Biological and extrinsic correlates of extinction risk in Chinese lizards.

ABSTRACT: China is a country with one of the most species-rich reptile faunas in the world. However, nearly a quarter of Chinese lizard species assessed by the China Biodiversity Red List are threatened. Nevertheless, to date, no study has explicitly examined the pattern and processes of extinction and threat in Chinese lizards. In this study, we conducted the first comparative phylogenetic analysis of extinction risk in Chinese lizards. We addressed the following 3 questions: (1) What is the pattern of extinction and threat in Chinese lizards? (2) Which species traits and extrinsic factors are related to their extinction risk? (3) How can we protect Chinese lizards based on our results? We collected data on 10 species traits (body size [BS], clutch size, geographic range size, activity time, reprod

SUBMITTER: Zhong 钟雨茜 Y 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9113272 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature