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This species occurs along the north coast of New Guinea from the Sermowai River and Vanimo in West Sepik Province, Papua New Guinea eastward to Aitape in Papua Province, Indonesian New Guinea (Zug 2004). This is a lowland species probably not found above 100 m asl. (A. Allison pers. comm. 2014).

This species is found in lowland rainforest. Members of New Guinea's Carlia radiation are associated with open habitats, and often thrive in areas of disturbance and regrowth, and this species likewise is presumably associated with forest clearings.

This is a common species (A. Allison pers. comm. 2014)

There is no trade in this species.

It is unlikely that any major threats are impacting this species. This species may be locally threatened as a result of deforestation, however this is an area with limited human presence and somewhat restricted access (A. Allison pers. comm. 2014), and so any threats will be limited.

• 5.3.2 Intentional use: (large scale) [harvest]

There are no known species-specific conservation measures in place for this species. This species occurs in one protected area, the Pegunungan Cyclops Nature Reserve in Indonesian New Guinea.

This species has been assessed as Least Concern. Although it has an extent of occurrence estimated to be 13,261 km² and is known exclusively from forest, it is likely that it can tolerate some degree of forest disturbance and deforestation within its range is presently thought to be limited.

• Austin, C. C. Rittmeyer, E. N. Oliver, L. A. Anderman, J. A. Zug, G. R. Rodda, G. H. Jackson, N. D. 2011. The bioinvasion of Guam: inferring geographic origin, pace, pattern and process of an invasive lizard (Carlia) in the Pacific using multi-locus genomic data." Biological Invasions. 13 9(1951-1967).
• Shearman, P. and Bryan, J. 2011. A bioregional analysis of the distribution of rainforest cover, deforestation and degradation in Papua New Guinea. Austral Ecology 36: 9-24.
• Zug, G.R. 2004. Systematics of the Carlia "fusca" Lizards (Squamata: Scincidae) of New Guinea and Nearby Islands. Bishop Museum Press, Honolulu.