Mathison Museum of Natural History

[bmathison1972]

Species: Daphnia pulex Leydig, 1860
Common name(s): water flea

About the Figure:
Manufacturer: Epoch
Series/Collection: Ecology of Plankton
Year of Production: 2004
Size/Scale: Body length approx. 2.7 cm for a scale of 135:1-9:1
Frequency of species in toy/figure form (at time of posting): Uncommon
Miscellaneous Notes: This is the fourth time we've seen D. pulex in the Museum. The figures in the Ecology of Plankton collection come in little jars suspended in a goo (see inset, minus the goo), as if to simulate biological specimens in a lab. I bought my set from forum member sbell, who had already removed the goo (which I probably would have done as well). The jars measure 3.7 cm tall and are 3.0 cm in diameter.

About the Animal:
Geographic distribution: Cosmopolitan
Habitat: Still freshwater, including ponds, lakes, swamps, ephemeral pools, poorly-maintained swimming pools
Diet: Phytoplankton, algae, bacteria, detritus
IUCN Status (at time of posting): Not Evaluated
Miscellaneous Notes: Daphnia pulex is the first crustacean to have its entire genome sequenced. Its genome contains 31,000 genes, about 8,000 more than humans. Its large genome is a result of extensive gene duplication.

[bmathison1972]

Species: Pentalagus furnessi (Stone, 1900)
Common name(s): Amami rabbit; Ryukyu rabbit

About the Figure:
Manufacturer: Kaiyodo
Series/Collection: Natural Monuments of Japan
Year of Production: 2002
Size/Scale: Scale difficult to calculate due to the animal's posture. Using ear length as a metric (n=0.5 cm), scale comes to 1:8-1:10.
Frequency of species in toy/figure form (at time of posting): Uncommon to rare
Miscellaneous Notes: The rabbit is removable from its base, but it leaves pegs under the hind feet.

About the Animal:
Geographic distribution: Japan; endemic to Amami Ōshima and Tokunoshima in the Ryukyu Arc
Habitat: Mature and young subtropical forests and adjacent grasslands
Diet: Plants; primarily sprouts, young shoots, grasses, ferns, fallen acorns
IUCN Status (at time of posting): Endangered
Miscellaneous Notes: Sometimes referred to as a 'living fossil', P. furnessi is considered to be a primitive rabbit, a living remnant of ancient rabbits that once inhabited the Asian mainland. It is believed to be descended from Pliopentalagus from the Pliocene of Eurasia. It also appears to be related to Aztlanolagus from the Quaternary of the southwestern United States and northern Mexico, which became extinct about 30,000 years ago.

[bmathison1972]

Species: Caiman crocodilus (Linnaeus, 1758)
Common name(s): spectacled caiman; common caiman; brown caiman

About the Figure:
Manufacturer: Papo
Series/Collection: Wild Animals
Year of Production: 2024
Size/Scale: Body length approximately 17.0 cm for a scale of 1:8.2-1:17.7
Frequency of species in toy/figure form (at time of posting): Very rare
Miscellaneous Notes: This is the second time we've seen C. crocodilus in the Museum; the last time was the Kaiyodo Wild Rush figure that this Papo model has since replaced (I even mentioned in that entry that I would likely replace it if a standard-sized figure was ever produced by a major western company). This figure was only marketed as a 'caiman' but the general community consensus is that it is a spectacled caiman. The upper jaw is articulated.

About the Animal:
Geographic distribution: Central and northern South America; adventive in Florida, Cuba, Puerto Rico
Habitat: Slow-moving rivers, flooded savanna and grasslands, marshes
Diet: Mammals, fish, crustaceans, snails
IUCN Status (at time of posting): Least Concern
Miscellaneous Notes: Caiman crocodilus lives in loose-knit groups, but individuals are generally solitary except during mating season. They stay in the same territory and remain immobile for most of the day. Caiman crocodilus uses nine different vocalizations and 13 visual displays to communicate with individuals of the same species.

[bmathison1972]

Species: Heteropoda venatoria (Linnaeus, 1767)
Common name(s): giant crab spider; pantropical huntsman spider; cane spider

About the Figure:
Manufacturer: Kaiyodo
Series/Collection: Capsule Q Museum - Kumocolle! Japanese Spider Collection
Year of Production: 2020
Size/Scale: Legspan (as displayed here) approx. 8.7 cm. Body length (excl. appendages) approx. 2.6 cm, within scale 1:1 for a large female.
Frequency of species in toy/figure form (at time of posting): Unique
Miscellaneous Notes: Minimal assembly is required.

