A fact from Barbados threadsnake appeared on Wikipedia's
Main Page in the
Did you know column on 9 August 2008, and was viewed approximately 11,376 times (
disclaimer) (
check views). The text of the entry was as follows:
|
This article is rated B-class on Wikipedia's
content assessment scale. It is of interest to the following WikiProjects: | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
|
just changed the wording a tad, it is surely near, and not at, the limit of how small a snake could be. Surely another snake species could be discovered just a millimeter or two shorter on average that would still have viable offspring that could find something to eat. Mwv2 ( talk) 15:31, 3 August 2008 (UTC)
the fact that there are not yet another specimen of snake smaller says that it is truly the smallest known species of snake yet known, I have found this same snake in La Morita Mexico about 50 miles south of Monterrey Mexico, I still have it preserved in a syringe full of alcohol, although the one I found defiantly can see. E.Theodore Breedlove: Biological Science Technician.
216.36.188.184 ( talk) 18:55, 9 August 2008 (UTC)
It may seem fun to keep up with the popular press, but just remember that as a newly described species, this name is not yet considered valid according to the taxonomy ( ITIS) that is followed in this series of articles. That's because, although the name, L. carlae, may be valid according to the ICZN, it usually take a while before a consensus develops among the experts in this field and they decide to recognize it or not. If not, then it will be synonymized with another valid species, e.g. L. bilineatus, after which we will find ourselves merging this article into that one. -- Jwinius ( talk) 12:03, 4 August 2008 (UTC)
Great job all contributors on making this article a great source of info! StevePrutz ( talk) 16:16, 10 August 2008 (UTC)
I've just removed the following: Some residents of Barbados report that it is referred to locally as, the poison lizard, although it had never been described scientifically. [1]. While quite plausible, it's only a blog post, and there is no indication that the writer is a particular expert. Thus, it's not a RS reliable source in the Wikipedia sense. Ramphotyphlops braminus comes in various colorations, with a behaviour similar to L. carlae, and it is widespread in Barbados, so confusion is quite possible. -- Stephan Schulz ( talk) 23:57, 10 August 2008 (UTC)
Is this article ready to be suggested as a featured article? It looks good to me, but this is not my field. Kdammers ( talk) 10:31, 21 April 2009 (UTC)
Can someone get more info regarding the venom of this snake ? —Preceding unsigned comment added by Cosmoskramer ( talk • contribs) 10:59, 14 April 2010 (UTC)
Is it certain that the snake is 24.26 mm wide in the photograph? Given that it is just under 10 cm that would give it a very unophidian aspect ratio of 4:1
Hello fellow Wikipedians,
I have just modified 2 external links on Barbados threadsnake. Please take a moment to review my edit. If you have any questions, or need the bot to ignore the links, or the page altogether, please visit this simple FaQ for additional information. I made the following changes:
When you have finished reviewing my changes, you may follow the instructions on the template below to fix any issues with the URLs.
This message was posted before February 2018.
After February 2018, "External links modified" talk page sections are no longer generated or monitored by InternetArchiveBot. No special action is required regarding these talk page notices, other than
regular verification using the archive tool instructions below. Editors
have permission to delete these "External links modified" talk page sections if they want to de-clutter talk pages, but see the
RfC before doing mass systematic removals. This message is updated dynamically through the template {{
source check}}
(last update: 18 January 2022).
