Name: AHB Series 24 - Cuming&rsquo;s Water Monitor – Varanus cumingi | Lizard
SKU: AHB-V24-04-LIZ
Price: 37.99 USD
Availability: InStock

AHB Series 24 – Cuming’s Water Monitor – Varanus cumingi | Lizard

A charming, chubby figure of the Cuming’s Water Monitor (Varanus cumingi) — hand-painted in lifelike detail, ready to display on any desk or shelf.

Approx. Size: L 3.3 in × W 2.4 in × H 2.4 in (L 8.5 × W 6 × H 6 cm) · ~0.5 lb (230 g)
Material: Hand-painted resin
Display: Single fixed figure — ready to display

Only 1 left in stock

Animal Heavenly Body · A Series of Laugh and Grow

Series 24 · The Dragon & Monitor Lizard Collection

Cuming’s Water Monitor

Varanus cumingi

Cuming’s Water Monitor — a striking Philippine monitor lizard with a brilliant golden-yellow head, and a superb swimmer.

THE GOLDEN-HEADED MONITOR · island water hunter

RangeMindanao, Philippines

HabitatRivers, mangroves, coast

Adult SizeUp to 4 ft (1.2 m)

SignatureBright yellow head & markings

SkillPowerful swimmer

DietFish, crabs, carrion

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.

Splashed with brilliant yellow across its head and body, Cuming’s water monitor is one of the most colorful of the monitor lizards. A powerful swimmer of the Philippine island of Mindanao, it patrols rivers, mangroves and coasts hunting fish, crabs and whatever else it can find.

A Head of Gold

Its bold yellow head and yellow-spotted body set it apart from the drab browns of many monitors — one of the most vividly marked water monitors in the world.

Built for Water

A muscular, flattened tail powers it through rivers and coastal shallows, where it swims and dives with ease in pursuit of fish and crustaceans.

A Sharp Forked Tongue

Like all monitors it flicks a long forked tongue to taste the air, tracking food and carrion with a keen chemical sense.

An Island Specialist

Found only on Mindanao and nearby islands, this golden-headed monitor is a Philippine endemic — here rounded into a plump, brightly marked figure.

“A golden-headed monitor that swims the island rivers like a champion.”

Craft & Specifications

Series	A Series of Laugh and Grow (Series 24) — The Dragon & Monitor Lizard Collection, by Animal Heavenly Body
Approx. Size	L 3.3 in × W 2.4 in × H 2.4 in (L 8.5 × W 6 × H 6 cm) · ~0.5 lb (230 g)
Material	Hand-painted resin
Display	Single fixed figure — ready to display out of the box
SKU	AHB-V24-04-LIZ