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{{tl|Infobox Species}} is the main infobox for the delivery of information about all species, sentient and non-sapient alike.
{{Infobox Species
|name            = Name of species (You don't actually need to use this variable in most cases.  It defaults to the name of the page.)
|image           = Image of species.jpg
|type            = Biological type of species
|aka             = '''Notable''' alternate names
|affiliation     = Any affiliation(s)
|origin          = Location of species' home planet/star system/galaxy etc
|first mention   = ##{{!}}Only use if different from first appearance
|first           = ##{{!}}story of first appearance; only use when there's more than one appearance
|appearances     = other stories the species has appeared in (don't include the first appearance again) 
|only            = ##{{!}}if the species only appeared in one story, list it as only=story name
|individuals     = '''Notable''' individuals (not every individual in the book; do NOT link to categories.  Just the biggies here.
}}
Note that for non-sentient life, you made need to also use {{tl|looks like}} in order to give prominent links to other species that ''look like'' the ones under discussion.  See, for instance, [[dog]], [[cat]], [[dolphin]], and [[rhinoceros]]. 
== Usage ==
Copy and paste '''all''' of the text below onto whichever article page it is needed for (even if some fields are not needed copy all of the text). 
<pre>
{{Infobox Species
|name            = 
|image           = 
|type            = 
|aka             = 
|affiliation     = 
|origin          = 
|first mention   =
|first           =
|only            = 
|appearances     =  
|individuals     =
|clip            = 
|clip2           = 
|clip3           = 
|bts             =             
}}
</pre>

== Notes ==
*Images should be entered in the format <code>Image.jpg</code>.  Widths '''may not''' be specified.
*Legacy support has been retained for the variable name <code>Species name</code>
*The variable <code>mentions</code> is no longer supported
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