Unmasking the Unknown: TetrapodTraits Exposes Critical Gaps in Biodiversity Data

Researchers developed TetrapodTraits, a comprehensive database featuring over 33,000 tetrapod species, aimed at enhancing global biodiversity studies.

This tool addresses knowledge gaps and data inconsistencies by including various traits like body size and habitat. Their analysis highlights the necessity for more accurate data to improve conclusions about species distribution and conservation statuses.

TetrapodTraits – a global database of animals with four feet – has been developed by researchers. Its data can now be applied for better ecology, evolution, and conservation research. Mario Moura of the Universidade Estadual de Campinas, Brazil, and Walter Jetz of Yale University, US, published this work today (July 9th) in the open-access journal PLOS Biology.