diff --git a/biome_api.lua b/biome_api.lua
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..ef2697f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/biome_api.lua
@@ -0,0 +1,36 @@
+local biome_lookup = {};
+
+return {
+    -- Register a biome with textures to display
+    -- name: A string containing the biome name
+    -- textures: A table of texture names.
+    --           These should correspond with detail levels,
+    --           any detail level past the length of the table will return the last texture
+    -- (Optional) min_height: The minimum Y position where this biome data should be used
+    -- (Optional) max_height: The maximum Y position where this biome data should be used
+    add = function (name, textures, min_height, max_height)
+        biome_lookup[#biome_lookup + 1] = {
+            name = name,
+            textures = textures,
+            min_height = min_height,
+            max_height = max_height,
+        };
+    end,
+
+    -- Get the texture name (minus index/extension) for the given biome, height, and detail level.
+    -- name: A string containing the biome name
+    -- height: A number representing the Y position of the biome
+    -- detail: The detail level
+    -- Returns a string with a texture name, or nil if no matching biome entry was found.
+    get_texture = function (name, height, detail)
+        for _,biome in ipairs(biome_lookup) do
+            local matches_height = (not biome.min_height or height >= biome.min_height)
+            and (not biome.max_height or height <= biome.max_height);
+            if biome.name == name and matches_height then
+                return cartographer.detail_texture(biome.textures, detail);
+            end
+        end
+
+        return nil;
+    end,
+};
diff --git a/init.lua b/init.lua
index 55b9b9e..86a1121 100644
--- a/init.lua
+++ b/init.lua
@@ -43,7 +43,6 @@ local chunk = {
     end
 };
 
-local biome_lookup = {};
 local marker_lookup = {};
 
 -- Includes
@@ -51,11 +50,14 @@ local skin = loadfile(modpath .. "/skin_api.lua") ();
 local gui = loadfile(modpath .. "/formspec.lua") ();
 local audio = loadfile(modpath .. "/audio.lua") ();
 
+local biomes = loadfile(modpath .. "/biome_api.lua") ();
+
 local scanner = loadfile(modpath .. "/scanner.lua") (map_data, chunk);
-loadfile(modpath .. "/map_api.lua") (map_data, chunk, scanner, biome_lookup, marker_lookup);
-local map_formspec = loadfile(modpath .. "/map_formspec.lua") (map_data, gui, skin);
+loadfile(modpath .. "/map_api.lua") (map_data, chunk, scanner, marker_lookup);
+local map_formspec = loadfile(modpath .. "/map_formspec.lua") (map_data, gui, skin, biomes);
 loadfile(modpath .. "/items.lua") (chunk, marker_lookup, gui, skin, audio, map_formspec);
 loadfile(modpath .. "/commands.lua") (chunk, audio, map_formspec);
 loadfile(modpath .. "/table.lua") (gui, skin, audio);
 
 cartographer.skin = skin;
+cartographer.biomes = biomes;
diff --git a/map_api.lua b/map_api.lua
index e7b1684..6686f82 100644
--- a/map_api.lua
+++ b/map_api.lua
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-local map_data, chunk, scanner, biome_lookup, marker_lookup = ...;
+local map_data, chunk, scanner, marker_lookup = ...;
 
 local Map = {};
 Map.__index = Map;
@@ -143,22 +143,6 @@ local function fill_loop()
 end
 minetest.after(5, fill_loop);
 
--- Register a biome with textures to display
--- name: A string containing the biome name
--- textures: A table of texture names.
---           These should correspond with detail levels,
---           any detail level past the length of the table will return the last texture
--- (Optional) min_height: The minimum Y position where this biome data should be used
--- (Optional) max_height: The maximum Y position where this biome data should be used
-function cartographer.register_biome(name, textures, min_height, max_height)
-    biome_lookup[#biome_lookup + 1] = {
-        name = name,
-        textures = textures,
-        min_height = min_height,
-        max_height = max_height,
-    };
-end
-
 -- Format marker ids to allow their use as formspec element ids.
 -- We're mostly concerned with guarding against the : character because it is
 -- common for ids and has an alternate meaning in formspecs.
@@ -226,23 +210,6 @@ function cartographer.detail_texture(textures, detail)
     return textures[math.min(detail, #textures)];
 end
 
--- Get the texture name (minus index/extension) for the given biome, height, and detail level.
--- name: A string containing the biome name
--- height: A number representing the Y position of the biome
--- detail: The detail level
--- Returns a string with a texture name, or nil if no matching biome entry was found.
-function cartographer.get_biome_texture(name, height, detail)
-    for _,biome in ipairs(biome_lookup) do
-        local matches_height = (not biome.min_height or height >= biome.min_height)
-                           and (not biome.max_height or height <= biome.max_height);
-        if biome.name == name and matches_height then
-            return cartographer.detail_texture(biome.textures, detail);
-        end
-    end
-
-    return nil;
-end
-
 -- Get the texture name (minus extension) for the given marker and detail level.
 -- id: A string containing the marker id
 -- detail: The detail level
diff --git a/map_formspec.lua b/map_formspec.lua
index eb90461..5a16215 100644
--- a/map_formspec.lua
+++ b/map_formspec.lua
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 -- Arguments
 -- map_data: The cartographer map data table
-local map_data, gui, skin = ...;
+local map_data, gui, skin, biomes = ...;
 
 -- Constants
 local TILE_SIZE = 0.25;
@@ -75,7 +75,7 @@ local function generate_map(x, y, w, h, player_x, player_y, detail, map_scale, h
             else
                 local name = minetest.get_biome_name(column[j * map_scale].biome);
                 local height = column[j * map_scale].height;
-                local biome = cartographer.get_biome_texture(name, math.floor(height + 0.5), detail);
+                local biome = biomes.get_texture(name, math.floor(height + 0.5), detail);
 
                 if biome then
                     local depth = math.min(math.max(math.floor(height / 8), -8), 0) * -1