Miniature Red Painted Reed Frog Figurine

A strikingly realistic miniature frog in vivid scarlet red, with bold black stripes outlined in yellow running down its back and black-and-yellow eye-spot markings on its sides and legs. It has golden eyes, a gentle smile and splayed toes with tiny toe pads. With its colouring, it's most likely modelled on an African painted reed frog. It sits in the palm of a hand and makes a vivid accent for a desk, a shelf or a nature lover's collection. Maker unmarked. It's in good condition.

The painted reed frog is famous for its variety. It's one of the most colour-variable frogs in the world, with forms ranging from porcelain white with black-bordered stripes to red, yellow and spotted patterns. Its sticky toe pads let it climb and cling to slick vertical reed stems around ponds and marshes in southern and eastern Africa.