Dataset for: Paleoenvironmental models for Australia and the impact of aridification on blindsnake diversification

Aim: Shifts in diversification rates of Australian flora and fauna have been associated with aridification, but the relationship between diversification rates and aridity has never been quantified. We employed multiple approaches to accurately reconstruct paleoenvironments of Australia for the first time. We used this information, and phylogenetic-based analyses, to explore how changes in temperature and increasing aridity during the Neogene influenced the diversification of the Australian blindsnakes. We tested whether diversification rates differ between arid-adapted and mesic-adapted lineages.
Taxon: Typhlopidae, Anilios blindsnakes
Location: Australia
Materials and Methods: We estimated the historical biogeography of blindsnakes using BioGeoBEARS. We synthesised multiple approaches to reconstruct paleotemperature and paleoaridity of Australia during the Neogene. We fit several birth-death models and estimate diversification rates under paleoenvironmental conditions using RPANDA. We ..., , Check the README.md for details about how to structure your analyses folder.
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, # Data set for \"Paleoenvironmental models for Australia and the impact of aridification on blindsnake diversification\"

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These data sets were used to perform analyses included in the research paper \"Paleoenvironmental models for Australia and the impact of aridification on blindsnake diversification.\"

Main aims for the project:

1. Estimate the historical biogeography of Australian blindsnakes using 'BioGeoBEARS.'
2. Fit birth-death models and estimate diversification rates under different paleoenvironmental conditions using 'RPANDA.'
3. Compare diversification rates between arid-adapted and mesic-adapted lineages using 'ClaDS' and 'hisse.'

## Data and file structure

**/2021_ALA_blindsnake_occurence_data/** -- this folder should be replaced with the 2021_ALA_blindsnake_occurence_data.zip on Zenodo ([https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.7571419](https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.7571419))

* Data from ALA can be downloaded at [https://doi.org/10.26197/ala.d92678b1-ad2d-437b-9457-9f527...