Talk:Anomaloglossus beebei

The Wikipedia page currently gives the distribution of Colostethus beebei as: "French Guiana, Guyana, Suriname, and possibly Brazil" but the following PDF paper by Philippe J.R. Kok et al in 2006 states that Colostethus beebei is endemic to Guyana and has only been found in the Kaieteur Falls area. http://www.phyllomedusa.esalq.usp.br/articles/volume5/number1/514366.pdf

Guyanese tour guides tell visitors that the Golden Frog commonly seen at Kaieteur Falls cannot be found anywhere else in the world. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 69.63.35.251 (talk) 15:12, 22 March 2013 (UTC)

Research Conducted in South America
A couple of researchers have found remarkable differences in the color of the Anomaloglossus beebei, depending on whether it has been grown in captivity or in wildlife conditions. For the latter, it has been seen how a chestnut brown color with a short black dorsal line tends to be a patter between the frogs’ shoulders, as well as reddish-brown forearms, and orange-red limbs. However, if the frogs were to be raised in captivity, their legs would be light brown, and no dorsal markings would be present. This change occurs mainly because of the presence of molecules that are related to phylogeny when they are kept in captivity. This is done for the most part to resolve the alpha-taxonomy of this frog, which has now become a vulnerable species.

It has also been noticed sexual dimorphisms and variations within the species. For example, male Golden Rocket frogs are usually smaller and with their third finger distinctly swollen when compared to females, which are normally larger. The coloration can also be distinct. Males have a densely pigmented black throat, and an orange pigmented belly; whereas females present a yellowish pigmentation in their throats and bellies. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Jmendi33 (talk • contribs) 01:22, 10 November 2018 (UTC)

Friedaloo Behavioral Ecology Addition
Prior to this, there was neither any sections nor a differentiated lead section. I made a lead section. I deleted information that was not cited. I added the descriptions, habitat and distribution, conservation, population structure, diet, reproduction, mating, parental care, and enemies section. I also added all the information under those sections and added the references from where I obtained that information. I also added a picture and referenced the photographer. Friedaloo (talk) 23:29, 13 Nov 2022 (UTC)

Wiki Education assignment: Behavioral Ecology 2022
— Assignment last updated by Eurquhart02 (talk) 23:19, 10 November 2022 (UTC)


 * Peer Review:
 * I think once content is added the page will be more useful and reliable. It would be great if the behavior section was expanded with more headings since many subsections are just under one heading in the behavior section. There are a good number of references listed, but none of them overlap in content. If more references were found for information already posted and for future posts, the writing will be more reliable.
 * I like that the “mating” heading is very detailed and specific to the Anomaloglossus beebei. Adding other headings like this would bring this wikipedia page to the next level. One thing that is lacking in this paragraph is definitions of the scientific terms you are using. It seems like some are general terms and some could have been pulled straight from research papers, which if that is the case is more reason for them to be defined.
 * I am referring to phrases like “multiple phytotelmata” in the female/male interactions paragraph, which many people reading this article would not know without having to look it up. Eregwustl (talk) 01:05, 21 November 2022 (UTC)

Peer Review
I think this article is well written, and the picture is also clearly captioned. I changed a few awkward phrasings. For example, “this indicates that the elevation where the golden rocket frog is found is about 450 meters elevation” to “The species is found at an elevation of around 450 meters”. Rephrased information so the connection between each fact runs more smoothly. For example, “These frogs tend to be close to one another” to “The species occupies small territorial range”. I also fixed minor grammar errors such as spelling errors, run-on sentences and italicizing species name. Emily486103 (talk) 21:32, 15 November 2022 (UTC)

Peer Review
I think this article covers the main ideas needed for this frog. There was some grammatical errors which I changed and some sections were a bit off topic so I made sure that each section remained on topic. Regarding content, for habitat and distribution: are there any temperature dependencies for this species or other factors that this species needs in order to survive? For conservation, why is it vulnerable? Is it because of predation, human effect, and/or diseases? For reproduction and life cycle: is there any information present about parental care exhibited by the female? For mating, are males ever aggressive towards females? What type of behaviors are present between females (competition, cooperative behavior)? For predators, are there any defense mechanisms present to try and survive against these predators? Are there any diseases? — Preceding unsigned comment added by Rwolff26 (talk • contribs) 04:22, 16 November 2022 (UTC)