FIGURE 1. Species numbers during 250 in The original descriptions of reptiles

FIGURE 1. Species numbers during 250+ years of reptile taxonomy. A. diamonds represent the number of species described per year. squares represent average species numbers over the previous 10 years. B. Total number of species. The numbers to the left of the line indicate the years when milestones of multiples of 1000 were reached. The numbers to the right indicate the time span between these milestones. Note that the species numbers include only species still recognized today.