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WikiProject Amphibians and Reptiles is aWikiProject that aims to expand and organise Wikipedia's collection of entries aboutamphibians andreptiles, both living and extinct.
This WikiProject is an offshoot ofWikiProject Tree of Life
It is worth keeping an eye on several Wikiprojects that overlap with this one or that have made significant progress towards completion, includingWikiProject Birds,WikiProject Ecoregions,WikiProject Conservation worldwide andWikiProject Marine life.
At what level is it worth having a separate Wikipedia article for a particular amphibian or reptile? Any level you like! If we write individual articles for all the species, we will be at it for along time! The simplest (and probably best) rule is to have no rule: if you have the time and energy to write up some particularly obscure subspecies that most people have never even heard of, go for it!
As a general guideline though, combine several species or subspecies into a single article when there isn't enough text to make more than short, unsatisfying stubs otherwise. If the article grows large enough to deserve splitting, that can always be done later.
This project follows guidelines discussed atWikiProject Tree of Life/article titles andNaming conventions (fauna).
Amphibian and reptile articles can be on any level that makes sense in context. Most will be about particular taxa. For example:
In many cases, it makes sense to combine several taxonomic levels in a single article. For example, the subfamilyRheobatrachinaecontains only one genus,Rheobatrachus. All rheobatrachids aregastric-brooding frogs, so the one article covers both subfamily and genus levels.
Conversely, sometimes it is better to cover only a part of a taxon:Corroboree frog deals with two different (but related) species and ignores the other species in the genusPseudophryne.
Some of the larger taxons, such asfrogs, must be broken down into smaller articles to reduce article size. For example, withfrog, the biology related sections remain in the article, and the popular culture section and list of families within that order are split into theFrogs in popular culture andList of Anuran families articles. A paragraph with a link to the separate article should be left within the main article (e.g.Frog#Taxonomy).
It may be useful to start with a high-level article, such as a family article, and then split off genus and/or species articles as the material builds.
Create links to articles on the levels immediately higher and lower. An article on a family such astrue toads should link back tofrogs, and down to the genus articles.
The following items are desirable for articles of all levels, although the detail will vary depending on several factors. These items do not need to be separated into distinct sections; text should flow in continuous prose so far as possible. The order this information is included is also relatively unimportant, although the order listed is generally preferred.
| Crested gecko | |
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Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Suborder: | Gekkota |
| Family: | Diplodactylidae |
| Genus: | Correlophus |
| Species: | C. ciliatus |
| Binomial name | |
| Correlophus ciliatus Guichenot, 1866 | |
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| Approximate distribution of the crested gecko | |
| Synonyms | |
Rhacodactylus ciliatusGuichenot, 1866 | |
Certain choices have been made to follow specifictaxonomies for the different groups of articles that fall under this WikiProject. Excluding our three descendant WikiProjects, the following sources are used as our primary taxonomic references:
In cases where a taxonomy has been selected, articles for newly described taxa that are not (yet) included in these taxonomies may still be added, but those articles describing the parent taxon should not be changed to suggest their inclusion. This rule does not apply if no taxonomy has been selected.
Cladograms can be requested for creation here:Wikipedia:WikiProject Tree of Life/Cladogram requests.
In general, amphibian and reptile entries should have a taxobox, a feature we inherited from theTree of Life WikiProject. SeeWikipedia:WikiProject Tree of Life/taxobox usage for guidelines on how to use a taxobox. Using anautomatic taxobox/speciesbox simplifies future maintenance as a taxon will automatically inherit its parent taxon's parents — seeTemplate:Automatic taxobox/doc andTemplate:Speciesbox.
