Sceloporus thermal requirements
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Abstract
Thermal requirement data of lizard populations of the genus Sceloporus was obtained from the literature. We collected data on preferred body temperature (Tpref), body temperature in the field (Tb), critical minimum temperature (CTmin), and critical maximum temperature (CTmax) of Sceloporus lizards. Additionally, we reported air and substrate temperature at the location of capture, if reported in the papers, and the relation of body temperature with these environmental temperatures. Whenever possible, we reported coordinates and elevation of the study sites, with available data on environmental temperatures (i.e., bioclim data, data from nearby meteorological stations, and the Köppen-Geiger climate classification). When reported, thermal efficiency indexes are given (i.e. thermoregulation accuracy, thermoquality of the habitat, and thermoregulation efficiency).
TITLE:
Sceloporus thermal requirements
GENERAL INFORMATION:
Data from: Flexibility in thermal requirements: a comparative analyses of the wide-spread lizard genus Sceloporus
This data set presents data on thermal ecology of populations of the lizard genus Sceloporus with data on geographic location and climate data of the study site.
Methods:
Data was obtained from published work, undergraduate or graduate thesis, and unpublished data of the authors. We performed an extensive literature search in Google Scholar with the search words: Sceloporus and body temperature, thermal limits, or thermal indices (in English and the Spanish translation).
Full references are given within the file.
Data:
Thermal ecology data of Sceloporus populations: preferred body temperature, body temperature in the field and critical thermal limits.
Body size: Given as snout vent length, when mentioned within the reference. Also, data on maximum snout vent length are included, these were obtained from Roll et al. 2017 and Meiri 2018.
Geographic coordinates: Latitude, longitude and elevation of the study sites are reported. When coordinates were not stated in the original research paper, these were geo-referenced using Google Maps. Elevation was omitted in these cases, because high variation in on small scale may result in large errors.
Data on environmental temperatures: Temperature data was obtained with the packages Bioclim (Hijmans and Van Etten 2012, Fick and Hijmans 2017) and GSODR (Sparks et al. 2017) in R. The Köppen-Geiger classification at the site of the populations was obtained with the kgc package (Bryant et al. 2017) in R (R Core Team 2021).
DATA & FILE OVERVIEW
File List: One excel file with several data sheets.
For all sheets empty cells in columns with variables indicate that the information is not known.
Sheet 1. Definitions: Definitions of all terms and abbreviations used in the file.
Sheet 2. References: Reference list of references cited in the file. The full reference is given, with DOI when available.
Sheet 3. Complete: The complete dataset with all thermal requirement data obtained. References are given. Also, Bioclim data, data from local meteorology stations (GSODR), and Köppen-Geiger classification are given in raw format.
Data includes:
Group: Name of phylogenetic group
Species: Name of species
Tp: Preferred body temperature, determined in a thermal gradient
Tb: Field body temperature as measured in the field at moment of capture
Tair: Air temperature, measured at the site of capture of the lizard, or the site at which it was first spotted
Tsubstrate: Substrate temperature, measured at site of capture of the lizard or the site at which the animal was first spotted
CTmin: Lower critical thermal limit; lowest temperature at which the lizard loses locomotor capability
CTmax: Upper critical thermal limit; highest temperature at which the lizard loses locomotor capability
Ctrange: Range between Lower critical thermal limit and Upper critical thermal limit
Reprodutive mode: Reproduction mode; 0 = oviparous, 1 = viviparous
SVLmax: Maximum snout vent length reported for that species; data from Meiri 2018; in mm
SVLav: Average snout vent length as mentioned in the paper; in mm
Latitude: Latitude of the study site
Longitude: Longitude of the study site
Elevation_reported: elevation or elevational range reported in the publication
Elevation: Elevation of the study site (in m); center when a range was given
Latitude_centroid: Centroid latitude of species according to Roll et al. 2017 and Meiri 2018
Longitude_centroid: Centroid longitude of species according to Roll et al. 2017 and Meiri 2018
Elevation_min: Lowest elevation for this species; data from Uetz 2018; Lemos-Espinal et al. 2015; Castro & Bustos 1994, 2003; López-Acosta et al. 2016
Elevation_max: Highest elevation for this species; data from Uetz 2018; Lemos-Espinal et al. 2015; Castro & Bustos 1994, 2003; López-Acosta et al. 2016
Elevation_midpoint: The middle of the elevational range of the species
Elevation_range: Elevational range of the species (highest elevation - lowest elevation)
Reference: Reference from which data were obtained. Full references are shown in the page References.
Bioclim data:
Note: Data is reported as given by Bioclim. Temperatures are in C x 10.
