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Requested move 2 February 2018

The following is a closed discussion of a requested move. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made in a new section on the talk page. Editors desiring to contest the closing decision should consider a move review. No further edits should be made to this section.

The result of the move request was: Not Moved for now, when there's secondary source that review the name, then the title can be changed. (non-admin closure) –Ammarpad (talk) 06:00, 9 February 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Rhombophryne alluaudi → Plethodontohyla alluaudi – Taxonomic change from Bellati et al. 2018 Zoosyst Evol 94:109, reverting taxonomic name change performed in 2016. Mark.scherz 18:55, 2 February 2018 (UTC)[reply]

This should be discussed as there was no name change in 2016 and likely to benefit from more comments. –Ammarpad (talk) 18:30, 2 February 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Weak oppose until reference is added/Weak support with reference Link to Bellati paper mentioned by nom As a rule of thumb, Wikipedia should wait until taxonomic changes are reflected in secondary sources (such Amphibians Species of the World now referenced in the article), not jump to make changes every time a new primary source taxonomy paper comes out. On the other hand, Wikipedia can end up lagging such secondary sources by years; we don't have have enough taxonomy editors to stay on top of taxonomic changes. I have no reason to think Bellati's revision will be controversial, or that it won't eventually be adopted by Amphibians Species of the World (although I'm not a herpetologist and don't have the expertise to critically evaluate Bellati). On balance of my concerns about waiting for a secondary source versus updates being forgotten about by the time a secondary source shows the change, I'm inclined to support a move. But prior to a move, Bellati should be added as a reference to support the change in title. Update the article first, then change the title. Plantdrew (talk) 01:31, 4 February 2018 (UTC)[reply]

The above discussion is preserved as an archive of a requested move. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made in a new section on this talk page or in a move review. No further edits should be made to this section.