Talk:Sand lizard

Wiki Education Foundation-supported course assignment

This article was the subject of a Wiki Education Foundation-supported course assignment, between 4 September 2019 and 17 December 2019. Further details are available on the course page. Student editor(s): ShaoweiHuo. Peer reviewers: HirokiTomida.

Above undated message substituted from Template:Dashboard.wikiedu.org assignment by PrimeBOT (talk) 08:39, 17 January 2022 (UTC)

First sentence

"The Sand Lizard (Lacerta agilis) is a lizard." - The first sentence could definitely need some love. I'm not entirely sure what to do with it, but using up the first sentence to say that a lizard is a lizard seems a bit redundant. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Alltat (talk • contribs) 13:11, 24 June 2009

Move discussion in progress

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Move discussion in progress

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The entry's subsections highlight important topics to know about the sand lizard and have great range and depth in their topics. I found the category of “Conservation status” to be the most intriguing as this species seems to be heavily protected under UK law. This section also helps in raising awareness in protection efforts for the sand lizard. Some categories that should be added for more clarification include “Diet,” “Social,” and “General anatomy.” Adding in “Diet” will be helpful in gaining more perspective of the food resources that the sand lizard is after and how it acts to obtain these resources. The category of “Social” is vital as it can describe in-depth the way sand lizards act with each other, with other organisms of different species, and with their environment. Lastly, “General anatomy” will aid in learning about the body and any physical adaptations that have aided in the sand lizard’s survival. This entry is currently ranked as “Start-Class” and “Low-importance,” showing how readers will need more meaningful content. I believe that with the inclusion of the above suggestions, the rank will be improved. Thank you. Ritu27 (talk) 01:42, 24 September 2021 (UTC)

Addition of Information

Added information from new sources. Moved some sections around to make it more clear. Expanded upon the lead, created new sections for many behaviors, went into more details in some existing sections. Please feel free to review any of the new information and improve it. Emshen526 (talk) 04:22, 5 November 2021 (UTC)

Peer Review 11/17/21

There was a lot to digest in this article, however it was very well written and did not need much grammatical editing. The only edits I made to the language of the article were in the lead section. I worked on concision and clarity in this passage to ensure the readers are able to understand the outline of the article easily. Regarding sections that I felt needed to be elaborated upon, the section on parasites and sperm competition felt short-winded. I found two primary literature articles discussing the many parasites of these lizards and how sperm competition effects male reproductive success. I added a few sentences on how many different types of parasites take advantage of the alimentary track of this lizard. For sperm competition, I discussed how neither sperm viability nor the order of male mating contributes to reproductive success of the males. It seems that inbreeding depression is the main source of selection for sperm after copulation. I thought it was appropriate to also include a few sentences on how multiple inseminations of a female lizard can lead to multiple paternity of the offspring of a single female. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Evanmbradley (talk • contribs) 01:48, 18 November 2021 (UTC)

The content was very extensive and didn't require much revision. All the information was thoroughly explained. However, I made adjustments to the organization of the page to improve the flow. I moved the "competition" section under behavior to the competition heading to keep all that information together. I also moved the conservation section to the bottom of the page and moved the inbreeding avoidance section up on the page. This reformed organization structure will keep all information on reproduction and all the information regarding competition together, as it was disjointed and scattered throughout the page before. Ritusidgal (talk) 21:04, 18 November 2021 (UTC)ritusidgal