About the Animal:
Geographic distribution: Circumtropical; believed to be native to Southeast Asia and introduced to the Pacific Islands, Macaronesia, Europe, Africa, and the Americas (southern USA to South America) via commerce.
Habitat: Rainforest, woodlands, commercial tree groves and plantations, suburban and urban areas
Diet: Insects
IUCN Status (at time of posting): Not Evaluated
Miscellaneous Notes: Heteropoda venatoria is an active predator of insects, and captures and subdues them with a direct injection of their venom, rather than building webs. The venom contains the toxin HpTX2, which is a potassium channel blocker, but the venom is not harmful to humans. In some areas, they are welcome visitors in houses because of their efficient consumption and control of household pest insects.

[bmathison1972]

Species: Vespa mandarinia Smith, 1852
Common name(s): Asian giant hornet; northern giant hornet; murder hornet

About the Figure:
Manufacturer: Kaiyodo
Series/Collection: Capsule Q Museum - Sanitary Insect Pest Exhibition
Year of Production: 2015
Size/Scale: Body length (excl. appendages) approx. 4.2 cm for a scale of 1.2:1-1.1:1 (slightly over 1:1 for a large worker)
Frequency of species in toy/figure form (at time of posting): Uncommon
Miscellaneous Notes: This is the sixth time we have seen V. mandarinia in the Museum. This figure is similar to, but different from, Kaiyodo's original V. mandarinia in the Choco Q Animatales line from 2003. Also, unlike the Choco Q model, assembly is not required.

About the Animal:
Geographic distribution: East and Southeast Asia, Japan; briefly introduced to North America (Pacific Northwest) around 2019, but as of 2022 believed to be eradicated
Habitat: Forests, woodlands
Diet: Larvae are feed insects provided by adults. Adults are predaceous on insects, but will also eat tree sap, overripe fruit, and Vespa amino acid mixture produced by the larvae.
IUCN Status (at time of posting): Not Evaluated
Miscellaneous Notes: The venom of V. mandarinia contains mastoparan-M, a cyclic peptide that can damage tissues by stimulating phospholipase action, and mandaratoxin, a neurotoxin. While a single wasp cannot inject a lethal dose, multiple stings can result in death even in people who are not allergic to the stings.

[bmathison1972]

Species: Meles meles (Linnaeus, 1758)
Common name(s): European badger; Eurasian badger

About the Figure:
Manufacturer: Schleich
Series/Collection: Wild Life Europe
Year of Production: 2011
Size/Scale: Body length approx. 7.7 cm for a scale of 1:7.8-1:11.7. Using shoulder height as a metric (n=2.5 cm) scale comes to 1:10-1:12 (although the animal isn't entirely upright). Using hind foot as a metric (n=1.1 cm) scale comes to 1:6.8-1:11.8. Overall, I am ranging it 1:7-1:12.
Frequency of species in toy/figure form (at time of posting): Uncommon
Miscellaneous Notes: Meles meles has been made by all of the 'big six' western companies at least once. This is Schleich's second iteration of the species. The first came out in 1993 and the most recent in 2021. In 2011, a pair of cubs (on a base) were also released alongside today's adult.

About the Animal:
Geographic distribution: Europe through northern West Asia to Central Asia
Habitat: Highly variable, including deciduous, coniferous, and mixed forests, forest margins, grassland, steppes, semi-desert, agricultural land, parks and suburban areas; in areas with adequate soil for burrowing
Diet: Non-discriminant omnivore; primarily earthworms, but also insects and other invertebrates, small vertebrates, bird eggs, fungi, cereal grains, fruit, nuts
IUCN Status (at time of posting): Least Concern
Miscellaneous Notes: Setts (dens) dug my M. meles are some of the most complex, and may be passed down from one generation to another. Setts are vast and may accommodate several families. Setts can have multiple exits, and different exits may be used for different purposes. Sleeping chambers usually have more than one entrance and are lines with grass, moss, straw, and leaves. European badgers do not defecate in their setts, but rather use latrines (much like raccoons) situated near the sett. If a badger dies within a sett, other badgers will seal off the chamber and dig a new one, although in some cases they will remove the carcass from the sett and bury it outside. Badger setts may also be used by red foxes and European rabbits.

