Tiger's Treefrog

This 3D model is based on a recently discovered species called the Tiger's Treefrog (Hyloscirtus tigrinus) which features an incredible maze-like pattern on its skin. This species lives in the rainforests of Ecuador and Colombia and is exceedingly rare, with scientists estimating only 250 adult tiger's treefrogs alive today.

The model includes two variants: one for large printing and one for small. The frogs are designed for dual extrusion 3D printers and consist of two files: a 'hollow' one and a 'solid' one. If your printer only has a single extruder, you can print the 'solid' half by itself to create a one-color frog.

Print settings:

• Designed to print without supports.
• Use Makerware's medium settings for printing in ABS.
• Recommendations: 2 shells, 0.2 mm layer height, 10% infill.
• Slicing warning: this takes a while to slice (it took us 13 minutes).

The model was created in Blender from photographs of Hyloscirtus tigrinus, and the pattern was generated using a reaction-diffusion simulation.