Lots of Unknown Resin(?) sets

I was recently looking around on aliexpress and noticed quite a few of these sets as sets I had never seen before. Ordering from taobao shortly after, I found quite a few of the same sets on there. I am simply posting these here just to show to other members on the forum that they exist, I have not gotten any of these figures myself, although quite a few have been added to my wishlist.

These first sets are from a company who called themselves Animal Planet (as though that name is not overused) and all belong to a line called "A series of laugh and grow fat". As such, all of the animals are somewhat oversized and cartoonish, but it works better for some species than others. I don't know how many sets are in this line, but these are the ones I have found.

Edited to add that all species IDs come directly from the company, and that I can provide closer photos of any figure if so desired.

First up, Snakes:
1. Gaboon Viper (Bitis gabonica)
2. Western Hognose - albino morph
3. Western Hognose (Eterodon nasicus) - Unique Species!
4. California Kingsnake (Lampropeltis getula californiae) - Unique (sub)Species!
5. Mexican Black Kingsnake (Lampropeltis getula nigrita) - Unique (sub)Species!
6. Ball python (Python regius)
7. Ball python - leucistic morph
8. King Cobra (Ophiophagus hannah)
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Next, crabs. I don't collect crustaceans, I don't know which ones of these are unique:
1. Japanese Mantis Shrimp (Oratosquilla oratoria)
2. Maine Lobster (Homarus americanus)
3. Spotted Box Crab (Calappa philargius)
4. Common Box Crab (Calappa lophos)
5. Red-Spotted Box Crab (Calappa calappa)
6. Flower Crab (Portunus pelagicus)
7. Chinese Mitten Crab (Eriocheir sinensis)
8. Louisiana Crawfish (Procambarus clarkii)
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Next, Ocean animals:
1. Red Lionfish (Pterois volitans)
2. Orca (Orcinus orca)
3. Great White Shark (Charcharodon carcharias)
4. Beluga Whale (Delphinapterus leucas)
5. Green Sea Turtle (Chelonia mydas)
6. Walrus (Odobenus rosmarus)
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Geckos:
1. Crested Gecko (orange) (Rhacodactylus cilliatus)
2. Crested Gecko (brown)
3. Leachianus Gecko (Rhacodactylus leachianus) - Unique Species!
4. Common Leopard Gecko (Eublepharis macularius)
5. Common Leopard Gecko (Tangerine morph)
6. Three-Lined Knob Tail Gecko (yellow) (Nephuru levis pilbarensis)
7. Three-Lined Knob Tail Gecko (tan)
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Chinese Treasures Set 1:
1. Chinese Alligator (Alligator sinensis)
2. Chinese Giant Salamander (Andrias davidianus) - Unique Species!
3. Dabry's Sturgeon (Acipenser dabryanus) - Unique at the moment, until/unless the NTC set releases.
4. Baiji (Lipotes vexillifer)
5. Chinese High-Fin Banded Shark (Myxocyprinus asiaticus) - same as above, unique until/unless NTC set releases.
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Chinese Treasures Set 2:
1. Yangtze Giant Softshell Turtle (Rafetus swinhoei) - Unique (except for another figure I will show later)
2. Roughskin Sculpin (Trachidermus fasciatus)
3. Chinese Paddlefish (Psephurus gladius) - Unique species!
4. Long-Headed Spiky Carp (Luciobrama macrocephalus) - Unique species!
5. Yangtze Finless Porpoise (Neophocaena asiaeorientalis)
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Turtles 1:
1. Yellow-Margined Box Turtle (Cuora flavomarginata)
2. Florida Snapping Turtle (Chelydra serpentina osceloa)
3. Florida Snapping Turtle (dark)
4. Alligator Snapping Turtle (Macrochelus temminckii)
5. Alligator Snapping Turtle (dark)
6. Chinese Pond Turtle (Mauremys reevesii)
7. Chinese Broad-Headed Pond Turtle (Mauremys megaloceaphaia) - Unique species!
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Turtles 2:
1. Sulcata Tortoise (Centochelys sulcata) - Unique species!
2. Sulcata Tortoise (mouth open)
3. Fly River Turtle (Carettochelys insculpta)
4. Big-Headed Turtle (red) (Platysternon megacephalum)
5. Big-Headed Turtle (green)
6. Radiated Tortoise (Astrochelys radiata)
7. Big Headed Turtle (albino)
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Insects (releasing december 2022):
1. Hercules Beetle (Dynastes hercules)
2. Hercules Beetle (different base)
3. Chinese Grasshopper (Acrida cinerea)
4. Woodlouse (Porcellio sp.)
5. Japanese Rhinoceros Beetle (Allomyrina dichotoma)
6. Mantis (Mantodea sp.)
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I will soon post a part two with a few other "brands" of figures that are very similar and I see being sold by the same sellers in the same places.

