Data from: Traits of lizards of the world: variation around a successful evolutionary design

Motivation – over the last 12 years I have been collecting trait and geographic data on lizards. These data could be useful for scientists studying this remarkable reptilian radiation. Furthermore, as published data for some of the less well known species are scarce, I hope this study can initiate a community effort to fill in data gaps. I present geographical, morphological, ecological, physiological and life history data for the 6657 known species of lizards. I further indicate whether there are phylogenetic data associated with them, and their threat assessment, if they have one. I present descriptive statistics regarding these traits and point to avenues for future research using the dataset. Main types of variable contained – body size, ecological, thermal biology, geographic, phylogenetic and life history data Spatial location - global Time period – data are for species known from living, or recently extinct species. Most underlying data were collected during the 20th and 21st centuries. Major taxa – Reptilia, Sauria (Squamata, including Amphisbaenia but excluding Serpentes) Level of measurement - species Software format – csv.研究动机：过去十二年间，笔者持续收集蜥蜴的性状与地理分布数据。此类数据可供研究这类极具演化特色的爬行动物辐射类群的科研人员使用。此外，针对部分鲜为人知的物种，已发表的相关数据较为匮乏，笔者希望本研究能够推动学界协作，填补此类数据空白。本文整理了已知的6657种蜥蜴的地理分布、形态学、生态学、生理学及生活史数据，同时标注了各物种是否存在对应的系统发育数据，以及其受威胁等级评估结果（若有）。此外，本文还提供了针对这些性状的描述性统计结果，并指明了利用本数据集开展后续研究的可行方向。 包含的主要变量类型：体型大小、生态学、热生物学、地理分布、系统发育及生活史数据 空间覆盖范围：全球 时间跨度：数据涵盖现存及新近灭绝的蜥蜴物种，绝大多数基础数据采集于20世纪与21世纪 主要类群：爬行纲（Reptilia）、蜥蜴亚目（Sauria，隶属有鳞目Squamata，包含蚓蜥亚目Amphisbaenia但排除蛇亚目Serpentes） 测量层级：物种级 数据格式：逗号分隔值（CSV）