[bmathison1972]

Species: Danaus gilippus (Cramer, 1776)
Common name(s): queen

About the Figure:
Manufacturers: Club Earth; Beam
Series/Collections: Caterpillars to Go; Imomushi
Years of Production: unknown
Size/Scale: Body length (for both) approx. 8.5 cm for a scale of 2.4:1 (see below)
Frequency of species in toy/figure form (at time of posting): Very rare
Miscellaneous Notes: The figure on the upper left is by Club Earth for their Caterpillars to Go collection and was specifically marketed as D. gilippus. The figure on the lower right is by Beam for their Imomushi collection (I don't know the production year for either). Club Earth caterpillars have been copied and recopied numerous times throughout the years. Interestingly, while the Beam collection was clearly influenced the Club Earth collection (many shared species between them), they are not direct copies as they are all displayed in different positions. Early in this thread, I would have posted these two separately, but it's fun to compare the two. I had difficulty finding metrics for the larva. The scale above is calculated based on metrics for the related C. chrysippus, to which the queen is described as having morphologically very similar larvae.

About the Animal:
Geographic distribution: Southern United States and West Indies south to Argentina; vagrants occur throughout the rest of the United States and occasionally in Europe
Habitat: Open woodlands, woodland margins, fields, meadows, pastures, deserts, roadsides, washes, suburban parks and gardens
Diet: Larvae feed on plants in the family Apocynaceae, especially Asclepias (milkweeds); adults take nectar from flowers
IUCN Status (at time of posting): Least Concern
Miscellaneous Notes: In Florida and adjacent Georgia, D. gilippus forms a Müllerian mimicry complex with the Florida viceroy (Limenitis archippus floridensis).

[bmathison1972]

Species: Tenodera sinensis (Saussure, 1871)
Common name(s): Chinese mantis

About the Figure:
Manufacturer: Safari Ltd.
Series/Collection: Hidden Kingdom Smithsonian Insects
Year of Production: 1994
Size/Scale: Body length (excl appendages) approx. 15.0 cm for a scale of 2.1:1-1.4:1.
Frequency of species in toy/figure form (at time of posting): Rare (see below)
Miscellaneous Notes: This is the second time we've seen T. sinensis in the Museum. Unlike its successor in the Hidden Kingdom line, it is not posable. It is sometimes difficult to determine the frequency of this species in toy form. Several figures out of Japan marketed as T. sinensis probably represent T. aridifolia, as the two at one time were considered conspecific (see below).

About the Animal:
Geographic distribution: East and Southeast Asia, Japan; introduced to North America
Habitat: Forests, grasslands, agricultural fields, disturbed areas, parks, gardens; usually in areas with shrubby vegetation
Diet: Insects
IUCN Status (at time of posting): Not Evaluated
Miscellaneous Notes: There is often confusion between the Chinese mantis (T. sinensis) and the Japanese giant mantis (T. aridifolia), as the two species are sympatric in East Asia and Japan. At one point T. sinensis was considered a subspecies of T. aridifolia. The two species can be separated by the characteristics of the male's aedeagus.

[bmathison1972]

Species: Pionites melanocephalus (Linnaeus, 1758)
Common name(s): black-headed parrot; black-crowned parrot; black-capped parrot; black-capped caique

About the Figure:
Manufacturer: Play Visions
Series/Collection: Parrots & Cockatoos
Year of Production: 1996
Size/Scale: Body length approx. 5.3 cm for a scale of 1:4-1:4.7
Frequency of species in toy/figure form (at time of posting): Very rare
Miscellaneous Notes: I know of at least one other figure of this species, by Kaiyodo, although that bird was sculpted lying on its back as if in a domestic setting.

About the Animal:
Geographic distribution: Northern South America
Habitat: Lowland humid tropical forest, seasonal floodplain forest; usually in the canopy, clearings, or forest edges
Diet: Primarily seeds; also fruit, flowers, leaves
IUCN Status (at time of posting): Least Concern
Miscellaneous Notes: Pionites melanocephalus is not good at mimicking human speech. However, it can mimic other sounds and in captivity may mimic alarm clocks, smoke detectors, microwave oven beeps, laughter, car alarms, and whistles. The parrots can even combine the sounds they have learned to create new ones!

[bmathison1972]

Species: Linckia guildingi Gray, 1840
Common name(s): common comet star; Guilding's sea star; green Linckia

About the Figure:
Manufacturer: Play Visions
Series/Collection: Starfish
Year of Production: 1996
Size/Scale: Starfish approx. 5.8 cm across its widest points. An individual arm measures approx. 2.6 cm for a scale of 1:8.5.
Frequency of species in toy/figure form (at time of posting): Unique (as a sculpt, see below)
Miscellaneous Notes: The Play Visions starfish were also released by an unknown (?) company that are just as good as the originals, at least in terms of the quality of the plastic and the paint jobs. The only difference is that figures in this other release don't have the common English name stamped on the underside, as Play Visions' figures do. They are marked with 'S.H.' however, which could refer to the Hong Kong-based company, Shing Hing Toys. It is likely this second company worked directly with Wing Mau (who originally produced the PV figures). Today's figure is one of those specifically marketed by Play Visions, but a couple that are to be seen in this thread are from this alternate set/company.

