Talk:Triturus

The genus Triturus also includes the marbled newts, so you shouldn't say that they are known as the crested newts. GoEThe 14:29, 12 September 2007 (UTC)

Etymology

Over the course of a major expansion, I've removed this part on etymology:

"Triturus (from Triton, son of Poseidon and Greek: ura, meaning tail)"

I couldn't find any reliable source for this. Rafinesque did not give any etymology in his original description, so this must be a secondary interpretation. It completely makes sense, but still a source is needed. If anyone could help, that would be great! Tylototriton (talk) 15:21, 14 June 2015 (UTC)

Comments at first FA review

@Cwmhiraeth: Thank you for your comments at the first FA review. I've copied them here since the old review page was archived (I was quite busy over the last two months and not able to respond in time). I'll resubmit the article. Tylototriton (talk) 18:44, 11 November 2015 (UTC)

• Where you make statements such as "... genus was substantially revised after it was shown to be polyphyletic". and "A 2011 phylogeny based on complete mitochondrial DNA ...", I think you should include information on who undertook these studies.

I've rearranged that part, should be clearer now. I'm not very happy about mentioning author names explicitly except when it's really an outstanding contribution.

• "The southern marbled newt (Triturus pygmaeus) is an exception, with a length of only 10–12 cm" - I'm unsure why you don't just give a slightly wider range of 10-16 cm rather than saying T. pygmaeus is an exception.

Well, because that species is an exception; the others are bigger. It's more precise this way, I think.

• In the Breeding section, you should mention whether courtship takes place on land or in the water.

Done.

• "The female deposits them ... using its hindlegs," - As we are talking about the female, "her" would be better.

Done.

• In the distribution section, you should give imperial equivalents for the altitudes.

Done.