Reptile species richness and its predicted geographic change
Detailed Description
The climate-niche distribution--or the areas with suitable climate for survival--were mapped 130 reptile species in the recent time period and predicted for the late-century time period under the RCP 8.5 climate scenario. The RCP 8.5 scenario assumes carbon emissions continue at their current levels. Bright yellow areas contain climate-niche for more reptile species, and dark purple areas have fewer species. Overall, climate-niche distributions are projected to shift northward or higher in elevation by the end of the century.
Sources/Usage
Source figures are Figure 1 from the article "Climate futures for lizards and snakes in western North America may result in new species management issues," published by the journal Ecology and Evolution (CC BY 4.0). Recent/future labels added post-publication.