Summary
Colour print of a Spotted Marsh Frog, Limnodynastes tasmaniensis, and a Pobblebonk, Limnodynastes dumerilii, by Arthur Bartholomew. This work was commissioned by Frederick McCoy, the first Director of The National Museum of Victoria, for Plate 42 in The Prodromus of the Zoology of Victoria; Figures and descriptions of the living species of all classes of the Victoria indigenous animals. McCoy originally referred to these species as Lymnodynastes tasmaniensis, The Spotted Marsh-frog, and Lymnodynastes dorsalis, The Common Sand-frog.
This plate forms part of the much larger Prodromus Collection. Many of the original illustrations and prints in the collection informed the production of The Prodromus, the first major publication of the National Museum of Victoria. Between 1878 and 1890, McCoy published his zoology 'Prodromus' as 20 parts in two volumes, with each part comprising 20 plates. Unfortunately, almost 90 plates in the collection remain unpublished, and hundreds of illustrations were either not completed or not printed.
Description of Content
Spotted Marsh-Frog/ Pobblebonk, Limnodynastes tasmaniensis (Gunther)/Limnodynastes dumerilli by Arthur Bartholomew by Arthur Bartholomew. Colour plate, lithographic ink on paper, 26cm x 16cm. Published as Plate 42 in The Prodromus of the Zoology of Victoria by Frederick McCoy.
More Information
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Collection Names
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Collecting Areas
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Artist
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Lithographer
Frederick Schoenfeld
Lithograph finally published in Prodromus Decade 5 June 1880 -
Medium
lithographic ink
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Technique
Scientific illustration
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Support
Paper
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Plate Number
42
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Drawing Number
D115, D117
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State
Colour print
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Primary Inscriptions
Pl.17 / Zoology of Victoria (Reptiles) / A.Bartholomew del / Prof.McCoy direct. / F.Schoenfeld lith.
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Secondary Inscriptions
[Fig.1] 1,1a,1b,1c,1d,1e,1f / [Fig,2] 2,2a,2b,2c,2d,2e,2f
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Classification
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Taxon Name
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Author and date of publication
Günther, 1858
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Preferred Common name
Spotted Grass Frog
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Other Common Names
Spotted Marsh Frog
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Kingdom
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Phylum
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Subphylum
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Class
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Subclass
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Order
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Family
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Genus
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Species Name
tasmaniensis
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Type of item
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Overall Dimensions
16 cm (Width), 26 cm (Height)
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References
[Book Series] McCoy, Frederick. 1878-1890. Natural History of Victoria: Prodromus of the Zoology of Victoria or Figures and Descriptions of the Living Species of All Classes of the Victorian Indigenous Animals. 1-2.
[Article] Yen, Alan L., et al. 2001. McCoy's Prodromus of the Zoology of Victoria: an unfinished task. Vic. Nat. 118 (6): 242-255.