Carlia schmeltzii, known commonly as the robust rainbow-skink, is a species of lizard in the family Scincidae.

The species is endemic to Australia.

The specific name, schmeltzii, is in honor of German ethnographer Johannes Dietrich Eduard Schmeltz.

[3] Carlia schmeltzii is native to New South Wales and Queensland in eastern Australia.

[2] The preferred natural habitats of C. schmeltzii are rocky areas, shrubland, savanna, and forest.