Talk:Cuvier's dwarf caiman/GA1

GA Review

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Reviewer: Reid,iain james (talk · contribs) 14:03, 17 June 2014 (UTC)

This is a great article, and is well-referenced. Only a few comments before this article should pass the review. First off:

1. the information that is in the lead but not the article can be moved into the article as well. The common names info could be added to the Etymology section; the size and length to the Description; pet trade info can be added to the Captive care or Status and conservation sections.
2. the Ecology section should be more inclusive. As far as I know, Behaviour, Distribution, Conservation and Captivity information could all be included in Ecology, although the latter two could be kept separate.
3. if the conservation and captivity info is kept separate, the captivity should become a subsection of conservation, or vice versa.
4. the synonyms are not mentioned at all in the article, and a major section seems to be missing, Taxonomy. This section could hold info about the synonyms, related species, and possibly any cladograms (which I can add for you).
5. many more images can be added to the article, all on wikimedia commons under commons:Category:Paleosuchus palpebrosus.
6. also, a subsection Scalation can be added under Description.
7. the lead now needs at least a small expansion to contain info from each of the sections.

I have done most of these things and will work on a taxonomy section. I didn't think the other images on Commons would enhance the article much. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 12:33, 18 June 2014 (UTC)

I will stop here for now as these are important changes, and I am putting the review on hold, although I will still give advice and comments. IJReid (talk) 14:03, 17 June 2014 (UTC)

Thank you for taking on this GA review. I will work on the points you raise. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 18:20, 17 June 2014 (UTC)

For now, I am going to correct the taxon box to a more appealing format. You can revert me if necessary. IJReid (talk) 20:23, 17 June 2014 (UTC)

I suspect that the article is missing information, as so far, no references are to peer-reviewed journal articles. You can check over or use any of the articles from this Google Scholar search, and specific ones I will list under here. IJReid (talk) 04:29, 18 June 2014 (UTC)

1. - Zilca Campos; Tânia Sanaiotti; William E. Magnusson (2010). "Maximum size of dwarf caiman, Paleosuchus palpebrosus (Cuvier, 1807), in the Amazon and habitats surrounding the Pantanal, Brazil" Amphibia-Reptilia 31(3): 439–442 doi:10.1163/156853810791769392 ISSN 0173-5373.

I had in fact used that journal article but had forgotten to add the title when filling in the citation template. I had also checked in Google Scholar but had not found anything else I thought useful. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 12:33, 18 June 2014 (UTC)

In case of the addition of a Taxonomy section soon, I have found a 2006 cladogram of Crocodylia and extracted the Alligatoridae, adding the phylogeny on my sandbox. You can copy-paste it into the article, or specify to me where it should go. IJReid (talk) 14:44, 18 June 2014 (UTC)

I have added taxonomy to the Etymology section. The smaller of the two cladograms in your sandbox could be used but will overlap the taxobox if put in the taxonomy section. Perhaps it could go lower down. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 10:52, 19 June 2014 (UTC)

Well, once the lead is expanded a bit, I think that the taxon box might not overlap too much. Until then, where would you request I add the cladogram? IJReid (talk) 14:18, 19 June 2014 (UTC)

I've expanded the lead a bit so I should think you could add the cladogram now underneath the taxobox. Thank you. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 19:27, 19 June 2014 (UTC)

Cladogram added, and the article meets the GA criteria. IJReid (talk) 22:10, 19 June 2014 (UTC)