Chalcides lanzai, or Lanza's skink, is a species of skink, a lizard in the family Scincidae.

[2] The specific name, lanzai, is in honor of Italian herpetologist Benedetto Lanza.

[1] C. lanzai is unlikely to be under serious threat, though it has been affected from habitat degradation due to overgrazing.

[1] Adult females of the species C. lanzai give birth to live young.

[2] Its mode of reproduction has been described as being viviparous[1] and as being ovoviviparous.