Taxonomic, functional, and phylogenetic diversity of anuran assemblages across habitats and seasons in a Neotropical savanna

Differences between habitats and seasonal changes in climate are some of the main factors responsible for shaping diversity patterns and biological community structures. In this context, anurans are considered excellent models for ecological studies due to their high sensitivity to environmental changes. This study analyzed how differences between open and forested formations and seasonality influence the taxonomic, functional, and phylogenetic diversity of anuran assemblages in an area of Neotropical savanna. Parameters of taxonomic (species richness—SR), functional (functional diversity—SES.FD, functional dispersion—FDis and functional redundancy—FR), and phylogenetic diversity (phylogenetic species variability—PSV and phylogenetic species richness—PSR) were used to quantify spatiotemporal changes in the anuran assemblages. Sampling was carried out over 15 months, using pitfall traps and active searches. In total, we recorded 598 individuals belonging to 21 species and seven families...., The study was carried out in a federal protected area (Serra das Araras Ecological Station – SAES), located in the southwest of the state of Mato Grosso, municipalities of Cáceres and Porto Estrela (15°33 – 57°03 N; 15°39 – 57°19 E; Figure 1). The area, which is situated in a transition zone between Cerrado and Amazonia, is composed of a vegetation mosaic. Sampling was carried out in five types of vegetation, classified as open formations (Cerrado sensu stricto and parque de cerrado) and forested formations (riparian forest, semi-deciduous dry forest, and cerrado woodland, also known in Brazil as cerradão). 
Sampling was carried out at ten sampling points (two sampling points in each type of vegetation), at least 200 meters apart. We sampled a total of four points in open formations and six points in forested formations. Data were collected between April 2009 and June 2010, using two complementary methodologies—pitfall traps with drift fences and active searches.
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[https://doi.org/10.5061/dryad.n02v6wx62](https://doi.org/10.5061/dryad.n02v6wx62)

## Description of the data and file structure

Date of data collection (single date, range, approximate date): Data were collected between April 2009 and June 2010.\
Geographic location of data collection:  Ecological Station Serra das Araras, Cáceres, Brazil\
Information about funding sources that supported the collection of the data: Data collecting was funded by the Cognitus Program of the International Institute of Education of Brazil—IEB and Conservation International Brazil—CI-Brasil through a research grant to C.S. 

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#### File: Data_Set_BITR-24-085.R1.xlsx

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Barros, R. A., Dorado-Rodrigues, T. F., Valadão, R. M., Struss...,