Data and code from: Demography meets climate change: Life history challenges for a Neotropical viviparous lizard

This repository contains a comprehensive demographic dataset and analytical code for Notomabuya frenata, a Neotropical viviparous lizard, collected over a 15-year period (December 2005 to January 2021) in the Cerrado biome (Reserva Ecológica do IBGE, Federal District, Brazil). The data were compiled to model population dynamics and viability under current and future climate change scenarios.
Dataset structure and contents: The repository is organized into four main categories:

Mark-recapture data: Raw and processed field records from standardized pitfall trapping campaigns. Variables include individual identification (toe-clipping), morphology (snout-vent length, tail length, body mass), sex, capture history, and microsite descriptions (plot/trap).
Reproductive traits: Morphological data obtained from the dissection of preserved museum specimens (University of Brasília Herpetological Collection - CHUNB), providing clutch sizes and female body sizes used to parameterize fecundity models..., We sampled Notomabuya frenata from December 2005 to January 2021 in the Reserva Ecológica do Roncador, Distrito Federal, Brazil, using pitfall traps arranged in five subplots with different fire regimes. Lizards were captured, measured (SVL, tail length, and body mass), sexed, and permanently marked before release. Reproductive parameters were assessed using museum specimens collected during the filling of the Serra da Mesa reservoir (Goiás, Brazil). Environmental data (temperature and precipitation) was obtained from WorldClim for past and future projections (SSP2-4.5, SSP5-8.5). 
Data was processed in R (v4.3.3). Missing SVL values were imputed using the missForest package. Growth was modeled with the Von Bertalanffy equation and analyzed via Non-Linear Mixed Effects Models (NLME). Survival was estimated using a Gompertz mortality model in BaSTA and a Cormack-Jolly-Seber model (marked package), relating monthly survival to environmental pre..., # Data and code from: Demography meets climate change: Life history challenges for a Neotropical viviparous lizard

Dataset DOI: [10.5061/dryad.gqnk98t0k](10.5061/dryad.gqnk98t0k)

## Description of the data and file structure

This dataset was collected to investigate the demographic parameters and population dynamics of *Notomabuya frenata*, a lizard species from the Cerrado biome in Brazil. The study aimed to assess growth, survival, reproduction, and population viability under different environmental conditions and climate change scenarios.

Field data was collected from December 2005 to January 2021 in the **Reserva Ecológica do IBGE** (Distrito Federal, Brazil) using standardized pitfall trap sampling. Additional reproductive data was obtained from museum specimens collected during the filling of the Serra da Mesa reservoir (Goiás, Brazil). Environmental predictors (temperature and precipitation) were sourced from the WorldClim database for past conditions (2005–2020) and future p...,