Now, I present quite a few other figures from a variety of brands and lines. There are lots of unusual species presented here.
Firstly, two sets that are labelled "Frog Planet". I do not know if that is a brand or a line, but I would have to assume the latter. Many of these figures are very cartoonish, but some are more realistic than others.
Set 1:
1. Malayan Horned Frog (Megophrys nasuta)
2. Black Rain Frog (Breviceps fuscus) - Unique Species!
3. African Clawed Frog (Xenopus Laevis) - Unique Species, although very cartoonish
4. Cane Toad (Rhinella marina)
5. White's Tree Frog (Litoria caerulea)
6. Budgett's Frog (Lepidobatrachus laevis)
7. African Bullfrog (Pyxicephalus adspersus) - Unique Species!
8. Red-Eyed Tree Frog (Agalychnis callidrya)
9. Surinam Horned Frog (Ceratophrys cornuta) - Unique Species!
10. Waxy Monkey Tree Frog (Phyllomedusa sauvagii)
11. Blue Poison Dart Frog (Dendrobates tinctorius azureus) (secret figure)
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Set 2, Releasing November 2022:
1. Giant Leaf Frog (Phyllomedusa bicolor) - Unique Species!
2. Japanese Toad (Bufo japonicus)
3. Madagascar Tomato Frog (Dyscophus antongilii)
4. Fringed Leaf Frog (Cruziohyla craspedopus) - Unique Species!
5. Amazon Milk Frog (Trachycephalus resinfictrix)
6. Paradoxical Shrinking Frog (Pseudis paradoxa) - Unique Species!
7. La Palma Glass Frog (Hyalinobatrachium valerioi) - Unique Species!
8. Chaco Horned Frog (Chacophrys pierottii) - Unique Species!
9. Common Rain Frog (Breviceps adspersus)
10. Horned Treefrog (Hemiphractus sp.)
There is also a secret figure, but I do not know what it is.
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Next is a set called Lizard Kingdoms, which seems to be produced by the same company. It is releasing in November 2022
1. Green Iguana (red morph) (Iguana iguana)
2. Komodo Dragon (Varanus komodoensis)
3. Marine Iguana (Amblyrhynchus cristatus)
4. Central Bearded Dragon (Pogona vitticeps)
5. Shingleback Skink (Tiliqua rugosa) - Unique Species!
6. Gila Monster (Heloderma suspectum)
7. Rhinoceros Iguana (Cyclura cornuta)
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Next is a series of geckos on branches that may also come from the same company, but it is hard to tell. This set seems to be called Gekko Gekko.
1. Crested Gecko (Correlophus ciliatus)
2. Leachianus Gecko (Rhacodactylus leachianus) - Unique, aside from the figure I showed earlier.
3. Three-Lined Knob Tailed Gecko (Nephrurus levis)
4. Common Leopard Gecko (Eublepharis macularius)
5. Day Gecko (Phelsuma sp.)
6. This figure is given the scientific name for the Spearpoint Leaftail Gecko, but I believe that it is actually the Satanic Leaftail Gecko (Uroplatus phantasticus).
7. Tokay Gecko (Gekko gecko)
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Next is a SUPER interesting set of turtles, again possibly from the same company but far less anthropomorphized, with a fantastic repertoire of species.
1. Striped Mud Turtle (Kinosternon baurii) - Unique Species!
2. Scorpion Mud Turtle (albino) (Kinosternon scorpioides) - Unique Species!
3. Stripe-Necked Musk Turtle (Sternotherus minor peltifer) - Unique (sub)Species!
4. Loggerhead Musk Turtle (Sternotherus minor) - safari made one that only resembles the turtle in name, so I will still consider this unique.
5. Mexican Musk Turtle (white) (Staurotypus triporcatus) - Unique Species!
6. Giant Musk Turtle (Staurotypus salvinii) - Unique Species!
7. Razor-Backed Musk Turtle (Kinosternon carinatus)
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Another set of turtles - I think these may be a different company, but it is honestly extremely difficult to tell.
1. Indochinese Box Turtle (Cuora galbinifrons) - Indochinese Box Turtle - Unique Species!
2. Yellow-Headed Box Turtle (Cuora aurocapitata) - Unique Species!
3. Mata Mata (Celus fimbriatus)
4. Pancake Tortoise (Malacochersus tornieri) - Unique Species!
5. Leatherback Sea Turtle (Dermochelys coriacea)
6. Leopard Tortoise (Trigmochelys pardalis) - Unique Species!
7. Red-Footed Tortoise (Chelonoidis carbonaria)
8. Red-Footed Tortoise (albino)
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There's a second set as well:
1. Pinta Island Tortoise (Chelonoidis nigra abingdonii)
2. Pinta Island Tortoise (mouth open)
3. Ploughshare Tortoise (Astrochelus yniphora) - Unique Species!
4. Radiated Tortoise (Astrochelys radiata)
5. Radiated Tortoise (dark shell)
6. Aldabra Giant Tortoise (Geochelone gigantea)
7. Indian Star Tortoise (Geochelone elegans)
There is also a secret, but I do not know what it is.
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This post is getting long, so I will make a part three with the last four images.

