Talk:Nyctibatrachus manalari/GA1

GA Review

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Reviewer: Sammi Brie (talk · contribs) 16:05, 23 August 2023 (UTC)

GA review (see here for what the criteria are, and here for what they are not)
It is reasonably well written. a (prose, spelling, and grammar): b (MoS for lead, layout, word choice, fiction, and lists): It is factually accurate and verifiable. a (references): b (citations to reliable sources): c (OR): d (copyvio and plagiarism): It is broad in its coverage. a (major aspects): b (focused): It follows the neutral point of view policy. Fair representation without bias: It is stable. No edit wars, etc.: It is illustrated by images, where possible and appropriate. a (images are tagged and non-free images have fair use rationales): b (appropriate use with suitable captions):
Overall: Pass/Fail:
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I didn't think it'd happen twice this drive, but it has—an article good enough to pass straight up with two minor comma changes. The spot checks I was able to do, particularly to Garg et al. 2017, all came back clean. Sammi Brie (she/her • t • c) 16:25, 23 August 2023 (UTC)

Copy changes

• The hands and feet are also light reddish-brown, but somewhat lighter than the belly. Unnecessary comma: User:Sammi Brie/Commas in sentences (CinS)
• Males of the species have been recorded calling from 7–9 pm at night, and also occasionally during the day, at 2 pm. Remove comma (CinS)

Spot checks

• 1: IUCN Red List. Assessment: Data Deficient. It is likely to occur more widely in the Meghamalai mountains (India Red List Assessment Workshop September 2020). ... Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis (Bd) has been confirmed in the genus (Mutnale et al. 2018), with morbidity observed but no mortalities to date, but further studies are required to investigate the full effects on this species (India Red List Assessment Workshop September 2020). Y
• 2: This is the article that describes the species.
  • The species is named after the type locality Upper Manalar in Periyar Tiger Reserve, from where the type series was collected. The specific name manalari is a noun in the genitive case.
  • (7) foot webbing absent; (8) thigh nearly equal to shank length (male TL/SHL ratio 98.4–101.5%, N = 5); (9) thigh shorter than foot length (male TL/FOL ratio 84.7–90.7%, N = 5); (10) shank shorter than foot length (male SHL/FOL ratio 86.1–90.7%, N = 5); Colour of holotype. In life. Dorsum reddish-brown, with a pair of faint orangish-brown longitudinal bands starting from behind the eyelids and extending up to the middle of dorsum, another orangish-brown stripe between the eyes demarcating a triangular orangish-brown patch on the snout (Fig. 4C) Y
  • Nyctibatrachus manalari can be distinguished from known congeners by the following combination of morphological characters: (1) miniature-sized adult males (SVL 13.1–15.4 mm, N = 5); (2) head wider than long (male HW/HL ratio 115.7–135.6%, N = 5); (3) presence of weakly developed dorsolateral glandular folds separated by scattered granular projections; (4) third finger disc slightly wider than finger width (male FDIII 0.3–0.4, FWIII 0.2–0.3, N = 5), with dorso-terminal groove and cover bifurcate distally; (5) fourth toe disc slightly wider than toe width (male TDIV 0.4–0.6, TWIV 0.2–0.3, N = 5), with dorso-terminal groove, cover bifurcate distally; (6) presence of single palmar tubercle; (7) foot webbing absent; (8) thigh nearly equal to shank length (male TL/SHL ratio 98.4–101.5%, N = 5); (9) thigh shorter than foot length (male TL/FOL ratio 84.7–90.7%, N = 5); (10) shank shorter than foot length (male SHL/FOL ratio 86.1–90.7%, N = 5); and (11) light reddish-brown ventral coloration in life. Y
• 3: 34 species in taxa. Y
• 4: Kumar 2022 in Zootaxa. I can't seem to access the source through TWL either.
• 5: Or this one.

There are no copyvio concerns, and the article that gives us phrasing such as "separated by scattered granular projections" is the CC-BY one where this would be okay (plus it's cited).

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