Talk:Aspidoscelis costatus

This wikipedia page does not seem very finished and therefore there is a lot that I think could be added about this lizard. Because of this, I have taken the liberty of adding to sections. Specifically, to the habitat section, I added that aspidoscelis costatus can be found in both urban habitats like cities as well as wildlands. This information comes from https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s11252-020-01038-7. I correctly cited this on the wikipedia page under reference 3. This study tests the influence of urbanization on population canalization.

Also, I added to the introduction at the top by stating that this lizard has two common names. One is the western Mexico whiptail and the other is the Huico Lanero, which is in Spanish.

Additionally, I added to the section about aspidoscelis costatus’ reproduction habits. Aspidoscelis costatus are oviparous species. These species must go through a process of selecting an adequate nesting site for them to lay their eggs on. The females of this species of lizard have ovipositors for egg laying. A study was conducted that was able to determine that aspidoscelis costatus females are responsive to seasonal cues for oviposition. Therefore, the season does affect embryonic development and egg laying. I also added in that the majority of squamate species are indeed oviparous. To be exact, 80% of these species do not typically exhibit parental care.

This information is from https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Jose-Mendez-Sanchez/publication/351945870_CharaCterization_of_thermal_and_hydriC_Conditions_of _nesting_sites_of_female_Aspidoscelis_costAtus_costAtus_squamata_teiidae/links/60b14be2299bf1f6d5802745/CharaCterization-of-thermal-and-hydriC-Conditions-of-nesting-sites-of-female-Aspidoscelis-costAtus-costAtus-squamata-teiidae.pdf. This was cited under the wikipedia page as resource 4.

I added all of these things directly to the wikipedia page and discussed my new additions in the talk page under the subtitle of new additions. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Eliyamak (talk • contribs) 19:55, 19 October 2021 (UTC)

I added an image to tax box. Additionally, I did some minor edits to improve the flow of the article. The introduction was quite long compared to the rest of the body so I moved behavior-related information under the behavioral headings. I would suggest to look over citations to make sure that sources were cited properly. Additionally, I added some more information under accompaniment using the source that was cited. Nvytrinh (talk) 05:16, 29 November 2021 (UTC)