Talk:Pool frog/GA1

GA review

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Nominator: Olmagon (talk · contribs) 00:02, 22 August 2026 (UTC)

Reviewer: Jens Lallensack (talk · contribs) 17:53, 11 September 2026 (UTC)

Will take a while, but here my first comments:

• the pool frog is a predator that feeds mainly on invertebrates as an adult, but begins its life as a tadpole with a herbivorous diet – Write "The adult pool frog", because tadpoles are not predators.

Done. Olmagon (talk · contribs) 23:55, 13 September 2026 (UTC)

• Most notably, northern clade – remove this bit? If it wouldn't be the most notable, it shouldn't be the only example mentioned in the lead.

Done. Olmagon (talk · contribs) 23:55, 13 September 2026 (UTC)

• Two years later, Camerano would adopt the concept of subspecies, – Does the source really say he adopted the concept and in that particular year?

I don't actually know Italian but if the translation software I used isn't way off base, he spends the first several pages going into detail about how other authors have classified different variants of animals and then says he's going with the subspecies system before describing any species. Olmagon (talk · contribs) 23:59, 13 September 2026 (UTC)

• he did not designated any one of them – "he did not designate any of them"?

Changed to that. Olmagon (talk · contribs) 23:55, 13 September 2026 (UTC)

• was later designated as a lectotype in 1986 – "later" is superfluous

Removed. Olmagon (talk · contribs) 23:55, 13 September 2026 (UTC)

• Both of these names were declared as junior synonyms of Rana lessonae in 1994.[15] – I am wondering if a variation or subspecies can be a junior synonym of a species?

At the time Rana lessonae was still mostly considered a monotypic taxon with bergeri being treated as a separate species so there wasn't a subspecies to lump them into. I suppose now they'd be treated as synonyms of P. l. lessonae but it may be borderline OR to add that since I can't find a source listing synonyms of subspecies. Olmagon (talk · contribs) 00:02, 14 September 2026 (UTC)

Not sure I'm following; what names precisely were declared as junior synonyms in the 1994 paper? On which page? (general note: I suggest to use rp-templates or similar to specify page numbers when adding information; it makes it so much easier for subsequent editors to maintain the article). Jens Lallensack (talk) 06:25, 14 September 2026 (UTC)

Edited the sentence to specify the synonyms and added page numbers. Olmagon (talk) 15:28, 14 September 2026 (UTC)

• This was first proposed in 2004 based on a study involving electrophoretic data – Explain term

Added explanation. Olmagon (talk · contribs) 23:55, 13 September 2026 (UTC)

• Identical in appearance and only distinguishable by location – So why are they subspecies? Should be different at least genetically?

Added a source supporting genetic distinction. Olmagon (talk · contribs) 23:55, 13 September 2026 (UTC)

• Dufresnes et al. (2024) – suggest to avoid technical notation and write "and colleagues". --Jens Lallensack (talk) 17:53, 11 September 2026 (UTC)

Done. Olmagon (talk · contribs) 23:55, 13 September 2026 (UTC)