The Curious Compendium 2023 Tour Finale: Shih-tzu, maltese, pekingese!

@Alain, the body itself is rather gator like but again, for such animals I go with TAW's ID as I am not comfortable enough to trust my own ID.

Nile crocs!
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These guys have been found preserved as mummies in Egyptian tombs! Full grown adults as well as hatchlings and eggs. (Animal mummies are actually very interesting, the Egyptians preserved all sorts of things!).

So many crocs! I can imagine them piled up on a muddy riverbank

Papo's is my all time favorite.

What a wealth of crocs! Are the two crocodiles in the foreground on the left and right Nayab? Do we know what species they are?

Saarlooswolfhound wrote:

@Alain, the body itself is rather gator like but again, for such animals I go with TAW's ID as I am not comfortable enough to trust my own ID.

Nile crocs!
These guys have been found preserved as mummies in Egyptian tombs! Full grown adults as well as hatchlings and eggs. (Animal mummies are actually very interesting, the Egyptians preserved all sorts of things!).

I wonder why it is a Cuban croc on TAW, there must be a reason I don't know ?

The 17 years old Papo Nile croc is still a King for me but the Mojo leaping one is incredible and I think I will have to spend more money for another croc

It's good to know that making Crocodile mummies is still not allowed in Portugal

Thank you everyone!

[You must be registered and logged in to see this link.], I don't know the brand of those as they aren't marked but they are stamped Nile Crocodile if I remember correctly.

@Kiki and Alain, I suppose my presentations have been bringing all sorts of items for reconsideration of classification.

Chameleons!
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There are over 200 species of chameleon! The Parson's chameleon can grow to over 2 feet/60 centimeters long while the species Brookesia micra grows only to about 1.1 inches/30 milimeters.

Nice chameleons

Kikimalou wrote:

Saarlooswolfhound wrote:

@Alain, the body itself is rather gator like but again, for such animals I go with TAW's ID as I am not comfortable enough to trust my own ID.

Nile crocs!
These guys have been found preserved as mummies in Egyptian tombs! Full grown adults as well as hatchlings and eggs. (Animal mummies are actually very interesting, the Egyptians preserved all sorts of things!).

I wonder why it is a Cuban croc on TAW, there must be a reason I don't know ?

The 17 years old Papo Nile croc is still a King for me but the Mojo leaping one is incredible and I think I will have to spend more money for another croc

It's good to know that making Crocodile mummies is still not allowed in Portugal

Are you sure?
I think that croc was sold with a pirat set and we identified it at the time as a Cuban crocodile because of its colors and also for being a Caribean species. Though, I think the set is known as Pirates with Gator. If you find a better place to move it, feel free because these figures are never identified to the species level and the molds are used in many different sets and sometimes as different animals.

So colorful! I quite like that PNSO Jackson's chameleon!

Roger wrote:

Kikimalou wrote:

It's good to know that making Crocodile mummies is still not allowed in Portugal

Are you sure?
I think that croc was sold with a pirat set and we identified it at the time as a Cuban crocodile because of its colors and also for being a Caribean species. Though, I think the set is known as Pirates with Gator. If you find a better place to move it, feel free because these figures are never identified to the species level and the molds are used in many different sets and sometimes as different animals.

Of course I can find a better place, watching the colours it could be welcome in any fantasy collection, a Gothic Bayala or something


Nice Colorful army of Chameleon Bonaparte Paige I couldn't resist

Very interesting collection of chameleons. It's one of the species I considered collecting as a completist since it's an animal that's part of my childhood and one of the symbols of the locality where I was born. I don't even know if the chameleon interpretive center has opened as was announced. However, I already have my foxes and ant-eaters to entertain me.

Kikimalou wrote:

Roger wrote:

Kikimalou wrote:

It's good to know that making Crocodile mummies is still not allowed in Portugal

Are you sure?
I think that croc was sold with a pirat set and we identified it at the time as a Cuban crocodile because of its colors and also for being a Caribean species. Though, I think the set is known as Pirates with Gator. If you find a better place to move it, feel free because these figures are never identified to the species level and the molds are used in many different sets and sometimes as different animals.

Of course I can find a better place, watching the colours it could be welcome in any fantasy collection, a Gothic Bayala or something

I was sure you knew exactly what it was supposed to be. Some of their figures even have lights and other electronic features.

Thank you my friends!

Iguanas!

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Iguanas are a large group of lizards; there are 45 different species! They range from over 6 feet to as small as 5 inches. Species are found in North, Central, and South America, the Antilies, Galapagos, and Fiji.

A interesting group of iguanas

There is in this hobby a obvious preference for green iguanas, they could release different species and the family has some really great.

Lovely selection of Iguanas

Thank you everyone!

Komodos!
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It was recently confirmed that these guys ARE venemous! In addition to some really effective and nasty oral bacteria, their bites do envenomate their prey; bites quickly cause the prey animal to go into shock due to blood poisoning and their venom is hemotoxic (does not let the blood clot effectively) which also allows for effective blood loss.

Saarlooswolfhound wrote:

[You must be registered and logged in to see this link.], I don't know the brand of those as they aren't marked but they are stamped Nile Crocodile if I remember correctly.

Thank you. I think Nayab doesn't mark the species so they are probably a different brand.

Komodo dragons have that scary but beautiful look. They command respect but they are fascinating. The closest I interacted was a desert monitor, probably a close to 150 cm animal which behaved peacefully in my arms. If interacting with a lizard of that drandeur was an exciting experience, I wonder how it is wih a much more massive Komodo dragon. wearing a muzzle, of course.

Congratulations, The large Safari figure is my favorite.

Thank you everyone! [You must be registered and logged in to see this link.], that sounds like an amazing experience. :)

Monitors!
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Blue tree monitors were first described in 2001, but were then being seen in the pet trade as soon as 2003. These guys are only found in a very restricted range of Batanta island (and a few other small surrounding islands) in Indonesia. It has been recorded that it is already extinct on one of the smaller islands due to over collecting for the pet trade. They also have been observed displaying play behavior!

Great batches Paige

Will you get the CollectA and Papo green iguanas ?

I like very much the Mojo Komodo dragon (second painting) but, as Fernando, my heart beat a little faster when I watch the Safari IC one. I've been resisting buying it for years, but it's impossible. I've just welcomed him home and as I have enough Komodo Dragons as it is, I've made him a Megalania. Any excuse not to resist temptation.

I love the Southlands Replicas Perentie, it is one of the best rendition of a monitor, nevertheless the AAA monitor baby is incredible.

Blue tree monitors story is really awful, nearly condamned to extinction because of its beauty Silly world

Very nice, what brand are the blue and the little green monitor? Is the blue figure repainted?

Great models The Southlands Replicas Perentie is very nice