3.3 Lizard body size relationship with environmental conditions across altitude
We found that warmer conditions explained the increased body size of female lizards at low altitudes (Fig. 4a; Table 3). Further, we found that drier conditions due to decreased annual precipitation and with less seasonal variation in precipitation were significantly associated with decreased female body size of lizards at high altitudes (Fig. 4b & 4c; Table 3). Although there was a trend, body size did not significantly differ with changes in seasonal temperature along altitudinal clines (𝝌2 = 3.719, p = 0.053); although seasonal temperatures experienced by lizards’ populations at different altitudes were apparent (Fig. 4d).