Talk:Mountain yellow-legged frog

Update
http://www.worldzootoday.com/2009/07/28/near-extinct-frog-coming-back-in-southern-california/ - new population discovered in the wild, first clutch laid in captivity. Dysmorodrepanis (talk) 07:09, 3 January 2011 (UTC)

Proposed revisions
This page is in need of substantial revision and reorganization (see top of Talk page). I'm willing to take on this task, but wanted to get feedback on some proposed changes before starting to edit. I'm proposing two major changes. First, because "mountain yellow-legged frog" refers to two closely-related species (Rana muscosa, Rana sierrae) that have very similar biology, causes of decline, threats, etc., it would be clearer to have this page refer to both species collectively instead of only to R. muscosa. Under this reorganization, the Sierra Nevada yellow-legged frog page could contain a brief description of the taxonomic situation and refer the reader to the "Mountain yellow-legged frog" page for additional details. Second, all other sections need to be updated and expanded, and citations to relevant references added. I'd appreciate any feedback others might have on this. Improving the "Mountain yellow-legged frog" page is important because another primary source of information on mountain yellow-legged frogs, www.mylfrog.info, will soon be unavailable. Raknapp (talk) 01:38, 15 November 2018 (UTC)
 * Sounds sensible. We do want separate articles for individual species, but if content duplication can be avoided by judicious linking, that's always a benefit (Main may be useful). By my assessment, with three or more species one would probably want one group article as hub with individual articles for each, but with two species one of them (presumably the better sourced one?) can hold the goods and the other one just provide additional material. -- Elmidae (talk · contribs) 09:06, 15 November 2018 (UTC)
 * Thanks for the feedback. I will incorporate your suggestions into the edits. --Raknapp (talk) 14:48, 15 November 2018 (UTC)

Two comments: First, this article lacks a reproduction section (present in pages for more well-known species). This section could include information such as 1) breeding season, 2) egg laying behaviors, 3) mating calls, and 4) tadpole development. Second, I feel that the habitat section contains information that could be reorganized into a broader ecology section. The article does not discuss predators, prey, or any of its interactions with other species. With more research, it could be restructured into a "ecology" subsection with "predators", "diet", and "defenses" subsections. Frogboi123 (talk) 04:34, 22 September 2022 (UTC)

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Wiki Education assignment: California Natural History
— Assignment last updated by Swdupo (talk) 01:39, 9 October 2022 (UTC)

Updates Dec 19, 2022
1) Changed last sentence under Invasive Fish Species to clarify that frogs succeeded after removal of introduced fish species. 2) Combined "Conservation" and "Conservation Status" sections under one headline, as they were in two very different locations of the article. 3) Separated "Biology" section into "Reproduction and Early Life" and "Behavior". Behavior could use a lot more information on diet, mating, predation, conflict, etc. JackRuvin0 (talk) 03:59, 20 December 2022 (UTC)