Okay, the last part. I miscounted, I have only three images to share.

We will start with one more unbranded reptiles and amphibians set. This set was meant to release in July 2022, and I am not 100% sure if it did or not, but I hope so.
1. Bailey's Snake (Thermophis baileyi) - Unique species, but this is very anthropomorphized.
2. Mangshan Pit Viper (Protobothrops mangshanensis) - Unique Species!
3. King Cobra (Ophiophagus hannah)
4. Emei Moustache Toad (Leptobrachium boringii) - Unique Species!
5. Alligator Sinensis (Chinese alligator)
6. Yingde Leopard Gecko (Goniurosaurus yingdeensis) - Unique Species!
7. Banna Caecilian (Ichthyophis bannanicus) - Unique Species!
8. Yangtze Giant Softshell Turtle (Rafetus swinhoei) - Unique except for the one I showed before.
9. Kunming Lake Newt (Cynops wolterstorffi) (secret figure) - Unique Species!
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Next, two sets of parrots. The first set was supposed to come out in June, and I believe that it did. The company is listed as "CG Parrot Studio". They are slightly cartoonish, but not entirely unrealistic.
Set 1:
1. African Grey Parrot (Psittacus erithacus)
2. Gang Gang Cockatoo (Callocephalon fimbriatum) - Unique Species!
3. White Bellied Parrot (Pionites leucogaster) - Unique Species!
4. Hyacinth Macaw (Anodorhynchus hyacinthinus)
5. Scarlet Macaw (Ara macao)
6. Salmon Crested Cockatoo (Cacatua moluccensis) - Unique Species!
7. Palm Cockatoo (Probosciger aterrimus) - Unique Species!
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Second Set, supposed to come out in December :
1. Eclectus Parrot (male) (Eclectus roratus)
2. Sun Conure (Aratinga solstitialis)
3. Blue and Gold Macaw (Ara ararauna)
4. Monk Parakeet (green) (Myiopsitta monachus)  - Unique Species!
5. Monk Parakeet (blue)
6. Hawk-Headed Parrot (Deoptyus accipitrinus) - Unique Species!
7. Green-Winged Macaw (Ara chloropterus)
8. Galah (Eolophus roseicapillia)
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And that is all I have to share! I think these sets are very interesting and I would love to acquire a handful of the figures one day.

Fantastic job listing all these unknown sets. Some are very caricatural but some are really interesting and the number of different and unusual species is amazing.
Thanks for all your effort to share this information with us.

I have seen these sets a few weeks ago. Interesting , but nothing for my zoo

I am half-tempted to get the crabs, as they are also some of the less-stylized (except for the lobster with the huge claws). But, I'll probably pass

endogenylove wrote:

Next, crabs. I don't collect crustaceans, I don't know which ones of these are unique:
1. Japanese Mantis Shrimp (Oratosquilla oratoria)
2. Maine Lobster (Homarus americanus)
3. Spotted Box Crab (Calappa philargius)
4. Common Box Crab (Calappa lophos)
5. Red-Spotted Box Crab (Calappa calappa)
6. Flower Crab (Portunus pelagicus)
7. Chinese Mitten Crab (Eriocheir sinensis)
8. Louisiana Crawfish (Procambarus clarkii)
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WOW!!! thank you so much endogenlove!
what a fantastic compilation you did - must've taken you ages?!

I really like all of them. They are cartoonish but very detailed and real to the animal at the same time. I knew the baby komodo was a komodo as soon as I saw his eyes and nose. That's pretty good attention to nuances right there.

I love the crabs the most though!
I've never seen a crab model with the claws and legs in close to the body. They have gone outside familiar territory. Really excellent pieces. And I love the shrimp and lobster too.
Such cuteness
cute + beautiful

Where can these sets be purchased? Especially snakes and sea animals ?

These cute stylized sets, I love the sturgeon and paddlefish, and the big headed snakes in the first shot. But I would have preferred to see these as more normally proportioned sculpts. Thank you for showing them though!

AnimalP wrote:

Where can these sets be purchased? Especially snakes and sea animals ?

They can easily be found on aliexpress if you search for “series of laugh and grow fat” :)

These are all products of Chinese companies. I have introduced Animal Planet in the forum.

These are chubby cartoon-style animals, not my type, but they are very popular in China, probably most people still like the cute type.