Data for: Temperate and tropical lizards are vulnerable to climate warming due to increased water loss and heat stress

Climate warming has imposed profound impacts on species globally.
Understanding the vulnerabilities of species from different latitudinal
regions to warming climates is critical for biological conservation. Using
five species of Takydromus lizards as a study system, we quantified
physiological and life-history responses and geography range change across
latitudes under climate warming. Using integrated biophysical models and
hybrid species distribution models, we found: (1) thermal safety margin is
larger at high latitudes, and is predicted to decrease under climate
warming for lizards at all latitudes; (2) climate warming will speed up
embryonic development and increase annual activity time of adult lizards,
but will exacerbate water loss of adults across all latitudes; and (3)
species across latitudes are predicted to experience habitat contraction
under climate warming due to different limitations: tropical and
subtropical species are vulnerable due to increased extremely high
temperatures, whereas temperate species are vulnerable due to both
extremely high temperatures and increased water loss. This study provides
a comprehensive understanding of the vulnerability of species from
different latitudinal regions to climate warming in ectotherms and also
highlights the importance of integrating environmental factors, behavior,
physiology, and life-history responses in predicting the risk of species
to climate warming.