About the Authors
- Arne Redsted Rasmussen
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Affiliation School of Conservation, The Royal Danish Academy of Fine Arts, Copenhagen, Denmark
- John C. Murphy
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Affiliation Division of Amphibians and Reptiles, Field Museum of Natural History, Chicago, Illinois, United States of America
- Medy Ompi
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Affiliation Marine Biology Laboratory, Faculty of Fisheries and Marine Sciences, Sam Ratulangi University, Manado, North Sulawesi, Indonesia
- J. Whitfield Gibbons
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Affiliation Savannah River Ecology Lab, University of Georgia, Aiken, South Carolina, United States of America
- Peter Uetz
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* E-mail: peter@uetz.us
Affiliation Center for the Study of Biological Complexity, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, Virginia, United States of America
Competing Interests
While some of the data described here were collected, the Reptile Database was hosted by the J Craig Venter Institute (JCVI). The JCVI thought that the Reptile Database used the JCVI brand name without permission and fired the corresponding author (PU) as a consequence. However, PU does not believe that there was any conflict, just to indicate this fact.
Author Contributions
Analyzed the data: ARR MO JCM JWG PU. Wrote the paper: ARR MO JCM JWG PU.