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The result was: promoted by Hawkeye7 (talk) 20:02, 11 August 2014 (UTC)

Lithobates heckscheri

 * ... that the call of the male river frog can be described as a "deep, low-pitched, rolling snore"?
 * Reviewed: Android 4.0

5x expanded by Cwmhiraeth (talk). Self nominated at 08:14, 11 August 2014 (UTC).


 * Symbol question.svg Interesting article on good sources, offline accepted AGF, cute hook sourced online. What do you think of mentioning that it's endemic, because river frog sounds general, as if you can hear them around the globe? - Article: what do you think about including "play dead" and "secrete unpleasant odor"? --Gerda Arendt (talk) 13:53, 11 August 2014 (UTC)
 * I'll add a bit to the article as you suggest, though I didn't notice a source saying they "play dead". What about -
 * ALT1 ... that the call of the male river frog (Lithobates heckscheri) can be described as a "deep, low-pitched, rolling snore"?
 * ALT2 ... that the call of the male river frog, endemic to the southeastern United States, can be described as a "deep, low-pitched, rolling snore"? Cwmhiraeth (talk) 18:55, 11 August 2014 (UTC)


 * Ref #3:"Habits: These frogs are nocturnal and are more easily approached than other frogs. Instead of fleeing, river frogs will often play dead and go limp or secrete an unpleasant odor."
 * Symbol voting keep.svg, ALT2 preferred, --Gerda Arendt (talk) 19:04, 11 August 2014 (UTC)