About the Animal:
Geographic distribution: Indo-Pacific and West Atlantic
Habitat: Coral reefs, lagoons; at depths of 0-298 meters
Diet: Epibenthic felt (biofilm consisting of protozoans, algae, bacteria), carrion
IUCN Status (at time of posting): Not Evaluated
Miscellaneous Notes: While L. guildingi can exhibit both sexual and asexual reproduction, the latter is more common in the form of autotomy, whereby arms voluntarily detach to form new individuals. As a new starfish develops off of a detached arm, the original arm appears as a long, tail-like structure, hence the common name 'comet' star.

[bmathison1972]

Species: Smutsia gigantea (Illiger, 1815)
Common name(s): giant pangolin; giant ground pangolin

About the Figure:
Manufacturer: Schleich
Series/Collection: Wild Life Africa
Year of Production: 2016
Size/Scale: Body length approx. 9.0 cm for a scale of 1:12.4-1:15.2
Frequency of species in toy/figure form (at time of posting): Rare
Miscellaneous Notes: Other examples of this species are those by Eikoh (2020), CollectA (2022), and Safari Ltd. (2012, repainted in 2019). The Safari figure looks like it may have been based on a mounted specimen at the Natural History Museum in London.

About the Animal:
Geographic distribution: Equatorial Africa
Habitat: Rainforest, savanna
Diet: Ants and termites
IUCN Status (at time of posting): Endangered
Miscellaneous Notes: Smutsia gigantea is a myrmecophile, a specialized predator on ants and termites. It lacks teeth and cannot chew, and uses its long (up to 70 cm!), sticky tongue to slurp up prey. With its large size and weight, and front claws adapted for digging, it can quickly rip into a termite mound or ant nest to get at its prey.

[Gwangi]

I bought my daughter a box of toy animals off of eBay and this pangolin was in it, along with the Schleich hyena. I was blown away by the quality of them and they motivated me to look more into toy animals. That pangolin will always be a special figure for me.

[Isidro]

My favourite species of Manis, and this was one of the first figures in my collection. Thanks for the informative sheet, I will put now the scale in my figurine database.

[bmathison1972]

Species: Illeis koebelei Timberlake, 1943
Common name(s): yellow lady beetle

About the Figure:
Manufacturer: Kitan Club
Series/Collection: Nature Techni Colour - Ladybird Collection
Year of Production: 2011
Size/Scale: Body length approx. 1.7 cm for a scale of 4.9:1-3.3:1
Frequency of species in toy/figure form (at time of posting): Very rare
Miscellaneous Notes: This is the second time we've seen I. koebelei in the Museum. There are 16 figures in this collection, eight of which are sold as magnets and the same eight as straps (I only obtained the magnets). A set of eight includes six species (with three color morphs of one of the species). All figures use the same sculpt and merely have different paint jobs.

About the Animal:
Geographic distribution: East and Southeast Asia, Japan
Habitat: Woodlands, clearings, tree orchards, suburban and urban parks, gardens, and yards
Diet: Adults and larvae feed on powdery mildews (Sphaerotheca, Phyllactinia, Microsphaera, Golovinomyces, and possibly others)
IUCN Status (at time of posting): Not Evaluated
Miscellaneous Notes: Members of the genus Illeis are biologically interesting compared to many other ladybugs. While most ladybugs are predaceous on other insects (a notable exception includes members of the subfamily Epilachninae which are phytophagous), members of the genus Illeis are mycophagous, specializing on powdery mildews which can be harmful to their host plants.

[bmathison1972]

Species: Serrognathus titanus palawanicus (Lacroix, 1983)
Common name(s): giant stag beetle

About the Figure:
Manufacturer: The Access
Series/Collection: 3D Stag Beetles Pictorial Book
Year of Production: 2018
Size/Scale: Body length (incl. mandibles) approx. 9.0 cm, within scale 1:1 or 1:1.2 for a maximum-sized major male
Frequency of species in toy/figure form (at time of posting): Uncommon
Miscellaneous Notes: This is the fifth time we've seen S. titanus in the Museum and the third time we've seen the subspecies S. titanus palawanicus. It is probably the most commonly made subspecies of the six subspecies (that I am aware of) of S. titanus available as toys/figures. Its inclusion in sets is probably because it's the largest, or one of the largest, subspecies of S. titanus (see below). Earlier treatments of this species and subspecies in this thread might be under the genus name Dorcus.

