Data for Boophis williamsi Abundance Estimates

This dataset contains ecological and demographic data for William’s bright‑eyed frog (Boophis williamsi), a critically endangered amphibian restricted to the Ankaratra Massif in Madagascar’s central highlands. Field surveys were conducted between September 2018 – March 2019 and July 2021 across ten 100‑m stream transects to estimate abundance and identify habitat associations for both tadpoles and adult frogs. Data include repeated counts of individuals and associated habitat variables (e.g., canopy cover, substrate type, stream depth, discharge, and temperature). Abundance was estimated using N‑mixture models implemented in R (version 4.3.1) with the ubms package, with separate models for tadpoles and frogs to account for differences in detection probability. The dataset consists of multiple CSV files capturing microhabitat, environmental variables, and raw survey count data (y_frogs.csv and y_tadpoles.csv) and an R script (boophis_abundance.R) used for model fitting. The dataset was compiled for an article accepted in the Herpetological Journal by the British Herpetological Society and is intended to support long‑term monitoring and conservation planning for B. williamsi and other threatened amphibians in Madagascar available at https://doi.org/10.33256/36.2.8797