Talk:Podarcis hispanicus

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I changed some of the headings and moved them around and I also added some information on the phylogeny of Podarcis hispanicus. Williamalewis (talk) 15:54, 20 October 2021 (UTC)

Wiki Education Foundation-supported course assignment
This article was the subject of a Wiki Education Foundation-supported course assignment, between 31 August 2021 and 10 December 2021. Further details are available on the course page. Student editor(s): Nvytrinh.

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Additional Edits and Suggestions
I liked the thoroughness of the section on exploratory behavior and chemosensory. The depth of knowledge regarding this topic made it an intriguing reading for me. Throughout the article, I edited syntax for organization purposes. For instance, the definition of Polygynandrous under Reproduction and Mating was already hyperlinked and did not require a definition within the article (which would detract from the main point of the article), so I removed the definition sentence and combined it with the prior sentence. In addition, I rewrote a section to become this: "This agonistic behavior is advantageous for male adult Podarcis hispanicus to disengage in a conflict when they become aware of the losing outcome, or to assert dominance without expending excess energy" as the source demonstrates to me it most likely was describing outcome, not income.

I was a bit confused on what the first sentence of the conversation status describes, but assume it means the lizard exists over a wide range of land. I recommend additional edits for clarity on this section to better convey the main author's stance. Eptlizard (talk) 01:49, 20 October 2021 (UTC)Eptlizard

New additions!
I enjoyed that this wikipedia discussed tail coloration in such detail as well as discussing varying coloration and its patterns. By doing this, the author made it very clear that they had a great understanding of the Podaris Hispanicus and made it easier for me (the reader) to get to know the species.

I added into the reproduction section that Podaris Hispanicus are oviparous. When a species is oviparous, it means that they produce young by laying eggs. These eggs are hatched after they have been laid by the parent. Oviparous species frequently lay their eggs without much other embryonic development within the female or the mother. This information came from https://reptile-database.reptarium.cz/species?genus=Podarcis&species=hispanicus.

In the distribution and habitat section, I fixed some grammar and syntax in order to make the writing flow more smoothly and be more easily understood by the readers. Specifically, I wrote that “The Iberian wall lizard is one of many species that is prevalent in the Iberian Peninsula as well as the Maghreb region of Northern Africa”. I reworded this, but did not change any of the pertinent information that was already stated in the wikipedia page.

I also added a Population structure, speciation, and phylogeny section. In this section, I listed different species that are similar to podaris hispanicus. The podaris Hispanicus shares many traits with Podarcis vaucheri, Podaris lilfordi, Podarcis muralis, and the Podaris carbonelli. I think it is important that the wikipedia page includes these other species and shines light on their similarities and differences. All of these lizards are from the Podaris genus and therefore have many commonalities. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Eliyamak (talk • contribs) 19:52, 19 October 2021 (UTC)