Seasonal dataset of body temperature, preferred temperature, metabolic rate, evaporative water loss, and environmental temperatures in the high-Andean lizard Phymaturus palluma

Abstract

This dataset contains the field and laboratory measurements used to evaluate seasonal physiological acclimatization in the high-Andean lizard Phymaturus palluma. It includes individual records of field body temperature, substrate and air temperatures, body size and mass, preferred body temperature, resting metabolic rate, evaporative water loss, and thermal sensitivity (Q10) measured across different seasons. The dataset comprises three tables containing raw field data, descriptive statistics of preferred body temperature, and physiological measurements obtained under controlled laboratory conditions.