About the Animal:
Geographic distribution: Philippines (Palawan)
Habitat: Lowland and montane tropical and subtropical rainforest
Diet: Larvae develop in rotting wood; adults feed on tree sap
IUCN Status (at time of posting): Not Evaluated
Miscellaneous Notes: Serrognathus titanus palawanicus is endemic to the Philippines island of Palawan. At nearly 11 centimeters for a maximum-sized specimen, it is the largest of the 20+ subspecies of S. titanus.

[bmathison1972]

Species: Psittacus erithacus Linnaeus, 1758
Common name(s): African grey parrot; Congo grey parrot; grey parrot

About the Figure:
Manufacturer: Safari Ltd.
Series/Collection: Wings of the World
Year of Production: 2023
Size/Scale: Body length approx. 7.5 cm for a scale of 1:4.4
Frequency of species in toy/figure form (at time of posting): Very rare
Miscellaneous Notes: A welcome edition by Safari Ltd., as it's the only standard African grey in the modern era (and leagues above previous incarnations).

About the Animal:
Geographic distribution: Equatorial Africa
Habitat: Primary and secondary forest, gallery forest, forest edges and clearings, savanna woodland, mangroves, plantations
Diet: Fruits, seeds, flowers, buds
IUCN Status (at time of posting): Endangered
Miscellaneous Notes: Psittacus erithacus is highly intelligent and can display striking cognitive abilities. In addition to learning over 100 words, the bird seems to know when to use the words. They even can create words for objects they do not know based on words they do know (for example, calling dried banana chips 'banana crackers'). One of the most interesting uses for African grey word mimicry is as possible witnesses in murder trials! There are at least two instances in which a captive African grey witnessed the murder of their owners and kept repeating the victim's last words. In one instance in 1993, the bird was used to try and prove innocence for a man accused of killing a woman. The man on trial was named Gary Joseph Rasp, but the bird kept saying 'Richard, no, no, no!', implying someone named Richard may have killed the woman. In the other instance in 2017, prosecutors were exploring the possibility of using an African grey to prove a husband shot his wife, as the bird kept repeating the words, 'don't #^$@#! shoot'! [edited per forum rule 2  ]

[bmathison1972]

Species: Aedes albopictus (Skuse, 1894)
Common name(s): Asian tiger mosquito; forest mosquito

About the Figure:
Manufacturer: Takara Tomy A.R.T.S.
Series/Collection: Encyclopedia of Dangerous Organisms
Year of Production: 2020
Size/Scale: Legspan (as displayed here) approx. 7.5 cm. Using an individual wing as a metric (n=4.0 cm), scale comes to 15:1.
Frequency of species in toy/figure form (at time of posting): Unique
Miscellaneous Notes: Assembly was required. Takara did not market this mosquito at the species level, but the color is clearly based off of Aedes and A. albopictus makes the most sense given it being native to East Asia and being one of the most medically important mosquitoes worldwide. In 2022 the model was reissued but painted dark brown, perhaps intended to represent Culex, another medically important genus.

About the Animal:
Geographic distribution: Nearly worldwide; native to East and Southeast Asia and introduced via commerce to southern Europe, Middle East, sub-Saharan Africa, Australia (Torres Strait), and the Americas, from eastern and southern United States through the Caribbean and Central America to Brazil and northern Argentina.
Habitat: Forests, fields, meadows, urban and suburban parks, gardens, and yards; adaptable to nearly any habitat with favorable temperatures and access to water for development
Diet: Larvae feed on algae, bacteria, and other microorganisms in freshwater. Adults of both sexes feed on nectar and other sweet plant juices, but females also require vertebrate blood for egg development.
IUCN Status (at time of posting): Not Evaluated
Miscellaneous Notes: Aedes albopictus is a vector of the viruses that cause yellow fever, dengue fever, and Chikungunya fever. In dogs and cats, and possibly humans, A. albopictus can transmit Dirofilaria immitis, the cause of heartworm disease.

[Gwangi]

I had never seen a tiger mosquito until I moved to Maryland. They're by far the mosquitos I encounter the most around here. Kinda pretty for a mosquito but I'm still gonna swat them.

[bmathison1972]

Apparently today was also time for a stats update! Post 1600!

With today's post being the 1600th, it is time for a fun stats update.