Cheers.— InternetArchiveBot ( Report bug) 21:01, 14 July 2017 (UTC)
The article says that this snake is found "on the Caribbean island of Barbados and India." I find it difficult to believe that this one species has such a discontinuous distribution unless it was introduced to one of these locations (perfectly possible, of course). Anybody know? Kostaki mou ( talk) 19:55, 4 August 2017 (UTC)
An editor has asked for a discussion to address the redirect Smallest snake. Please participate in the redirect discussion if you wish to do so. Steel1943 ( talk) 22:07, 20 September 2019 (UTC)
A fact from Barbados threadsnake appeared on Wikipedia's
Main Page in the
Did you know column on 9 August 2008, and was viewed approximately 11,376 times (
disclaimer) (
check views). The text of the entry was as follows:
|
This article is rated B-class on Wikipedia's
content assessment scale. It is of interest to the following WikiProjects: | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
|
just changed the wording a tad, it is surely near, and not at, the limit of how small a snake could be. Surely another snake species could be discovered just a millimeter or two shorter on average that would still have viable offspring that could find something to eat. Mwv2 ( talk) 15:31, 3 August 2008 (UTC)
the fact that there are not yet another specimen of snake smaller says that it is truly the smallest known species of snake yet known, I have found this same snake in La Morita Mexico about 50 miles south of Monterrey Mexico, I still have it preserved in a syringe full of alcohol, although the one I found defiantly can see. E.Theodore Breedlove: Biological Science Technician.
216.36.188.184 ( talk) 18:55, 9 August 2008 (UTC)
It may seem fun to keep up with the popular press, but just remember that as a newly described species, this name is not yet considered valid according to the taxonomy ( ITIS) that is followed in this series of articles. That's because, although the name, L. carlae, may be valid according to the ICZN, it usually take a while before a consensus develops among the experts in this field and they decide to recognize it or not. If not, then it will be synonymized with another valid species, e.g. L. bilineatus, after which we will find ourselves merging this article into that one. -- Jwinius ( talk) 12:03, 4 August 2008 (UTC)
Great job all contributors on making this article a great source of info! StevePrutz ( talk) 16:16, 10 August 2008 (UTC)
I've just removed the following: Some residents of Barbados report that it is referred to locally as, the poison lizard, although it had never been described scientifically. [1]. While quite plausible, it's only a blog post, and there is no indication that the writer is a particular expert. Thus, it's not a RS reliable source in the Wikipedia sense. Ramphotyphlops braminus comes in various colorations, with a behaviour similar to L. carlae, and it is widespread in Barbados, so confusion is quite possible. -- Stephan Schulz ( talk) 23:57, 10 August 2008 (UTC)
Is this article ready to be suggested as a featured article? It looks good to me, but this is not my field. Kdammers ( talk) 10:31, 21 April 2009 (UTC)
Can someone get more info regarding the venom of this snake ? —Preceding unsigned comment added by Cosmoskramer ( talk • contribs) 10:59, 14 April 2010 (UTC)
Is it certain that the snake is 24.26 mm wide in the photograph? Given that it is just under 10 cm that would give it a very unophidian aspect ratio of 4:1
Hello fellow Wikipedians,
I have just modified 2 external links on Barbados threadsnake. Please take a moment to review my edit. If you have any questions, or need the bot to ignore the links, or the page altogether, please visit this simple FaQ for additional information. I made the following changes:
When you have finished reviewing my changes, you may follow the instructions on the template below to fix any issues with the URLs.
This message was posted before February 2018.
After February 2018, "External links modified" talk page sections are no longer generated or monitored by InternetArchiveBot. No special action is required regarding these talk page notices, other than
regular verification using the archive tool instructions below. Editors
have permission to delete these "External links modified" talk page sections if they want to de-clutter talk pages, but see the
RfC before doing mass systematic removals. This message is updated dynamically through the template {{
source check}}
(last update: 18 January 2022).
Cheers.— InternetArchiveBot ( Report bug) 21:01, 14 July 2017 (UTC)
The article says that this snake is found "on the Caribbean island of Barbados and India." I find it difficult to believe that this one species has such a discontinuous distribution unless it was introduced to one of these locations (perfectly possible, of course). Anybody know? Kostaki mou ( talk) 19:55, 4 August 2017 (UTC)
An editor has asked for a discussion to address the redirect Smallest snake. Please participate in the redirect discussion if you wish to do so. Steel1943 ( talk) 22:07, 20 September 2019 (UTC)