Real frog or not ?

Have a look at these photos please, could it be a real frog?
Recently my brother found this frog on a flea market in Frankfurt Germany. He thought it´s a toy animal and I could use it for my collection.
The frog looks very realistic - To much realistic for a toy animal. No ordinary plastic.
I have the suspicion that this frog has really lived in the past. Perhaps it´s a kind of preparation, as we can it in museums? What do you mean ?

Weight is 450g
Height: 8cm
Length: 16cm.

First together with plastic toy animals.
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It's an interesting model. I think it's not prepared animal but a mould was taken from a real specimen and then it was cast in resin, plastic or something else (polystone?) Very nice paintwork too, but it's clearly a paint, not the real skin pigmentation. At least, that's what I think about it

Ana wrote:

Very nice paintwork too, but it's clearly a paint, not the real skin pigmentation

Thank you Anna for your interesting comment.
I agree with you. Some areas are looking like painted. For example, the points around the mouth. Other places are looking too realistic for a paintwork. For example, the region around the belly. It is not a resin. Maybe the frog was preserved in "liquid plastic" and also get some paintwork when he was "ready" ? So far, I have never had such a figure in my hand.

It could be a lifelike and lifesize figur for school. One brand for example is 3D scientific

This sure looks like a very neat frog replica! I don't think it's a real specimen, but as Andreas suggested, it could be an educational model for schools or a museum. But it sure looks really nice!

It isnt 3D scientific, these models have a base

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It does look very real but I'm fairly certain it isn't. Close up you can tell it is both handpainted and perhaps some light airbrushing on the underside. I will have to agree with Ana that more than likely a real specimen was used to make the mould for this figure.

We can't forget that AAA used real specimens for some of their reptile figures. :) (And possibly other figures too?)

I am late to this conversation, but I was sent a PM so I thought I would chime in. I think it is a replica, but cast from an actual specimen. It might be a 3B scientific model, as previously suggested.

It is absolutely amazing replica !

Dear Yvette, you are very lucky to have this model
I absolutely love it ! And the painter is very very talented.
Bravo to your brother, that he brought it to you

What a fantastic find! Would be a hyper if someone would find something like this for me
I do not think it is a real frog, but indeed a very well made specimen for a museum.
These amphibians and some small reptiles don't have to have an under plate/base.
I have seen such Replica's in our Natural History Museum in Leeuwarden and some in a small museum I forgot the name of.
I will see if I still can find the photos of them :)

Nice work, Karin! Mystery solved!

Many thanks to you all for your comments and assessments. So meanwhile I would also say, it´s not a real specimen - but more a 3B scientific model for school or museum.
Karin, the photos are awesome. Exately what I was looking for. These models are absolutly similar to my frog. As Fallon said, with the knowledge of the STS community, the question is now solved to 99%. Many thanks!

By chance I found this topic from 2017 , - what an absolutely fantastic frog

Oh, now that I want to start lifesized frog replicas, Susanne brings back this topic.
It is absolutely impressive, I don't think a replica can be more realistic than this.
What happened with this frog? Isn't it an American bullfrog or am I seeing American bullfrogs everywhere?

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It surely looks very much like an American bullfrog

SUSANNE wrote:

It surely looks very much like an American bullfrog

Thanks Susanne, this model looks frighteningly realistic. I am not a skittish person but I get a weird feeling while watching these pictures. It is like the frog will swallow the cow at any moment.

What a beautiful replica, the paintwork up close is superb!