Raw Numbers:

Number of time we've seen major groups in the Museum. These are raw numbers based on the posts, and includes figures that have been removed from my collection. The number in parenthesis is what the numbers were like at post 1500.

Arthropods: 819 (775)
Mammals: 221 (207)
Fish: 151 (145)
Birds: 130 (118)
Non-Arthropod Invertebrates: 82 (73)
Reptiles: 80 (76)
Dinosaurs: 55 (51)
Amphibians: 50 (44)
Protozoans/Plankton/Fungi: 12 (11)

*Taxonomic Notes. Birds include all theropods within Euavialae, extinct or extant. The Dinosaur category is for 'traditional' prehistoric dinosaur clades (except anything in Euavialae); pterosaurs; mosasaurs, plesiosaurs, ichthyosaurs and other prehistoric aquatic reptiles; prehistoric crocodylomorphs; prehistoric non-mammal synapsids; and prehistoric reptiles with no close modern relatives. Amphibians include some prehistoric stem tetrapods.

Now, within Arthropods. Like with the major groups above, this is based on all posts, including those that have been removed and/or replaced in my collection. The number in parenthesis is what the numbers were like at post 1500:

Insects: 579 (547)
Crustaceans: 110 (106)
Arachnids: 95 (89)
Misc. Arthropods: 35 (33)


Here are posts that remove two or more figures from the database. This is usually done when the same species has more than one example in a set or collection (e.g., male and female figures released together), but may also be used for uncommonly or rarely made species by the same company or for the rare instances the non-arthropod part of my collection is not synoptic (e.g., a shark where the adult is made by one company and a juvenile by the other). For the database, with the exception of life cycle sets, one line represents one figure. So, in these cases it is when the random number generator lands on one of the two (or more), but both (or more) are reviewed and removed. The following is how many times we have seen posts that remove two or more from the database; the number in parenthesis is how many there were at the 1500th post:
Two figures: 126 (122)
Three figures: 10 (10)
Four figures: 2 (2)
Five figures: 1 (1)


Now some interesting tidbits of information:

Species that have been seen more than once (including species that have been replaced):
Acherontia atropos (2), Actias luna (2), Aglais urticae (3), Allomyrina dichotoma (16), Allotopus rosenbergi (6), Anax junius (2), Androctonus australis (2), Anomalocaris canadensis (5), Anoplophora chinensis (2), Apis mellifera (7), Armadillidium vulgare (3), Atrax robustus (3), Attacus atlas (2), Bathynomus doederleinii (2), Bathynomus giganteus (6), Beckius beccarii (2), Birgus latro (3), Bombyx mori (3), Bos taurus (6), Brachypelma smithi (6), Caiman crocodilus (2), Calappa hepatica (2), Calappa lophos (2), Cambaroides japonicus (3), Camponotus japonicus (2), Canis lupus (3), Carabus auratus (2), Carabus blaptoides (2), Carcharhinus melanopterus (2), Chalcosoma atlas (4), Chalcosoma chiron (5), Chalcosoma moellenkampi (4), Cheirotonus jambar (3), Cheirotonus jansoni (2), Chiromantes haematocheir (3), Chromatopelma cyaneopubescens (2), Coccinella septempunctata (6), Cybister chinensis (3), Cyclommatus elaphus (3), Cyclommatus metallifer (2), Danaus plexippus (12), Daphina pulex (4), Dorcus grandis (3), Dorcus hopei (10), Dorcus rectus (3), Dynastes grantii (5), Dynastes hercules (14), Dynastes neptunus (7), Equus ferus (3), Equus quagga (2), Eupatorus birmanicus (2), Eupatorus gracilicornis (5), Evenus coronata (2), Formica rufa (2), Gallus gallus (2), Gelasimus tetragonon (2), Geothelphusa dehaani (2), Goliathus goliatus (2), Goliathus orientalis (2), Golofa porteri (2), Gorilla gorilla (2), Graptopsaltria nigrofuscata (4), Hallucigenia sparsa (2), Harmonia axyridis (2), Hasarius adansoni (2), Hebomoia glaucippe (3), Heliconius charithonia (2), Hexarthrius mandibularis (2), Hexarthrius parryi (3), Homarus americanus (2), Homoderus mellyi (2), Hyalophora cecropia (2), Hymenopus coronatus (4), Idea leuconoe (4), Idolomantis diabolica (2), Illeis koebelei (2), Kirkaldyia deyrollei (2), Lamprima adolphinae (3), Lamypris noctiluca (2), Latrodectus hasselti (2), Latrodectus mactans (6), Leiurus quinquestriatus (2), Locusta migratoria (5), Lucanus cervus (5), Lucanus maculifemoratus (7), Luehdorfia japonica (2), Lutra lutra (2), Lycosa tarantula (2), Macrocheira kaempferi (3), Macrodontia cervicornis (2), Mantis religiosa (3), Mastigias papua (2), Mecynorhina ugandensis (2), Megadyptes antipodes (2), Megasoma actaeon (4), Megasoma elaphas (5), Megasoma mars (2), Mesene phareus (2), Mesotopus tarandus (7), Metacarcinus magister (2), Morpho menelaus (5), Morpho peleides (3), Noctiluca scintillans (2), Odontolabis burmeisteri (3), Ogyris genoveva (2); Olenoides serratus (2), Onchorhynchus clarkii (2), Oncorhynchus mykiss (2), Oryctes gigas (2), Pagurus filholi (2), Pandinoides cavimanus (3), Pandinus imperator (5), Papilio bianor (2), Papilio glaucus (2), Papilio machaon (5), Papilio protenor (2), Papilio xuthus (6), Papilio zelicaon (2), Paralithodes camtschaticus (3), Parantica sita (2), Pediculus humanus (3), Periplaneta americana (2), Phalacrocorax carbo sinensis (2), Phalacrognathus muelleri (2), Phoebis philea (3), Pieris rapae (2), Poecilotheria regalis (2), Portunus pelagicus (3), Procambarus clarkii (3), Prosopocoilus dissimilis (3), Prosopocoilus hasterti (2), Prosopocoilus giraffa (5), Prosopocoilus inclinatus (10), Prosopocoilus zebra (2), Rhaetulus didieri (2), Rosalia batesi (2), Sasakia charonda (4), Scarabaeus typhon (2), Scylla serrata (2), Serrognathus titanus (5), Siderone galanthis (2), Tachypleus tridentatus (4), Tenodera aridifolia (2), Tenodera sinensis (2), Vanessa atalanta (2), Vespa ducalis (2), Vespa mandarinia (6), Xylotrupes gideon (2), Zerene cesonia (2).

