Carlia ailanpalai

{{Short description|Species of lizard}}

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| image = Carlia ailanpalai.jpg

| status = LC

| status_system = IUCN3.1

|status_ref = {{cite iucn |author=Tallowin, O. |author2=Allison, A. |date=2013 |title=Carlia ailanpalai |volume=2013 |page=e.T196590A2463698 |doi=10.2305/IUCN.UK.2013-1.RLTS.T196590A2463698.en |access-date=18 November 2021}}

| genus = Carlia

| species = ailanpalai

| authority = Zug, 2004

}}

Carlia ailanpalai is a species of skink, commonly known as the curious skink, in the genus Carlia. It is native to Papua New Guinea.{{NRDB species|genus=Carlia|species=ailanpalai}} It has been introduced to Weno Island and Guam.