| Amphibian and reptile articles by quality and importance | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Quality | Importance | ||||||
| Top | High | Mid | Low | NA | ??? | Total | |
 FA | 4 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 39 | ||
| FL | 1 | 2 | 5 | 8 | |||
| FM | 86 | 86 | |||||
 GA | 1 | 20 | 26 | 57 | 104 | ||
| B | 5 | 33 | 90 | 256 | 2 | 386 | |
| C | 9 | 46 | 172 | 944 | 1 | 1,172 | |
| Start | 36 | 347 | 4,997 | 6 | 5,386 | ||
| Stub | 2 | 193 | 16,669 | 9 | 16,873 | ||
| List | 10 | 42 | 356 | 10 | 185 | 603 | |
| Category | 3,483 | 3,483 | |||||
| Disambig | 311 | 311 | |||||
| File | 79 | 79 | |||||
| Portal | 15 | 15 | |||||
| Project | 24 | 24 | |||||
| Redirect | 1 | 25 | 300 | 843 | 1,169 | ||
| Template | 4,784 | 4,784 | |||||
| Other | 6 | 6 | |||||
| Assessed | 19 | 159 | 909 | 23,597 | 9,641 | 203 | 34,528 |
| Total | 19 | 159 | 909 | 23,597 | 9,641 | 203 | 34,528 |
| WikiWork factors (?) | ω =134,229 | Ω = 5.60 | |||||
As organized byWikiProject Amphibians and Reptiles, the current tasks are:
Please help find images forCategory:Amphibian and reptile articles needing images and also remove those from list that now have a picture.
Please use and help maintain collections of photographs and other images such as:
Note thatWikimedia Commons is the recommended repository for uploading images: (
Media related toCrocodilia at Wikimedia Commons)
Some article under this WikiProject have been recognised for their excellence by the Wikipedia community asfeatured articles, and may serve as good models.
See full list atWikipedia:WikiProject Amphibians and Reptiles/Recognized content
The following are classified asgood articles and may need some more work to reach featured status:
Some articles specially created under auspices of the WikiProject are:
These are the articles that have been edited the most within the last seven days. Last updated 27 July 2025.
| Edits | Article | Rating |
|---|---|---|
| 20 | 2025 in archosaur paleontology | List |
| 19 | List of ichthyosauromorph genera | List |
| 12 | Oligodon mouhoti | Stub |
| 12 | Rhampholeon moyeri | Stub |
| 11 | Micrelaps muelleri | Start |
| 10 | Dwarf crocodile | B |
| 10 | Turtle | FA |
| 10 | Wakkaoolithus | Stub |
| 9 | 2025 in reptile paleontology | List |
| 9 | Liolaemus morenoi | Stub |
| 9 | Rhinoplocephalus | Stub |
∑ 11 items | Query runtime: 9.12 s | Last updated: 16:25, 28 November 2025 (UTC)
SeeWikipedia:WikiProject Amphibians and Reptiles/Popular pages
Categories for discussion
Peer reviews
Requested moves
Articles to be split
Articles for creation
This list was generated fromthese rules. Questions and feedbackare always welcome! The search is being run daily with the most recent ~14 days of results.Note: Some articles may not be relevant to this project.
Rules |Match log |Results page (for watching) | Last updated: 2025-11-27 19:45 (UTC)
Note: The list display can now be customized by each user. SeeList display personalization for details.
A list of articles needing cleanup associated with this project is available. See alsothe tool's wiki page andthe index of WikiProjects.
{{WikiProject Amphibians and Reptiles barnstar}} is awarded to recognize great devotion in the creation and maintenance of high quality articles related to amphibians and/or reptiles. Use{{subst:WikiProject Amphibians and Reptiles barnstar|message --~~~~}} to award this barnstar with the frog/amphibian image.
 | WikiProject Amphibians and Reptiles barnstar | |
| Awarded to recognize great devotion in the creation and maintenance of high quality articles related to amphibians. Thank you! |
Use{{subst:WikiProject Amphibians and Reptiles barnstar|message --~~~~|alt}} to award this barnstar with the snake/reptile image.
 | WikiProject Amphibians and Reptiles barnstar | |
| Awarded to recognize great devotion in the creation and maintenance of high quality articles related to reptiles. Thank you! |
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