Genera with more than one species:
Acanthophis (2), Acherontia (2), Actias (2), Aeshna (2), Aglais (2), Allomyrina (2), Allotopus (2), Alouatta (2), Ambystoma (2), Ameerega (3), Anas (2), Anax (2), Androctonus (2), Antohpleura (2), Aphonopelma (2), Argiope (3), Atergatis (2), Bathynomus (2), Bison (2), Bombus (2), Bos (2), Brachypelma (3), Bubo (2), Caiman (2), Calappa (3), Canis (2), Canthigaster (2), Carabus (3), Carassius (2), Carcharhinus (3), Cercopithecus (2), Cervus (2), Chaetodon (3), Chalcosoma (3), Cheirotonus (3), Chelonoidis (2), Coccinella (3), Coenobita (2), Corvus (2), Cuora (2), Cyclommatus (3), Danaus (2), Dardanus (2), Delias (2), Dendrobates (2), Dorcus (5), Dryocopus (2), Dryophytes (2), Dynastes (5), Dyscophus (2), Echidna (2), Erinaceus (2), Esox (2), Equus (5), Eupatorus (2), Evenus (2), Falco (2), Felis (2), Gekko (2), Geochelone (2), Giraffa (2), Goliathus (4), Golofa (3), Gonypteryx (2), Gorilla (2), Graphium (2), Gymnothorax (2), Haliaeetus (2), Hexarthrius (4), Hippocampus (2), Hippotragus (2), Homo (3), Hynobius (2), Hyperolius (3), Hypolimnas (2), Hypselodoris (2), Lactoria (2), Lamprima (2), Latrodectus (4), Lucanus (4), Lutra (2), Lynx (3), Macaca (3), Madrasostes (2), Manis (2), Maratus (2), Martes (2), Mecynorhina (2), Megasoma (4), Meles (2), Mictyris (2), Mikadotrochus (2), Morpho (5), Mustela (3), Myotis (2), Nyctereutes (2), Odontodactylus (2), Odocoileus (2), Odontolabis (6), Oncorhynchus (6), Oophaga (2), Ornithoptera (4), Oryctes (2), Oryx (3), Ostracion (2), Ovis (2), Oxyuranus (2), Pan (2), Panulirus (4), Papilio (11), Parnassius (2), Pelecanus (2), Platalea (2), Phrynosoma (2), Plestiodon (2), Polistes (5), Polypterus (2), Pongo (2), Portunus (2), Prosopocoilus (10), Pygoscelis (2), Rhaetulus (2), Rosalia (2), Scolopendra (3), Spheniscus (4), Spizaetus (2), Strix (2), Takifugu (2), Takydromus (2), Tenodera (2), Trichogomphus (2), Trioceros (2), Ursus (3), Vanessa (2), Vespa (3), Vespula (3), Vulpes (2), Xantusia (2), Zerene (2).


