Prints and Cards by Tim Halliday
AFRICAN REED FROGS
African Reed Frogs belong to the family Hyperoliidae, of which 232 species have been described to date, distributed across sub-Saharan Africa, Madagascar and a number of islands. Many are brightly coloured and some have local colour morphs, adding to their visual diversity. Unlike many colourful frogs, they are not toxic. They hide by day and emerge at night, males calling loudly to attract mates.
Print size 250 x 360mm, Edition of 50
Price £60.00
ATELOPUS FROGS
The genus Atelopus contains nearly 100 species of small, brightly-coloured toads that are active by day and which generally live at high altitudes in Central America and northern South America. The majority of species are critically endangered and some have recently become extinct. Their rapid decline is due to habitat loss, pollution and the spread of the fungal disease chytridiomycosis that is devastating amphibian populations worldwide.
Print size 455 x 610mm, Edition of 50
Price £130.00
DART-POISON FROGS
The family Dendrobatidae contains over 280 species of small, brightly-coloured frogs that are active by day and which generally live in forested parts of Central America and northern South America. Many are brightly-coloured and have toxic skin secretions in their skin, derived from their insect prey. The skin secretions of the more toxic species have long been used by native Indians to coat their hunting darts. Just over a quarter of species are threatened with extinction to varying degrees. Their decline is primarily due to habitat loss; some of the more colourful species are also adversely affected by the global pet trade in tropical frogs.
Print size 455 x 610mm, Edition of 50
Price £130.00
ENDANGERED DART-POISON FROGS
The brightly-coloured Dart-poison Frogs are native to the forests of Central America and northern South America. Over a quarter of species are threatened with extinction to varying degrees. Their decline is primarily due to habitat loss; some of the more colourful species are also adversely affected by the global pet trade in tropical frogs. These species, all from Peru, are: Dendrobates ranitomeya (top), D. sirensis, D. mysteriosus and Epipedobates anthonyi.
Print size 330 x 480mm, Edition of 50
Price £85.00
ENDANGERED SALAMANDERS
There are over 600 species of newts and salamanders, living in Europe, Asia and the Americas. This number increases almost weekly, as new species are discovered. Nearly half of these tailed amphibians are threatened to some degree with extinction, primarily because of destruction, degradation and pollution of the freshwater habitats that they require for breeding. Biodiversity in the world’s freshwater habitats is currently declining faster than that in any other biome, including tropical forests and coral reefs.
Print size 330 x 480mm, Edition of 50
Price £85.00
FROG AND TOAD FACES
Cane Toad
Rhinella marinaFlying Frog
Rhacophorus helenaeStrawberry Poison Frog
Oophaga pumilioWhite’s Treefrog
Litoria caeruleaRed-eyed Treefrog
Agalychnis callidryasGreen Toad
Pseudepidalea viridis
Print size 240 x 300mm, Edition of 50
Price £50.00
PAINTED REED FROGS
Painted reed frogs are native to eastern and southern Africa. Although little more than an inch long, males produce one of the loudest of frog mating calls, enabling females to find them from far away. They are highly variable in colour and some of the variants may be distinct species. Unlike many colourful frogs, they are not toxic or distasteful and are prey to a wide variety of animals. Though they are declining in some localities, as a result of loss of breeding habitat, their numbers are increasing in parts of South Africa.
Print size 240 x 330mm, Edition of 50
Price £60.00
GOLDEN TOADS
The Golden Toad is extinct. Confined to a mountain area of only 10 square kilometres at Monteverde, Costa Rica, about 1000 toads gathered to breed in 1987. Only one toad was seen in 1988 and 1989 and none have been seen since. Apart from a brief breeding season, it lead a secretive life, living mostly underground. It was an unusual toad in that males and females differed markedly in colour, males being bright orange and females multi-coloured. Its extinction is attributed to climate change and, perhaps, disease.
Print size 240 x 330mm, Edition of 50
Price £60.00
HORNED FROGS
Horned Frogs (Ceratophrys cornuta) live among leaf litter throughout the Amazon Basin. They are ‘sit and wait’ predators, remaining motionless until their prey comes close. They have enormous mouths, enabling them to eat, not only ants and beetles, but also larger creatures, such as other frogs, lizards and mice. Their highly variable colour patterns provide very effective camouflage.
Print size 330 x 480mm, Edition of 50
Price £85.00
KALEIDOSCOPIC FROGS
Frogs are a rich source of food for many predators, including snakes, birds and mammals. They are typically active only at night and their skin is cryptically coloured. A few species of frogs, however, are brightly coloured and active by day. Their colours advertise that their skin contains toxic compounds that range from being
distasteful to highly poisonous.
Print size 420 x 594mm, Edition of 50
Price £130.00
DENDROBATID FROGS
The family Dendrobatidae contains over 280 species of small, brightly-coloured frogs that are active by day and which generally live in forested parts of Central America and northern South America. Many are brightly-coloured and have toxic skin secretions in their skin, derived from their insect prey. The skin secretions of the more toxic species have long been used by native Indians to coat their hunting darts. Just over a quarter of species are threatened with extinction to varying degrees. Their decline is primarily due to habitat loss; some of the more colourful species are also adversely affected by the global pet trade in tropical frogs.
Print size 455 x 610mm, Edition of 50
Price £130.00
MANTELLAS
Mantellas are small, brightly-coloured frogs found only on Madagascar. Like the New World dart-poison frogs, they are active by day, are brightly-coloured and have toxic skin secretions, derived from their insect prey. Of the 16 species in the genus Mantella, 12 are threatened with extinction to varying degrees. Their decline is primarily due to the extensive deforestation that has occurred in Madagascar. As they make popular pets, they are also threatened by collectors.
Print size 330 x 480mm, Edition of 50
Price £85.00
NEWTS AND SALAMANDERS
Newts are tailed amphibians that spend part of the year and breed in water; salamanders are more terrestrial, many breeding on land. Shown here are (from top left): Himalayan Newt (Tylototriton verrucosus), Arboreal Salamander (Aneides lugubris), juvenile (red eft) of Eastern Newt (Notopthalmus viridescens), Gold-striped Salamander (Chioglossa lusitanica), California Slender Salamander (Batrachoseps attenuatus), Fire Salamander (Salamandra salamandra), Marbled Salamander (Ambystoma opacum), Jordan’s Salamander (Plethodon jordani), Red Salamander (Pseudotriton ruber), Marbled Newt (Triturus marmoratus) and Smooth Newt (Lissotriton vulgaris).
Print size 250 x 456mm, Edition of 50
Price £85.00
TOADS
There are over 600 species worldwide belonging to the family Bufonidae. Shown here are (from top left): Leopard Toad (Sclerophrys pantherinus), Oak Toad (Anaxyrus quercicus), European Green Toad (Bufotes viridis), American Toad (Anaxyrus americanus), Common Toad (Bufo bufo), Red Toad (Schismaderma carens), Asiatic Toad (Bufo gargarizans), Golden Toad (Incilius periglenes), Yosemite Toad (Anaxyrus canorus), American Green Toad (Anaxyrus debilis), Natterjack (Epidalea calamita) and Marine or Cane Toad (Rhinella marina).
Print size 455 x 610mm, Edition of 50
Price £130.00
72 FROGS
The images of frogs are based on a lapis amulet from Mesopotamia, dating back to before 3500 BC. The overall design is inspired by the work of Bridget Riley.
Print size 455 x 610mm, Edition of 50
Price £130.00