Brand: Natural Monuments of Japan

Japanese Firefly (Natural Monuments of Japan by Kaiyodo)

Name(s): Japanese firefly, Luciola, Nipponluciola cruciata Brand: Kaiyodo, Natural Monuments of Japan Classification: Arthropods, Beetles, Insects Type: Figurine Range: Asia

5 (2 votes)

This is a modified version of the walk-around I did for the Animal Toy Forum.

Walk-around of what is probably my favorite figure, the Japanese firefly (also known as genji-botaru), Luciola cruciata Motschulsky, 1854 by Kaiyodo, No. 45 in the Natural Monuments of Japan line. The species has been made a couple times, including previously by Kaiyodo for their Choco Q Animatales line.

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Japanese Giant Salamander (Natural Monuments of Japan by Kaiyodo)

Name(s): Andrias, Andrias japonicus, Japanese giant salamander Brand: Kaiyodo, Natural Monuments of Japan Classification: Amphibians, Newts & Salamanders Type: Figurine

5 (3 votes)

Review and images by Lanthanothus; edited by bmathison1972

Through their long history, the group we accept as amphibians was, and still is, very diverse. Among the many fossils a great number of species grew to sizes that are hardly imaginable for us today. The extinct Prionosuchus grew up to 9 metres, longer than any know specimens of the recent crocodiles.

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Japanese Firefly (Natural Monuments of Japan by Kaiyodo)

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