Carlia eothen ZUG, 2004

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Higher Taxa	Scincidae, Eugongylinae (Eugongylini), Scincoidea, Sauria, Squamata (lizards)
Subspecies
Common Names
Synonym	Carlia eothen ZUG 2004: 48
Distribution	E Papua New Guinea (from around Milne Bay into the adjacent island groups, d’Entrecasteux Islands, Muyua group, Louisiade Archipelago) Type locality: Papua New Guinea, Milne Bay Province, Trobriand Islands, Kiriwina Island.
Reproduction	oviparous
Types	Holotype: AMS R47147
Diagnosis	Additional details, e.g. a detailed description or comparisons (5868 characters), are available for collaborators and contributors. Please contact us for details.
Comment
Etymology	Named after the Greek word “eothen” = in the mroning or eastern, in allusion to these populations being the easternmost naturally occurring Carlia.
References	Austin, Christopher C.; Eric N. Rittmeyer; Lauren A. Oliver; John O. Andermann; George R. Zug; Gordon H. Rodda; Nathan D. Jackson 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. Biol Invasions 13:1951–1967 - get paper here Dolman, Gaynor & Andrew F. Hugall 2008. Combined mitochondrial and nuclear data enhance resolution of a rapid radiation of Australian rainbow skinks (Scincidae: Carlia). Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution 49 (3): 782-794 - get paper here Zug,G. R. 2004. Systematics of the Carlia “fusca” lizards (Squamata: Scincidae) of New Guinea and Nearby Islands. Bishop Mus. Bull. Zool. 5: 1-83
External links	IUCN Red List National Center for Biotechnology Information Google images

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