Would increasing populations of ectothermic animals help climate change much more than increasing wildlife generally?
They convert energy to movement more than heat, but I don’t know how significant a warming factor body heat is generally.
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Any source of heat that is not the sun is insignificant. Any sink of heat that is not radiating into space is insignificant.
The energy they use to create movement yes, but that movement turns into sound and heat and the sound eventually turns into heat.
They still produce heat, so increasing their population will just add more heat.
I don't think it matters, though. The amount of heat produced by animals is probably neglectable compared to just the sunlight the earth receives every day.
*negligible