Talk:Polychrotidae
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[edit] Plagerized?
Almost this entire article was plagiarized from http://www.wildtexas.com/wildguides/anole.php. Either that, or the information there was plagiarized from here. This information needs to be rewritten, and the site given proper credit.
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Also, an after thought, I checked this, and it looks like someone fixed this. Thanks somebody. Garnet avi 05:47, 22 November 2006 (UTC)
[edit] Prposed move
I propose this article to be moved to Anole since it is the commmon name for the family. Joelito 21:00, 4 April 2006 (UTC)
[edit] Not NPOV
"Anoles, though relatively inexpensive themselves, are amazing lizards to keep and raise."
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I also believe this is inappropriate, as it seems to encourage taking a wild creature into captivaty, which should never be encouraged. That said, I'm going to look for a rewrite tag to add to this article. I may try my hand at it this weekend, but I can't now. I'm quite fond of these little creaures, so I hope this article improves soon. Garnet avi 05:45, 22 November 2006 (UTC)
[edit] Blue Anole?!
OK I was watching a show about Cuba and it showed a blue(!) anole! Does anyone know what species it is?? --Mitternacht90 15:42, 1 October 2006 (UTC)
[edit] Only four genera?
Even the fairly conservative ITIS [[1]] (the U.S. government's Integrated Taxonomic Information System) lists 8 genera for this family. The edgier and more genetically-oriented NCBI [[2]] lists 13, and has made Polychrotidae a subfamily (Polychrotinae) of the family Iguanidae. Some mention of these discrepancies with excellent authorities should be made, I would think. Any comments? NaySay 18:38, 6 October 2006 (UTC)
[edit] fix this
One of the pictures is over lapping some text. Please see over this ad fix it.--205.202.240.117 15:52, 24 October 2006 (UTC)
[edit] Pronunciation
Is it pronounced a-nol or a-no-ly?--207.206.137.243 17:01, 16 October 2007 (UTC)
[edit] Proper Pronunciation
I too have had trouble settling on one pronunciation. Some say the e is silent others say it is a long e. I don't want to edit the main page with this info but believe it to be important. My son's teacher and I have had some discussion about this very subject. Could someone post it for me? One source, Miriam Webster online dictionary, gives pronunciation thus: "Main Entry: ano·le, Pronunciation: \ə-ˈnō-lē\" (would most users perhaps understand eh-NO-lee better?), "Function: noun, Etymology: probably from French anolis, from Arawak of the Lesser Antilles, Date: circa 1753." --Mrfixit01 (talk) 01:21, 18 November 2007 (UTC)
