Key Laboratory of Animal Ecology and Conservation Biology, Institute of Zoology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China.
University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China.
Sci Data. 2024 Feb 27;11(1):243. doi: 10.1038/s41597-024-03079-5.
Trait datasets are increasingly being used in studies investigating eco-evolutionary theory and global conservation initiatives. Reptiles are emerging as a key group for studying these questions because their traits are crucial for understanding the ability of animals to cope with environmental changes and their contributions to ecosystem processes. We collected data from earlier databases, and the primary literature to create an up-to-date dataset of reptilian traits, encompassing 40 traits from 12060 species of reptiles (Archelosauria: Crocodylia and Testudines, Rhynchocephalia, and Squamata: Amphisbaenia, Sauria, and Serpentes). The data were gathered from 1288 sources published between 1820 and 2023. The dataset includes morphological, physiological, behavioral, and life history traits, as well as information on the availability of genetic data, IUCN Red List assessments, and population trends.
特征数据集越来越多地被用于研究生态进化理论和全球保护倡议的研究。爬行动物作为研究这些问题的关键群体正在出现，因为它们的特征对于理解动物适应环境变化的能力以及它们对生态系统过程的贡献至关重要。我们从早期的数据库和主要文献中收集数据，创建了一个最新的爬行动物特征数据集，涵盖了 12060 种爬行动物（原龙形下纲：鳄目和龟鳖目、喙头目和有鳞目：蚓蜥目、蜥蜴目和蛇目）的 40 个特征。这些数据来自于 1820 年至 2023 年间发表的 1288 个来源。该数据集包括形态学、生理学、行为和生活史特征，以及遗传数据可用性、世界自然保护联盟红色名录评估和种群趋势的信息。
