Questions about Safari Ltd

LukaLeon085 wrote:

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Thank you, but i think that are not the same 

I agree with Andreas, they don't look like the frogs from the Incredible Creatures collection. If they were from the Baltimore Aquarium, I'm sure they would have that marking on them (similar with Monterey Bay and Carnegie). I know toob animals are marked with just Safari Ltd. and the year they were made, but I'm not sure if they had toobs back then  and the toob animals aren't painted that well.

Ta-daa, I found them in my catalogue fron 2003   

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The red-eyed frog is from Baltimore aqarium , or are they all ????   

SUSANNE wrote:

Ta-daa, I found them in my catalogue fron 2003   

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The red-eyed frog is from Baltimore aqarium , or are they all ????   

Thank you Susanne, yes they are also authenticated by the National Aquarium Baltimore. To only what i dont understand is that they are in a catalogue of 2003 and mine are marked with 1990  

Have anybody a idea what the specie of the green frog is?  

widukind wrote:

Have anybody a idea what the specie of the green frog is?  

It is a Red-eyed tree frog   

SUSANNE wrote:

widukind wrote:

Have anybody a idea what the specie of the green frog is?  

It is a Red-eyed tree frog   

Thank you, but i mean my green frog on the left side   

I would say it's a green poison-arrow frog Dendrobates auratus

I agree with Bryan:

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Many thanks:)

These frogs were originally released as one of their museum collections; the National Aquarium in Baltimore Poison Dart Frogs collection.  It was released somewhere around 1990. They were later sold under the Incredible Creatures line.

sphyrna18 wrote:

These frogs were originally released as one of their museum collections; the National Aquarium in Baltimore Poison Dart Frogs collection.  It was released somewhere around 1990.  They were later sold under the Incredible Creatures line.

Thank you so much     

If anyone is interested, I found on eBay pictures of the frogs from the Baltimore Aquarium collection:

Dendrobates tinctorius: [You must be registered and logged in to see this link.]

Dendrobates histrionicus: [You must be registered and logged in to see this link.]

Dendrobates azureus: [You must be registered and logged in to see this link.]

Dendrobates auratus: [You must be registered and logged in to see this link.]

Instead of the information hang tag that most Safari Ltd. collections have now, these came in little display boxes with information.

orcagirl26 wrote:

If anyone is interested, I found on eBay pictures of the frogs from the Baltimore Aquarium collection:

Dendrobates tinctorius: [You must be registered and logged in to see this link.]

Dendrobates histrionicus: [You must be registered and logged in to see this link.]

Dendrobates azureus: [You must be registered and logged in to see this link.]

Dendrobates auratus: [You must be registered and logged in to see this link.]

Instead of the information hang tag that most Safari Ltd. collections have now, these came in little display boxes with information.

Thank you, that is interesting    And the seller have the PV frogs too  

Ohhhhhhh !   
They are fabulous, - and the PV ones too   

A bit pricey, unfortunately    But WONDERFUL to see ! Thankyou, Og   

widukind wrote:

orcagirl26 wrote:

If anyone is interested, I found on eBay pictures of the frogs from the Baltimore Aquarium collection:

Dendrobates tinctorius: [You must be registered and logged in to see this link.]

Dendrobates histrionicus: [You must be registered and logged in to see this link.]

Dendrobates azureus: [You must be registered and logged in to see this link.]

Dendrobates auratus: [You must be registered and logged in to see this link.]

Instead of the information hang tag that most Safari Ltd. collections have now, these came in little display boxes with information.

Thank you, that is interesting    And the seller have the PV frogs too  

SUSANNE wrote:

Ohhhhhhh !   
They are fabulous, - and the PV ones too   

A bit pricey, unfortunately    But WONDERFUL to see ! Thankyou, Og   

You're welcome! I agree, $26 USD for one frog is a bit pricey. The Incredible Creatures ones are still available, but I don't think they are of the same quality as the ones for the Baltimore Aquarium.

orcagirl26 wrote:

widukind wrote:

orcagirl26 wrote:

If anyone is interested, I found on eBay pictures of the frogs from the Baltimore Aquarium collection:

Dendrobates tinctorius: [You must be registered and logged in to see this link.]

Dendrobates histrionicus: [You must be registered and logged in to see this link.]

Dendrobates azureus: [You must be registered and logged in to see this link.]

Dendrobates auratus: [You must be registered and logged in to see this link.]

