User:Clarkboyce4/Choose an Article

Article Selection
Please list articles that you're considering for your Wikipedia assignment below. Begin to critique these articles and find relevant sources.

Option 1

 * Thicktail Chub
 * Article Evaluation: There is a good base of information on where the fish originated and the interaction with native peoples while it was still alive. I'm not sure if it warrants more research considering that it is extinct however if there are important sources then lots of information regarding the chubs biological characteristics could be added.
 * Sources:
 * https://www.fishbase.se/summary/Gila-crassicauda.html
 * https://eol.org/pages/994805
 * https://bioaccumulation.wordpress.com/tag/thicktail-chub/
 * https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/101434-Gila-crassicauda

Option 2

 * Pacific Staghorn Sculpin (start-mid)
 * Article Evaluation: There is very little information regarding sculpins as a whole on Wikipedia. For this article specifically a lot could be added detailing the physical description of sculpin, along with photos and other information on their diet, behavior, or ideal ecosystems... Overall a lot of work to be done.
 * Sources:
 * https://mexican-fish.com/pacific-staghorn-sculpin/
 * https://databasin.org/datasets/7a86baca561b4905b68b2b1fc9cd81c8/
 * https://fishbase.mnhn.fr/summary/4112
 * https://inaturalist.ca/taxa/49163-Leptocottus-armatus https://a100.gov.bc.ca/pub/eswp/speciesSummary.do;jsessionid=fe20a13f89f3bce9db6da1de84ada9df2a94a96303f6c36a5094db1030886f29.e3uMah8KbhmLe3iTaxqRbN0Rb41ynknvrkLOlQzNp65In0?id=18095

Option 3

 * Leather Oak Quercus durata
 * Article Evaluation: Very little / very general information about where the tree is located, and what it looks like. Information about climate, growing and blooming patterns, interaction with other organisms, along with more media describing the tree could be added.
 * Sources:
 * https://calscape.org/Quercus-durata-(Leather-Oak)?srchcr=sc5d664be8bcab3
 * https://www.laspilitas.com/nature-of-california/plants/558--quercus-durata
 * https://friendsofedgewood.org/leather-oak
 * https://www.inaturalist.org/guide_taxa/181486

Option 4

 * Blainville's / Costal Horned Lizard
 * Article Evaluation: article only includes a short one paragraph description of the animal and some information on where it is generally located. Need to find more information about predator prey relationships, physical characteristics, related species, reproduction and conservation status. Also need to update article title to Blainville's Horned Lizard
 * Sources:
 * https://www.nps.gov/samo/learn/nature/hornedlizard.htm
 * http://www.californiaherps.com/identification/lizardsid/phrynosoma.id.html
 * https://sdmmp.com/species_profile.php?taxaid=208819
 * https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/146354-Phrynosoma-blainvillii
 * https://explorer.natureserve.org/Taxon/ELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.833104/Phrynosoma_blainvillii

Option 5

 * Sea Clown Triopha
 * Article Evaluation: It is a type of nudibranch. The current article only includes a sentence about geographical distribution and a short explanation of its genomic origin. Needs more on the diet, physical appearance, habitat, ect..
 * Sources:
 * https://www.centralcoastbiodiversity.org/clown-nudibranch-bull-triopha-catalinae.html
 * https://www.mbnep.org/2019/12/13/sea-clowning-around-triopha-maculata-and-triopha-catalinae/
 * https://www.inaturalist.org/guide_taxa/2816
 * https://inverts.wallawalla.edu/Mollusca/Gastropoda/Opisthobranchia/Nudibranchia/Doridacea/Triopha_Catalinae.html