Elevation_bioclim: Elevation of the location according to bioclim
Tmin1: Minimal temperature in January according to bioclim
Tmin2: Minimal temperature in February according to bioclim
Tmin3: Minimal temperature in March according to bioclim
Tmin4: Minimal temperature in April according to bioclim
Tmin5: Minimal temperature in May according to bioclim
Tmin6: Minimal temperature in June according to bioclim
Tmin7: Minimal temperature in July according to bioclim
Tmin8: Minimal temperature in August according to bioclim
Tmin9: Minimal temperature in September according to bioclim
Tmin10: Minimal temperature in October according to bioclim
Tmin11: Minimal temperature in November according to bioclim
Tmin12: Minimal temperature in December according to bioclim
Tmin: Lowest minimal monthly temperature throughout the year
Tmax1: Maximal temperature in January according to bioclim
Tmax2: Maximal temperature in February according to bioclim
Tmax3: Maximal temperature in March according to bioclim
Tmax4: Maximal temperature in April according to bioclim
Tmax5: Maximal temperature in May according to bioclim
Tmax6: Maximal temperature in June according to bioclim
Tmax7: Maximal temperature in July according to bioclim
Tmax8: Maximal temperature in August according to bioclim
Tmax9: Maximal temperature in September according to bioclim
Tmax10: Maximal temperature in October according to bioclim
Tmax11: Maximal temperature in November according to bioclim
Tmax12: Maximal temperature in December according to bioclim
Tmax: Maximal monthly temperature throughout the year
Tmean1: Mean temperature in January according to bioclim
Tmean2: Mean temperature in February according to bioclim
Tmean3: Mean temperature in March according to bioclim
Tmean4: Mean temperature in April according to bioclim
Tmean5: Mean temperature in May according to bioclim
Tmean6: Mean temperature in June according to bioclim
Tmean7: Mean temperature in July according to bioclim
Tmean8: Mean temperature in August according to bioclim
Tmean9: Mean temperature in September according to bioclim
Tmean10: Mean temperature in October according to bioclim
Tmean11: Mean temperature in November according to bioclim
Tmean12: Mean temperature in December according to bioclim
Tmean: Mean annual temperature
highestTmean: Mean temperature in the warmest month
Köppen-Geiger climate classification:
ClimateZ: Köppen-Geiger climate classification
uncertainty: uncertainty of the Köppen-Geiger climate classification
possible.cz: other possible Köppen-Geiger climate classifications
Data from meteorological station:
Notes: Data was taken during the four years prior to the publication of the study, if a station was active during that time within 100 km from the study site. The closest meteorological station was chosen for obtaining the data. Were there several stations at the same distance, the station with the elevation most similar to that of the study was chosen. If elevation was not mentioned in the study, highest and lowest temperatures were taken independent of elevation. Temperatures are daily temperatures.
ExtremeTmax: Highest daily temperature from the nearest metereological station during the 4 years prior to the publication of the work.
ExtremeTmin: Lowest daily temperature from the nearest metereological station during the 4 years prior to the publication of the work
Elevation_station: Elevation of the nearest meteorological station from which temperature data was taken
years: Years from which data could be taken for ExtremeTmax and min
distance_station: Distance between meteorological station and field site
Notes: additional information of the record
Sheet 4. Per species: Data from the complete dataset averaged per species, with standard deviation and sample size are given. Note that for Köppen-Geiger classification several types of climate classification may be given for a single species.
Data includes:
Same data as in Sheet 3. Complete. are reported but averaged per species. Definitions are the same as in Sheet 3, but have an extension added to indicate:
_av: average\
_sd: standard deviation
_n: sample size
Sheet 5. TEI complete: Thermal efficiency indexes of Sceloporus populations obtained from literature. References are given. Also, Bioclim data, data from local meteorology stations (GSODR), and Köppen-Geiger classification are given in raw format, using the same terms as mentioned for Sheet 3.
Data includes:
TEI: Thermal Efficiency Indexes
db: Thermoregulation accuracy
de: Thermoquality of the habitat
E: Thermoregulation efficiency
Terms have the following extensions:
_av: average of both males and females
_male: only males
_female: only non-gravid females
_gravid: only gravid females
Sheet 6. TEI species: Thermal efficiency indexes averaged per species, standard deviation and sample size are given.
Records of sheet 5 are given per species. Extensions are given to indicate:
_av: average\
_sd: standard deviation
_n: sample size
Sheet 7. Air and substrate temperatures: The relation between the air and substrate temperature at the place of capture with the body temperature of the lizards obtained from the literature. References are given. Also, Bioclim data, data from local meteorology stations (GSODR), and Köppen-Geiger classification are given in raw format, terms are the same as used in sheet 3.
Data includes:
Tair_slope: Slope of the relation of air temperature and body temperature
r2: R squared of the correlation between air temperature and body temperature
Tsubstrate_slope: Slope of the relation of substrate temperature and body temperature
r2: R squared of the correlation between substrate temperature and body temperature
Thermal requirement data of lizard populations of the genus Sceloporus. Thermal requirement data was obtained from published work, undergraduate or graduate thesis, and unpublished data of the authors. Full references are given within the file.
Geographic coordinates, when not given in the original research paper, were geo-referenced with Google Maps.
Data on body size (maximum snout vent length) were obtained from Roll et al. 2017 and Meiri 2018.
Data on environmental temperatures were obtained with the packages Bioclim (Hijmans and Van Etten 2012, Fick and Hijmans 2017) and GSODR (Sparks et al. 2017) in R.
The Köppen-Geiger classification at the site of the populations was obtained with the kgc package (Bryant et al. 2017) in R (R Core Team 2021).
Data is presented in an excel file with several sheets.
Sheet 1. Definitions: Definitions of all terms and abbreviations used in the file.
Sheet 2. References: Reference list of references cited in the file.
Sheet 3. Complete: The complete dataset with all thermal requirement data obtained. References are given. Also, Bioclim data, data from local meteorology stations (GSODR), and Köppen-Geiger classification are given in raw format.
Sheet 4. Per species: Data from the complete dataset averaged per species, with standard deviation and sample size are given. Note that for Köppen-Geiger classification several types of climate classification may be given for a single species.
Sheet 5. TEI complete: Thermal efficiency indexes of Sceloporus populations obtained from literature. References are given. Also, Bioclim data, data from local meteorology stations (GSODR), and Köppen-Geiger classification are given in raw format.
Sheet 6. TEI species: Thermal efficiency indexes averaged per species, standard deviation and sample size are given.
Sheet 7. Air and substrate temperatures: The relation between the air and substrate temperature with the body temperature of the lizards obtained from the literature. References are given. Also, Bioclim data, data from local meteorology stations (GSODR), and Köppen-Geiger classification are given in raw format.
For all sheets empty cells in columns with variables indicate that the information is not known.