Template:Did you know nominations/Micrixalus


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The result was: promoted by Yoninah (talk) 22:30, 27 May 2014 (UTC)

Micrixalus

 * ... that dancing frogs (pictured), found in the Western Ghats in India, wave their hindlegs while calling to attract mates?
 * ALT1:... that fourteen new species of dancing frogs (pictured) have been discovered in the Western Ghats in India?
 * Comment: Quid pro quo pending Canis Major
 * Comment: Quid pro quo pending Canis Major

5x expanded by AshLin (talk), Esoxid (talk), Shyamal (talk). Nominated by AshLin (talk) at 12:03, 13 May 2014 (UTC).
 * Comment: Unlinking India. Edwardx (talk) 13:34, 26 May 2014 (UTC)


 * The following has been checked in this review by Maile
 * QPQ pending completed
 * DYK check confirms 5X expansion that began May 9 and has 3440 characters (0 words) "readable prose size"
 * Article is NPOV, stable, no edit wars, no dispute tags, no outstanding talk page issues
 * Every paragraph sourced, both online and offline
 * No bare URLs, and no external links used as inline sources
 * Both hooks are stated in the article and sourced online
 * Image is used in the article and on Commons
 * → Note to promoters re image - there are also other useable images in the article. This is the only one showing the frog dancing, and it would be helpful if someone could crop it to cut out some of the background.
 * Duplication Detector check of online sourcing found no copyvio
 * Disambig links tool found no issues
 * External links tool found no issues


 * All we really need here is the QPQ. Nice article about a very unique and very endangered species.  In my heart of hearts, I always believed Michigan J. Frog was real.— Maile  (talk) 19:55, 13 May 2014 (UTC)
 * AshLin, the image looks much better now. I can see that outstretched hind leg clearly.  Just QPQ, and this will be good to go. — Maile  (talk) 11:33, 14 May 2014 (UTC)
 * , thanks for reviewing, QPQ done! Canis Major. Please pardon the delay! AshLin (talk) 15:16, 16 May 2014 (UTC)


 * Symbol confirmed.svg QPQ has been been completed. This nomination is good to go. — Maile  (talk) 16:16, 16 May 2014 (UTC)