Name: AHB The Natural World – Western Shingleback Skink – Tiliqua rugosa rugosa | Figure
Brand: Animal Heavenly Body
SKU: AHB-NAT-05
Price: 110.00 USD
Availability: InStock

AHB The Natural World – Western Shingleback Skink – Tiliqua rugosa rugosa | Figure

$110.00

The Western Shingleback — Australia’s stumpy-tailed, pinecone-scaled skink — sprawled over warm red sandstone in blazing orange, black and cream, bright blue tongue out.

Approx. Size: About 5.5 × 4.7 × 2.4 in (14 × 12 × 6 cm)
Material: Hand-painted resin
Line: The Natural World
Current stock includes the limited pre-order bonus snail — while supplies last (future restocks may not include it).

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Animal Heavenly Body

The Natural World

Western Shingleback Skink

Tiliqua rugosa rugosa

The Western Shingleback — Australia’s stumpy-tailed, pinecone-scaled skink — sprawled over warm red sandstone in blazing orange, black and cream, bright blue tongue out.

THE LIZARD WITH TWO ‘HEADS’ · blue tongue out, tail like a decoy

RangeWestern Australia (this subspecies)

HabitatDry & semi-arid country

LengthBody ~10–12 in (26–31 cm)

SignatureHead-shaped stumpy tail

DietSnails, insects, flowers & fruit

LifespanOften 10–15 years; some reach ~50

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Hand-Painted Detail

Every scale, feather and marking is painted by hand to match the real animal — so detailed up close, so charming on the shelf.

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Ready to Display

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

Is it coming or going? With a short, fat tail shaped almost exactly like its head, the shingleback keeps predators guessing. Its big, knobbly scales look like a pinecone — one of its many nicknames is ‘pinecone lizard’ — and this western shingleback wears them in fiery orange, black and cream, stretched over red sandstone with its blue tongue on show.

Two Heads Are Better Than One

The stubby tail mimics the head to confuse predators, and it doubles as a pantry, storing fat for the cool months.

Partners for Life

Shinglebacks are famously faithful: pairs often reunite every breeding season, sometimes for up to 20 years.

Babies Born Big

Instead of laying eggs, females give birth to just two or three large, live young.

Many Nicknames

Bobtail, sleepy lizard, stumpy lizard, pinecone lizard, two-headed skink — in Western Australia, home of this subspecies, ‘bobtail’ is the everyday name.

“Same face on both ends, all charm in the middle.”

Craft & Specifications

Line	The Natural World, by Animal Heavenly Body
Approx. Size	About 5.5 × 4.7 × 2.4 in (14 × 12 × 6 cm)
Material	Hand-painted resin
Display	Single figure — ready to display out of the box
SKU	AHB-NAT-05