Table 1 Life-history and ecological traits used in the study
From: What makes a successful species? Traits facilitating survival in altered tropical forests
Trait | Definition | Scale | Unit/level |
|---|---|---|---|
Range sizea | Natural area of occurrence | Ratio | km2 |
Elevation | Min. and max. elevation in the entire area of occurrence | Ratio | m asl |
SVL male/female | Body length, measured as snout vent length | Ratio | mm |
Dimorphism | Calculated as male divided by female body size | Ratio | Proportion |
Clutch size | Maximal number of total eggs deposited or maximal number of ripe eggs in the uteri of dissected females | Ratio | # |
Clutch size class | Clutch sizes assigned to size classes | Ordinal | Ten size classes, see “Methods” for details |
Reproduction | Development | Nominal | Direct, indirect |
Adult habitat | Habitat where adults are usually encountered, perch height | Nominal | Aquatic, semi-aquatic, fossorial, litter (<1 m), semi-arboreal (1–3 m), arboreal (>3 m) |
Larval habitat | Habitat where the larvae develop | Nominal | None (direct development), terrestrial, semi-aquatic, lentic, lentic and lotic, lotic, phytotelmata (plant associated water bodies, e.g. tree holes, bromeliad tank), skinb |
Egg deposition | Habitat where the eggs are deposited | Nominal | Terrestrial, semi-terrestrial, aquatic, arboreal, skinb |
Family | Taxonomic origin, affiliation to family | Nominal | Anuran families according to Frost [30] |
Region of origin | Broad geographic region (i.e. continent) | Nominal |