Instead of the information hang tag that most Safari Ltd. collections have now, these came in little display boxes with information.

Thank you, that is interesting    And the seller have the PV frogs too  

SUSANNE wrote:

Ohhhhhhh !   
They are fabulous, - and the PV ones too   

A bit pricey, unfortunately    But WONDERFUL to see ! Thankyou, Og   

You're welcome! I agree, $26 USD for one frog is a bit pricey. The Incredible Creatures ones are still available, but I don't think they are of the same quality as the ones for the Baltimore Aquarium.

I don't know whether $26 is too pricey or not - it certainly is way more than I'd be willing to pay, but I guess it's all about what someone really wants.  However, the quality of the Poison Dart Frogs was outstanding, and you are right that the current Incredible Creatures set doesn't come close by comparison; however, by the end of the National Aquarium's "run," the figures were of greatly reduced quality.  The toes were most noticeably "cheapened" in that where they were once lithe, slender, and completely accurate, they began to look like little fat fingers.  The vinyl used was also softer, which contributed to the cheaper look and feel.  The current Incredible Creatures lineup is slightly different that the original lineup, and it is softer vinyl still than the Nat. Aq. set ever was, but it's adequate at best.  I have the original Poison Dart Frogs, and I'll take a picture of them in comparison to the current ones if I ever get a chance...

Don't buy from that eBay seller they sell products and books that support the killing of animals.      

THANK YOU for posting these guys :)

As promised, I contacted Safari Ltd and as usual they replied in a very gentle way!
I don't know if it is already everything clear but here goes a partial scan of a catalogue from the begining of 90's.
Here we see 3 of the frogs but not yet the tinctorius that OrcaGirl linked that probably was introduced later.
I am impressed with the quality of that presentation and how realistic they look in that pictures!
Andreas, how large are your frogs?

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Susanne-- which tree frogs are on the bottom of that catalogue page?

Roger wrote:

As promised, I contacted Safari Ltd and as usual they replied in a very gentle way!
I don't know if it is already everything clear but here goes a partial scan of a catalogue from the begining of 90's.
Here we see 3 of the frogs but not yet the tinctorius that OrcaGirl linked that probably was introduced later.
I am impressed with the quality of that presentation and how realistic they look in that pictures!
Andreas, how large are your frogs?

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Thank you for that Roger, my are around 6cm long and 5,5 cm wide

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sphyrna18 wrote:

I don't know whether $26 is too pricey or not - it certainly is way more than I'd be willing to pay, but I guess it's all about what someone really wants.  However, the quality of the Poison Dart Frogs was outstanding, and you are right that the current Incredible Creatures set doesn't come close by comparison; however, by the end of the National Aquarium's "run," the figures were of greatly reduced quality.  The toes were most noticeably "cheapened" in that where they were once lithe, slender, and completely accurate, they began to look like little fat fingers.  The vinyl used was also softer, which contributed to the cheaper look and feel.  The current Incredible Creatures lineup is slightly different that the original lineup, and it is softer vinyl still than the Nat. Aq. set ever was, but it's adequate at best.  I have the original Poison Dart Frogs, and I'll take a picture of them in comparison to the current ones if I ever get a chance...

I apologize, I shouldn't have used pricey. I know I wouldn't be willing to pay that knowing the Incredible Creatures set is only around $8, even if the quality isn't the best. I currently have the Incredible Creatures set and they are much softer than what I would have preferred and expected them to be. The red one I have, it's arm and hand is pointed farther inward than what's pictured and I assumed it was from the softer vinyl and a defect in pouring the mold

weaselfan93 wrote:

Don't buy from that eBay seller they sell products and books that support the killing of animals.      

Oh wow   I had no idea!  

therizinosaurus wrote:

THANK YOU for posting these guys :)

You're welcome!   

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Roger wrote:

As promised, I contacted Safari Ltd and as usual they replied in a very gentle way!
I don't know if it is already everything clear but here goes a partial scan of a catalogue from the begining of 90's.
Here we see 3 of the frogs but not yet the tinctorius that OrcaGirl linked that probably was introduced later.
I am impressed with the quality of that presentation and how realistic they look in that pictures!
Andreas, how large are your frogs?


Thank you for that Roger, my are around 6cm long and 5,5 cm wide

You're welcome, they are exactly the same size as it is described in the scan I provided.

I actually came across a website in Germany that sold the red and yellow one that Andreas posted a picture of on Thursday but now I can't find it again   

If I come across it again, I'll post the link.