Proc. R. Soc. B 279, 67–76. (7 January 2012; Published online 18 May 2011) (doi:10.1098/rspb.2011.0433)
We would like to correct two errors in text.
On page 70, §3a (Results: Species discovery trends), 9th line, the phrase ‘first-author taxonomists' should be changed to ‘first- and second-author taxonomists’. This is an isolated text error that does not alter our analytical results in any way.
On page 72, table 1, incorrect values were erroneously entered into the Ndesc column. Putting in the correct values does not change any of the analytical results presented in the Ntot (IQR), Nundesc (IQR), and % columns of table 1.
| realm-biomes | Ndesc | Ntot (IQR) | Nundesc (IQR) | % |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| all amphibians | 6296 | 9347 (9276–9511) | 3051 (2980–3215) | 32.64 |
| Neotropics—tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests | 2673 | 4454 (4443–4646) | 1781 (1770–1973) | 39.99 |
| Australasia—tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests | 415 | 949 (929–1068) | 534 (514–653) | 56.27 |
| Indomalaya—tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests | 936 | 1340 (1327–1353) | 404 (391–417) | 30.15 |
| Neotropics—montane grasslands and shrublands | 270 | 394 (379–397) | 124 (109–127) | 31.47 |
| Afrotropics—tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests | 751 | 846 (844–853) | 95 (93–102) | 11.23 |
| all land mammals | 5398 | 5561 (5557–5571) | 163 (159–173) | 2.93 |
| Neotropics—tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests | 1173 | 1253 (1249–1258) | 80 (76–85) | 6.38 |
| Afrotropics—tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests | 821 | 879 (879–882) | 58 (58–61) | 6.60 |
| Australasia—tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests | 471 | 517 (516–518) | 46 (45–47) | 8.90 |
| Indomalaya—tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests | 888 | 906 (905–907) | 18 (17–19) | 1.99 |
| Neotropics—tropical and subtropical grasslands, savannahs and shrublands | 560 | 580 (580–581) | 20 (20–21) | 3.45 |
The corrected table is displayed below: