Species identification topic

For some reason I have always assumed these to be Russian Tortoises, as those are by far the most common pet tortoises where I live and therefore just a very familiar species. I do agree though that desert tortoise could fit as well.

I thought that they might be russian tortoises, as well. They are sold as set and present likely pet tortoises. But as they are very generic, I think you can use them as species that you like.

My problem with them is rather the expensive price. Yes, I know that we receive 4 pieces, but I only need one piece of this set. So, 10,00 € ist to much for me.

Hopefully a site like Sanspielfiguren will sell them individually

Russian tortoise is a great idea; I was unfamiliar with their popularity in terraria. I think I'll get the set to represent the Russian tortoise (but will only retain the adult)

Duck-Anch-Amun wrote:

My problem with them is rather the expensive price. Yes, I know that we receive 4 pieces, but I only need one piece of this set. So, 10,00 € ist to much for me.

Same reason that don't allow me to get the Schleich wobbegong!

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I wonder if these are better desert tortoises (at least the adult), than the Safari 'desert tortoise'

I agree with you. They are more Desert Tortoises than Russian ones. Because the Russian one has only 4 claws per leg. But the one from Schleich has 5.

The Schleich Sawfish could be a Smalltooth sawfish. This species is the only one, which is more mouse-grey and the only one where both dorsal fins have the same size:

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Pardofelis wrote:

Duck-Anch-Amun wrote:

My problem with them is rather the expensive price. Yes, I know that we receive 4 pieces, but I only need one piece of this set. So, 10,00 € ist to much for me.

Same reason that don't allow me to get the Schleich wobbegong!

Oh yes, that´s true. For me it´s the same with the wobbegong!

I don't know if it has already been debated here but it's quite obvious that the new figure from Papo marketed as "swordfish" is in fact a sailfish :
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Congratulations

Ohh, yes ! Of course it is a sailfish

Papo marketing is not always in posession of a dictinary
As far as I can see, it is called sailfish in French in the catalogue ( Espadon-voilier ).

Thanks for the information! I always have problems with marlin, swordfish and sailfish, don´t know why. But as I learned, I´m not the only one^^
So, thanks for the clearification and I think even on TAI there are some doubtful identifications for these fishes.

SUSANNE wrote:

Ohh, yes ! Of course it is a sailfish

Papo marketing is not always in posession of a dictinary
As far as I can see, it is called sailfish in French in the catalogue ( Espadon-voilier ).

In French, the "voilier" is absolutely NOT an "espadon" ! The "voilier" (sailfish) belongs to the marlins family (Istiophoridae) while the "espadon" (swordfish) is the only species of the Xiphiidae family. So "Espadon-voilier" translates to "swordfish-sailfish" which means nothing. I would be meaningful if it was marketed as "Marlin-voilier".

RtasVadumee wrote:

SUSANNE wrote:

Ohh, yes ! Of course it is a sailfish

Papo marketing is not always in posession of a dictinary
As far as I can see, it is called sailfish in French in the catalogue ( Espadon-voilier ).

In French, the "voilier" is absolutely NOT an "espadon" ! The "voilier" (sailfish) belongs to the marlins family (Istiophoridae) while the "espadon" (swordfish) is the only species of the Xiphiidae family. So "Espadon-voilier" translates to "swordfish-sailfish" which means nothing. I would be meaningful if it was marketed as "Marlin-voilier".

OMG ! So they don't even speak French at Papo

RtasVadumee wrote:

I don't know if it has already been debated here but it's quite obvious that the new figure from Papo marketed as "swordfish" is in fact a sailfish :

It was so obvious that more than debated, I would say it was stated (in the Papo New for 2020 topic). It's like compare a lion with a hyena

A good swordfish figure is still lacking in the currently available figure trade... there is the Safari Pelagic Toob one, but it's too small for my taste...

We already discussed about the Schleich tortoise from the "Schleich Pets Series". Most of us use it as russian tortoise.
But was there already a discussion about the frog from the same serie?

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Does anyone has it in their collection? And what Species could this be?

Duck-Anch-Amun wrote:

We already discussed about the Schleich tortoise from the "Schleich Pets Series". Most of us use it as russian tortoise.
But was there already a discussion about the frog from the same serie?

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Does anyone has it in their collection? And what Species could this be?

Hard to tell from that angle, but the morphology looks like an American bull frog. Since it is in a 'pet series' it could be a green tree frog (Hyla cinerea), since those are common in terraria (at least here in the US).

I think it looks more like Litoria caerulea as that is what it is in my collection

Thanks for your suggestions. Looking at the picture on wikipedia, it really could be an australian green tree frog!

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Could any one tell me which species are these animals ? [ I want the name of these ]

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All made by Nayab, they came together in a plastic bag, lots of them!

First looks like a quoll, and having unspotted tail I would say an eastern quoll (Dasyurus viverrinus)
Second is clearly shaped like a Mustela sp. It could pass as Siberian weasel or a steppe polecat, taking the artistic license in paintjob.
Third is a mongoose, you can decide which one, as both shape and paintjob are unrealistic for any species. Being plain and greyish it could pass as a species of Herpestes despite the short tail and big head.
And four is the most interesting: a masked palm civet (Paguma larvata)

Any idea about this fish species ?

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My best guess is a monkfish