv(
     "MODEL_NAME",
     "hf-hub:imageomics/bioclip"
@@ -142,9 +147,14 @@ def app_function(uploaded_image: Optional[np.ndarray], country: Optional[str]) -
     
     logger.info("app_function: Performing taxonomic lookup for '%s'", proposed_scientific)
     try:
-        response = requests.get(f"{SPECIES_RANK_API_URL}{proposed_scientific}", timeout=10)
+        response = requests.get(f"{SPECIES_RANK_API_URL}{proposed_scientific}{SPECIES_RANK_LICENSE_PARAMS}", timeout=10)
         response.raise_for_status()
-        taxonomic_data = response.json()
+        results = response.json().get("results", [])
+        if isinstance(results, list) and results:
+            taxonomic_data = results[0]
+        else:
+            taxonomic_data = {}
+
     except requests.exceptions.RequestException as e:
         logger.error("app_function: Taxonomic lookup failed for '%s'. Exception: %s", proposed_scientific, e)
         taxonomic_data = {}