Amphibian

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Examples

Period

Illustration/s from period source/s:

Frog/Toad

Insignia Venetorum BSB 273, folio 89, frog/toad	-

Modern

Pictorial Dictionary of SCA Heraldry (3rd edition): Frog'

Pennsic Traceable Art Project

Sources:

Academy of St. Gabriel "Medieval Heraldry Archive" - http://www.s-gabriel.org/heraldry/
Archive of St. Gabriel reports - http://www.panix.com/~gabriel/public-bin/archive.cgi
Laurel Armory Articles - http://heraldry.sca.org/laurel/armory_articles.html
Period Armorials

Precedents:

Precedents of the SCA College of Arms - http://heraldry.sca.org/laurel/precedents.html Morsulus Heralds Website - http://www.morsulus.org/ (to search the LoARs and Precedents)

Use the above links to be sure any precedents listed below haven't been superseded by newer precedents.

Registerability

(Restricted, Reserved, SFPP, OOP):

August 2019 CL - Non-Tergiant Reptilian and Amphibian Quadrupeds SFPP

Last month, I issued the long-anticipated comprehensive discussion on Unity of Posture, wherein I differentiated between standard quadrupeds and those quadrupeds which are primarily found in tergiant postures, such as tortoises, frogs, and lizards. This month, we discussed two separate submissions with tortoises in non-tergiant postures, including statant and rampant.

While lizards and frogs have long enough legs that standard quadrupedal postures are recognizable, the presence of the full-body shell and short legs on a tortoise provides a more difficult problem of identifiability. There is one example of a tortoise in a non-tergiant posture in period, and it is statant, the "natural" posture one sees a tortoise in profile. As it is attested in period, we will continue to allow tortoises in statant postures.

For other standard quadrupedal postures, such as rampant, tortoises will be allowed only as long as the charge and the posture may be unambiguously identified, with the limbs extending from the shell in sufficient length to be clearly seen. However, for submissions appearing on external letters of intent published after February 1, 2020, such depictions will carry a step from period practice.

https://heraldry.sca.org/loar/2019/08/19-08cl.html#4

Collected Precedents:

• 1st Tenure of Elisabeth de Rossignol (May 2005 - July 2008) - AMPHIBIAN
• The 2nd Tenure of François la Flamme (October 2004 - May 2005) - AMPHIBIAN
• The Tenure of Shauna of Carrick Point (May 2004 - August 2004) - Amphibian
• The Tenure of François la Flamme (August 2001 - April 2004) - AMPHIBIAN
• The Tenure of Elsbeth Anne Roth (June 1999 - July 2001) - NA
• The Tenure of Jaelle of Armida (June 1996 - June 1999) - NA
• The 2nd Tenure of Da'ud ibn Auda (November 1993 - June 1996) - NA
• The Tenure of Bruce Draconarius of Mistholme (June 1992 - October 1993) - NA
• The 1st Tenure of Da'ud ibn Auda (June 1990 - June 1992) - NA
• The Tenure of Alisoun MacCoul of Elphane (September 1986 - June 1990) - NA
• The Tenure of Baldwin of Erebor (August 1984 - August 1986) - NA
• The Tenure of Wilhelm von Schlüssel (August 1979 - August 1984) - NA
• The Tenure of Karina of the Far West (December 1975 - June 1979) - NA
• The Early Days (June 1971 - June 1975) - NA

In the Ordinary

(includes bullfrog, frog, toad)

• Amphibian