Talk:Banded bullfrog

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Thank you! -- ferret (talk) 01:06, 2 December 2021 (UTC)

secretions

Article currently claims they are latex like and toxic. Do we have sources for this?©Geni (talk) 17:38, 2 December 2021 (UTC)

Latex-like secretion is listed here though there's no mention of it being toxic. http://online-field-guide.com/Kaloulapulchra.htm Natalius (talk) 16:46, 3 December 2021 (UTC)

Range Map Optimization

The current range map is very slow and inefficient so do please optimize it if possible. GeoJSON data with original source: Wikipedia:Map_data/Range of Kaloula pulchra Natalius (talk) 13:16, 6 December 2021 (UTC)

GA Review

This review is transcluded from Talk:Banded bullfrog/GA1. The edit link for this section can be used to add comments to the review.

Reviewer: GhostRiver (talk · contribs) 21:33, 31 January 2022 (UTC)

Hello! I'll be taking a look at this article for the January 2022 GAN backlog drive. If you haven't already signed up, please feel free to join in! Although QPQ is not required, if you're feeling generous, I also have a list of GA nominations of my own right here.

Good Article review progress box Criteria: 1a. prose () 1b. MoS () 2a. ref layout () 2b. cites WP:RS () 2c. no WP:OR () 2d. no WP:CV () 3a. broadness () 3b. focus () 4. neutral () 5. stable () 6a. free or tagged images () 6b. pics relevant () Note: this represents where the article stands relative to the Good Article criteria. Criteria marked are unassessed

Infobox and lede

• No comma needed after "dark brown back" Y
• "low altitudes" Y
• Where is it a potential invasive species? Y

Taxonomy and etymology

• Good

Description

• Why are the gram weights not converted into imperial units, but all the length measurements are? Y

Distribution and habitat

• Good

As an invasive species

• Both the invasive population is under control and no established invasive population has been found need "as of" qualifiers, as those statements are liable to change. Y

   Working on this one a bit more – a helpful IP editor has actioned the other suggestions so far. Thanks for the initial comments! DanCherek (talk) 23:30, 11 February 2022 (UTC)

  Alright, added another source for the Florida part, and "as of" has been added! DanCherek (talk) 00:36, 12 February 2022 (UTC)

Behaviour and ecology

• as soon as rain falls I'd go with either "immediately after rainfall" or "soon after rainfall" depending on what's more consistent with the source; sounds a little more encyclopedic

  Changed to "soon after rainfall" based on the source. DanCherek (talk) 17:58, 18 February 2022 (UTC)

• No comma needed after "walking and burrowing"

  Removed. DanCherek (talk) 17:58, 18 February 2022 (UTC)

• where they can remain for a long time How long?

  Edited to read "where they can remain for the duration of the dry season", with an additional source. DanCherek (talk) 18:04, 18 February 2022 (UTC)

• "daytime" or "daylight hours"

  Changed to "daylight hours". DanCherek (talk) 17:58, 18 February 2022 (UTC)

Diet, predators, and parasites

• No parentheses around from opening of the mouth to closing

  Removed. DanCherek (talk) 17:58, 18 February 2022 (UTC)

Pet trade

• Most of the first para feels a little trivia/WikiHow-y, save for the sentence about the peat-soil mixes

  Rewrote the paragraph, culling some of the instructional text and adding a sentence about diet. Let me know what you think! DanCherek (talk) 18:45, 18 February 2022 (UTC)

• "3 to 4 times" → "three to four times" per MOS:NUMERAL

  Done. DanCherek (talk) 17:58, 18 February 2022 (UTC)

• "attributed to its muted colours" → "attributed to the bullfrog's muted colours"

  Done. DanCherek (talk) 17:58, 18 February 2022 (UTC)

Status and threats

• Switch the two sentences and take out "therefore" in the IUCN sentence

  Done. DanCherek (talk) 17:58, 18 February 2022 (UTC)

References

• Looks good

General comments

• Images are properly licensed and obviously relevant
• No stability concerns in revision history
• Earwig score looks good

Thank you for your patience; I have been working through several health issues both physical and mental. Putting on hold now. — GhostRiver 17:44, 18 February 2022 (UTC)

Thanks GhostRiver, and no problem at all. I hope you feel better on all fronts soon. Responded to each point above, let me know if you see any other issues! DanCherek (talk) 18:45, 18 February 2022 (UTC)

Thank you for making those changes, happy to pass! — GhostRiver 16:36, 25 February 2022 (UTC)

Did you know nomination

The following is an archived discussion of the DYK nomination of the article below. Please do not modify this page. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page (such as this nomination's talk page, the article's talk page or Wikipedia talk:Did you know), unless there is consensus to re-open the discussion at this page. No further edits should be made to this page.

The result was: promoted by SL93 (talk) 18:04, 12 March 2022 (UTC)

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Banded bullfrog

• ... that the gonads of the banded bullfrog (pictured) remain ripe during dry periods so that it can mate soon after rainfall? Source: "In Kaloula pulchra and the two small microhylids, temporary dry periods prevent emergence from subterranean retreats, but mating occurs as soon as rain falls, the gonads having remained ripe throughout." [1] p. 240
  • Reviewed: Bastable Theatre (second of two reviews)

Improved to Good Article status by DanCherek (talk). Self-nominated at 02:21, 26 February 2022 (UTC).

• .... new GA, long enough, reads well, no copyvio issues, QPQ provided, hook interesting and in article followed by source that requires subscription. Image clear and free. Whispyhistory (talk) 06:28, 27 February 2022 (UTC)