Talk:Jog night frog
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"departs"
editSince the female remains close by, helping guard the eggs, it cannot be said that she "departs".--Wetman (talk) 19:49, 25 October 2012 (UTC)
Requested move 20 July 2026
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Jog night frog → Nyctibatrachus jog – Between this species' Amphibian Species of the World profile, AmphibiaWeb profile, and IUCN assessment, two common names are given (Jog's night frog, Jog wrinkled frog), neither of which are the current article title. I think moving to the scientific name would reduce overall confusion. I originally posted this request at Wikipedia:Requested moves/Technical requests for a technical move, and there was some discussion on whether the page should be moved (see full discussion here) before the topic was removed as stale.
The fact of the matter is that per the sources generally used for amphibian taxonomy (Amphibian Species of the World, IUCN) the current article title (Jog night frog) is not a valid common name. My preference is for the article to move to the species' scientific binomial, as there are two valid common names, but I would also be okay with moving to the common name given in the original species description (Jog's night frog). DuckWrangler97 (talk) 14:21, 20 July 2026 (UTC)
- Support. The name that is commonly used in reliable sources is the scientific name. Recently described uncommon species generally do not have any widely used vernacular names, and it is not Wikipedia's job to popularize a vernacular name that isn't widely used. Redirects will get any readers who might search for a vernacular name to this article. Also, "Jog's night frog" suggests that this was named for a person, when it was actually named for Jog Falls. Plantdrew (talk) 16:01, 21 July 2026 (UTC)