Pelobates fuscus, Bombina variegata, Epidalea calamita, Bufo bufo and Alytes obstetricans
This is one of the illustrations I made when I was still part of the student association board at my uni. We considered the possibility of making promotional merch (despite being nonprofit- so extra income would go into hosting even better lectures and excursions). This one got printed on a mug!
I wish I had a better picture for you, but I'm upstairs and too lazy to head down to take a picture of one right now.
Completely beyond my expectations, this mug ended up being a hit among herpetology enthusiasts in and outside uni, to the point where the item even got spotted a country over by an online friend who has no ties to our student association or school in general! Teachers had them on their desks, 1 out of 5 students would have one hanging on their bag (as ecologists are apparently wont to do), and even some pretty highly esteemed lecturers had one. It was crazy. I'm no longer on the board, and though I barely have any time between tests and theses, I'm considering the idea of making more merch. Like this unpolished concept of a Salamandrina perspicillata. It's not found in The Netherlands, but much loved by the community here anyway.
