Talk:Paroedura maingoka

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Review: October 30, 2023. (Reviewed version).

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GA Review

Passed. Jens Lallensack (talk) 01:17, 30 October 2023 (UTC)[reply]

The following discussion is closed. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page. No further edits should be made to this discussion.

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Reviewer: Jens Lallensack (talk · contribs) 02:06, 27 October 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Thank you for your lizard articles, these are much needed! Comments below:

Article needs more wikilinks. For example, "species", "endemic", "dry forest", etc. Only link at first instance, but what is linked in the lead should be linked in the body again.
island nation of Madagascar – I suggest to remove "nation", which is not of relevance here.
Within its range, this species is found on rock outcrops – "Within its range" is redundant, I suggest to remove it.
and is only found in the southwest of the country – its range seems to be much smaller than "southwest of the country". Can we be more specific?
steeply-angled snout – "steep snout"?
The ventral surface – "the underside"?
The description section could state which features are diagnostic for the species, which would help with identification.
Much info in the description seems to be general description that apply to other geckoes as well, and the selection of information seems a bit arbitrary (e.g., why are canthal ridges mentioned but not eye size)? But this is ok for a Good Article, and optional.
Information on variation is missing. I think this is important (especially the expression of the light and dark bands, as mentioned by your main source).
anteriorly – write "forwards" to avoid technical terms where they can be avoided.
sympatric – again, you could write more simply "share the same habitat" or similar. --Jens Lallensack (talk) 02:06, 27 October 2023 (UTC)[reply]
Thanks for your comments, I've implemented the changes suggested. Olmagon (talk) 01:10, 30 October 2023 (UTC)[reply]
Looks good! Thanks. Jens Lallensack (talk) 01:16, 30 October 2023 (UTC)[reply]

The discussion above is closed. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page. No further edits should be made to this discussion.

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 AirshipJungleman29 talk 12:32, 4 November 2023 (UTC)[reply]

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Paroedura maingoka with its tail bent over its body like a scorpion

... that the gecko Paroedura maingoka (pictured) will imitate venomous scorpions to discourage predators from eating it? Source: Nussbaum, R.; Raxworthy, C. (2000). "Systematic revision of the genus Paroedura Gnther (Reptilia: Squamata: Gekkonidae), with the description of five new species". Miscellaneous Publications, Museum of Zoology, University of Michigan (189): 1−26

(https://www.semanticscholar.org/paper/Systematic-revision-of-the-genus-Paroedura-Gnther-Nussbaum-Raxworthy/9083dbabc0a7460f71eaab33cc5f9b69cad69910)

- ALT1: ... that the gecko Paroedura maingoka (pictured) is named after its tendency to mimic scorpions when threatened? Source: Nussbaum, R.; Raxworthy, C. (2000). "Systematic revision of the genus Paroedura Gnther (Reptilia: Squamata: Gekkonidae), with the description of five new species". Miscellaneous Publications, Museum of Zoology, University of Michigan (189): 1−26

(https://www.semanticscholar.org/paper/Systematic-revision-of-the-genus-Paroedura-Gnther-Nussbaum-Raxworthy/9083dbabc0a7460f71eaab33cc5f9b69cad69910)

- Reviewed: not required

5x expanded by Olmagon (talk). Self-nominated at 23:48, 31 October 2023 (UTC). Post-promotion hook changes for this nom will be logged at Template talk:Did you know nominations/Paroedura maingoka; consider watching this nomination, if it is successful, until the hook appears on the Main Page.[reply]

Article turned into GA within required timeframe
Article meets general sourcing requirements, hook cited and info verified on page 4 of the journal pdf
Hook is very interesting; I just suggest a slight change to grammar:
- ALT0a: that the gecko Paroedura maingoka (pictured) imitates a scorpion to discourage predation?
QPQ not required, looks like this will be the nominator's second DYK credit. Fritzmann (message me) 17:01, 2 November 2023 (UTC)[reply]