Disparity in taxonomic and functional diversity of amphibians and reptiles in a tropical region of central Mexico

Currently, land conversion for cultivation, livestock raising, and plantations (i.e., land-use change) is a significant threat to global biodiversity, especially in tropical forests. Hence, this study analyzes the differences in taxonomic and functional alpha and beta diversities of amphibians and reptiles among three land-uses (montane cloud forest, rainforest, and pastures) in central Mexico. Hill numbers were used to calculate both alpha taxonomic and functional diversity, while beta taxonomic and functional diversity were calculated considering their turnover and nestedness components; in addition, we identify functional groups for each taxa. Amphibian taxonomic and functional diversity was similar among land-uses, whereas reptile taxonomic and functional diversity was higher in forests than in pastures. We found high beta taxonomic diversity of herpetofauna among all land-uses, where turnover was the predominant component. However, beta functional diversity was low and functional n..., , # Disparity in taxonomic and functional diversity of amphibians and reptiles in a tropical region of central Mexico

Dataset DOI: [10.5061/dryad.v15dv427r](10.5061/dryad.v15dv427r)

## Description of the data and file structure

The current data support the results of our analyses, the components of alpha and beta of taxonomic and functional diversity for amphibians and reptiles in Molango de Escamilla, Hidalgo, Mexico.

### Files and variables

* In \"Amphibians\" sheet: all columns are amphibian species names. Species are Aquiloeurycea cephalica (A.cephalica), Charadrahyla taeniopus, (C.taeniopus), Craugastor decoratus (C.decoratus), Craugastor rhodopis (C.rhodopis), Dryophytes eximius (D.eximius), Eleutherodactylus longipes (E.longipes), Eleutherodactylus verrucipes (E.verrucipes), Incilius valliceps (I.valliceps), Lithobates berlandieri (L.berlandieri), Lithobates johni (L.johni), Pseudoeurycea altamontana (P.altamontana), Rheohyla miotympanum (R.miotympanum), Rhinella horribilis (R.h...,