AHB Series 16 - Shingleback Skink (Melanistic) – Tiliqua rugosa aspera

AHB Series 16 – Shingleback Skink (Melanistic) – Tiliqua rugosa aspera | Lizard

A charming, chubby figure of the Shingleback Skink (Melanistic) (Tiliqua rugosa aspera) — hand-painted in lifelike detail, ready to display on any desk or shelf.

Approx. Size: Approx. palm-sized · ~0.5 lb (230 g)
Material: Hand-painted resin
Display: Single fixed figure — ready to display

Animal Heavenly Body · A Series of Laugh and Grow

Series 16 · The Lizard Collection

Shingleback Skink (Melanistic)

Tiliqua rugosa aspera

The hidden treasure of Series 16 — the Shingleback Skink in a dark melanistic form, the pinecone-scaled lizard whose stumpy tail mimics its own head, and that mates for life.

HIDDEN · TWO-HEADED & TRUE · the secret figure

RangeSouthern Australia

HabitatDry scrub & grassland

Adult SizeUp to 12 in (30 cm)

SignatureStumpy, head-like tail

BondPairs stay together for life

StatusHidden chase figure

A Series of Laugh and Grow

Real animals, reimagined plump and cheerful — painted in lifelike detail, sculpted impossibly cute.

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Chubby & Full of Character

Rounded, soft and undeniably cute — yet every scale, wrinkle and marking is hand-painted true to the real animal. The reaction it gets in person is always the same: so detailed, and so adorable.

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Ready to Display

A single, sturdy hand-painted piece — no assembly, no fuss. Set it on a desk or shelf and it holds its happy pose, ready to collect and show off.

Series 16 hides a faithful oddball for last. The shingleback skink wears rough, pinecone-like scales and a short, blunt tail shaped so much like its head that predators can’t tell which end is which — and, most remarkably of all, it returns to the same partner year after year.

Two Heads Are Better Than One

Its stumpy tail closely mimics its head, confusing predators about which way it will bolt — and giving this slow lizard a clever edge against attack.

Armored in Pinecone Scales

Large, rough, knob-like scales cover its body like a pinecone or a roof of shingles — the source of both its names, ‘shingleback’ and ‘bobtail.’

Faithful for Life

Extraordinarily for a reptile, shinglebacks form long-term pair bonds, with the same male and female reuniting to breed year after year — a rare kind of loyalty in the lizard world.

The Collector’s Reward

As the secret chase of the series — here in a striking dark melanistic form — the shingleback is the piece keepers hunt for, an oddball with a heart of gold.

“A pinecone lizard with two ‘heads’ and one lifelong sweetheart.”

Craft & Specifications

Series	A Series of Laugh and Grow (Series 16) — The Lizard Collection, by Animal Heavenly Body
Approx. Size	Approx. palm-sized · ~0.5 lb (230 g)
Material	Hand-painted resin
Display	Single fixed figure — ready to display out of the box
SKU	AHB-V16-Hidden