Companies:

Here are a list of companies (alphabetical order) and how many have come up in each (some posts can have more than one company). Companies with an asterisk are new since the last stats update:
   
4D Master  8
AAA  10
Access Toys/The Access  3
Adventure Planet  1
Agatsuma Entertainment  4
AMT/Ertl  1
AquaKitz  1
Aquameridian Ltd./For Corporation  4
Arboreum Artwork  3
Ayano Katyama  3
Bandai/Bandai Spirits  56
Banjihan ACE  1
Beam  4
Beauty of Beasts  1
Big Country Toys, LLC  1
Blip Toys  4
Break Co. Ltd.  3
Bullyland  30
Caboodle! Toys/Noah's Pals  3
Cadbury/Yowie Group  60
CBIOV  1
Chap Mei  1
Club Earth/Wing Mau  50
Coca Cola  3
CollectA  75
Colorata  55
Curatorial/Brave Wilderness  1
DeAgostini  29
Discovery/Discovery Communications  3
Dreams Come True Ltd.  3
Easter Unlimited Ltd.  1
Eikoh  3
Eofauna  2
Epoch/Tarlin  30
FaunaFigures  1
Favorite Co. Ltd.  12
F-toys  18
Funrise Toys  5
GPI Anatomicals  1
Haolonggood  5
Hayakawa Toys  4
Heller  2
Ikimon/Kitan Club  67
Imperial Toys  2
Innovative Kids  2
Insect Lore  8
Jám  3
Jasman  1
K&M International  35
Kabaya  20
Kaiyodo/Furuta  240
Koro Koro  1
Land & Sea Collectibles  2
Maia & Borges  5
Maruka  1
Merial  1
Mojö Fun  11
My Favorite Animals  3
Naturalism  7
NECA  2
New-Ray  2
Nihon Auto Toy  2
Paleocasts  5
Paleo-Creatures  11
Paleozoo  1
Papo  45
Play Visions  63
PNSO  12
Qualia  3
Rainbow  3
Rainforest Café  1
Rebor  1
Re-Ment  5
Royal Ontario Museum  1
Running Press  1
Safari Ltd.  177
Sbabam  2
Schleich  29
Science and Nature  13
Sega  65
ShanTrip  3
Shine-G  4
Signatustudio  2
Skillcraft  4
SO-TA/Toys Spirits  14
Southlands Replicas  8
Stasto  8
Steven's Pixie Toys  1*
Stewart Sales & Services  2
Sun Wai Toys  1*
Takara Tomy A.R.T.S./Subarudo  54
Tama-Kyu  1
Tedco Toys  1
Toy Fish Factory/Replica Toy Fish  13
Toymany  5
Toy Major  17
Trendmasters  3
Trilobiti Design  1
US Toy  3
Vivid Toy Group  2
Wicked Cool Toys  3
Wolff Marketing Group  1
Yell  5
Yujin  70
unknown  21



Anyway, we'll look at stats again after post 1700!! Until then, enjoy the posts!

[bmathison1972]

Species: Trimeresurus rubeus (Malhotra et al., 2011)
Common name(s): ruby-eyed green pit viper

About the Figure:
Manufacturer: Yowie Group
Series/Collection: Animals with Superpowers
Year of Production: 2021
Size/Scale: Measured along midline total body length approx. 24.0 cm for a scale of 1:2.5 (see below).
Frequency of species in toy/figure form (at time of posting): Unique
Miscellaneous Notes: The scale above is calculated based on the holotype male. Using head length as a metric (n=1.5 cm) scale comes to 1:1.6, but the head is certainly sculpted too large in relation to the rest of the body.

About the Animal:
Geographic distribution: Southeast Asia (s. Vietnam, e. Cambodia)
Habitat: Tropical mixed forest; often in riparian areas
Diet: Small vertebrates, including small mammals, birds, reptiles, amphibians (see below)
IUCN Status (at time of posting): Vulnerable
Miscellaneous Notes: Very little is known about T. rubeus. The snakes are typically observed at night near bodies of water. The diet listed above is based on the genus, and it's currently unknown of T. rubeus is a specialized predator. The gut contents of one specimen in the type series contained mammal hairs, but the prey was too digested for further identification.