Table 2. Thermal suitability of studied microhabitats for both species.
Proportion (%) of the operative temperatures (Te) of the different studied microhabitats that are lower, within, of higher than the preferred temperature range (PTR) of Iberolacerta galani and Podarcis bocagei during summer in the study. The microhabitat category of ‘other’ includes grass and logs. All microhabitats were measured under all sun situations (full sun, filtered sun and shade), so the sun situation is homogeneous among them, making the proportions comparable.
| Other | Soil | Leaf litter | Rock | Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| I. galani | Lower | 9.8% | 52.5% | 48.4% | 46.1% | 46.9% |
| Within | 1.7% | 3.5% | 6.2% | 6.4% | 5.1% | |
| Higher | 88.5% | 44.0% | 45.4% | 47.5% | 48.0% | |
| P. bocagei | Lower | 11.8% | 56.7% | 55.4% | 53.8% | 52.9% |
| Within | 1.6% | 4.1% | 4.3% | 4.0% | 8.5% | |
| Higher | 86.6% | 39.2% | 40.3% | 38.7% | 38.6% |