Wikipedia:Peer review/Green sea turtle/archive1

Green turtle
I've listed this article for peer review because… I'm seeing what else is needed before I go forward with the crucial FAC. I know there are still a couple of citation needed tags in the article towards the latter part but I'll deal with those before I dunk it in FAC. Patterned the article after my first successful FA:Hawksbill turtle. I hope there isn't too much stuff to do with this one.

Thanks,

Shrumster 13:20, 12 September 2007 (UTC)


 * Please see automated peer review suggestions here. Thanks, APR t 00:21, 15 September 2007 (UTC)

Some comments: Hopefully these comments are helpful to you. Cheers, Jude. 18:49, 23 September 2007 (UTC)
 * The title of the article is "Green Turtle", but it is generally referred to in the article as Chelonia mydas, its scientific name. Is there a policy at the Amphibians and Reptiles Wikiproject which states that this is policy? Otherwise, it seems better to use the common name, considering that it is the article title.
 * "...it is lightly-colored all around"- all around where? The body?
 * "It is illegal to collect, harm or kill individual turtles" - green turtles specifically or turtles in general?
 * "...has a dorsoventrally-flattened body"- some readers might not be familiar with the term; it should be linked or explained.
 * "denticulation"- same thing.
 * "The carapace of the turtle is known to have various color patterns that change over time." -The green turtle specifically, or all turtles?
 * The distribution map looks a bit odd in the center there.
 * You'll need a ref for the first sentence of the Atlantic subpopulation section
 * "the distinct Hawaiian subpopulation"- this is a subpopulation of the Indo-Pacific subpopulation?
 * "shallow waters with lush seagrass beds." get rid of the redlink. Maybe just link to Seagrass?
 * "specifically, tiger sharks (Galeocerdo cuvier) are known predators..." No reason to link the scientific name, as it leads to the same location as the common name, which is also linked. Also, I don't think it's necessary to include the scientific name.
 * "Pacific green turtles are known to willingly crawl onto secluded beaches"- only Pacific ones? if so, might be interesting to include reason why.
 * "Green turtles reproduce in the typical way that marine turtles do so." which is?
 * "Female turtles control mating; males cannot force females to mate" How do females control mating? Explain in the article.