Talk:Anolis cristatellus

Cannibalism
"They will sometimes even eat other anoles!" Is this true or vandalism? Rich  Farmbrough 22:08, 27 November 2005 (UTC)

Response: Actually, it is true. They will eat other species of anoles and even geckoes when other food is scarce and when the prey lizards, (most of the time smaller), will try to steal the other larger lizard's territory, thus ending up in combat and death.


 * Hmmm, above anonymous comment appears to have been incorporated into this article without references/attribution; i.e. "original research" in Wikipedia parlance. Might it be inspired off the picture on Father Sánchez's website? I will rewrite the statement made and cite it to the picture. Leo Breman (talk) 22:15, 1 February 2020 (UTC)
 * These things sometimes take time! Thanks  for your response. All the best: Rich Farmbrough  (the apparently calm and reasonable) 22:24, 1 February 2020 (UTC).

Review
User talk:Akhil.kesaraju'' 21:08, 23 September 2021 (CST) This page is a very thorough examination of the taxonomy, distribution, and ecology (including habitat, behavior, and diet) of the species of anole native to Puerto Rico. Some of its strengths include its description of the behavior of the organism, which includes its interactions with other species and predators. This was well written and did not appear to contain original research. It is also a broad overview, which is in line with the criteria for a good article. Something interesting that I learned from this entry was about their behavior in that they break off their tails as a defense against predators. There are three items that could be improved upon within this page. For one, there is very little media, which does not keep up with the criteria for a good article being illustrated. Additionally, the information on the animal’s diet is very sparse and not in depth. Lastly, there is little information regarding its mating patterns. Also, author of the page was unable to provide the source for information asked by another user on the talk page regarding whether they eat other anoles. The article is ranked as a start article with low importance, which is likely because of this information it is missing and the lack of media.

Nvytrinh (talk) 03:47, 24 September 2021 (UTC)This Wikipedia page of the Anolis cristatellus reviews the taxonomy, description, distribution and also includes some other ecological findings of the species. Based on the six good article criteria of a Wikipedia page, the page is well-written and includes a lot of verifiable sources. Additionally, it does not seem like the page contained any original research. Furthermore, another strength of this article is that it covers a broad coverage. From the page, I now have a basic understanding of this Puerto Rican anole and how it interacts with the environment. One interesting fact I learned about the anole from this page is that the anole will often perform a “pushup” to establish dominance. I also found out that this display of force will not escalate to violence and combat. This is something that we have reviewed in class; animals can often protect their territory or win over resources without actually risking violence and injury. There are several categories that could be included in this article. For example, under “behavior,” the author could’ve included the species’ mating patterns. While this was slightly touched upon, it is not very detailed. The author could also work on the relationship to humans. This is one of the contents that the Amphibians and Reptiles WikiProject are looking for. Additionally, in the description of behavioral characteristics, it would be beneficial to outline how this species is different from its close relatives. On the talk page, the topic of whether anoles are cannibals is debated upon, which the author has yet replied with verifiable sources. This page was rated as start-class and low-importance. The start class is most likely due to the lack of content and the corresponded source for anole’s cannibalism. This low importance may be due to the lack of specialist interest.