Carlia schmeltzii, known commonly as the robust rainbow-skink, is a species of lizard in the family Scincidae. The species is endemic to Australia.
Etymology The specific name, schmeltzii, is in honor of German ethnographer Johannes Dietrich Eduard Schmeltz.Beolens, Bo; Watkins, Michael; Grayson, Michael (2011). The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. xiii + 296 pp. . (Carlia schmeltzii, p. 236).
Geographic range Carlia schmeltzii is native to New South Wales and Queensland in eastern Australia.
Habitat The preferred natural habitats of C. schmeltzii are rocky areas, shrubland, savanna, and forest.
Reproduction Carlia schmeltzii is oviparous.
References
Further reading Cogger HG (2014). Reptiles and Amphibians of Australia, Seventh Edition. Clayton, Victoria, Australia: CSIRO Publishing. xxx + 1,033 pp. . Dolman G, Hugall AF (2008). "Combined mitochondrial and nuclear data enhance resolution of rapid radiation of Australian rainbow skinks (Scincidae: Carlia)". Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution 49 (3): 782–794. Doody JS, Schembri B (2014). "Carlia schmeltzii (robust rainbow skink) environmentally-cued hatching". Herpetological Review 45 (3): 494. Peters W (1867). "Herpetologische Notizen ". Monatsberichte der Königlich-Preussischen Akademie der Wissenschaften zu Berlin 1867: 13–37. (Heteropus schmeltzii, new species, p. 23). (in German). Wilson S, Swan G (2013). A Complete Guide to Reptiles of Australia, Fourth Edition. Sydney: New Holland Publishers. 522 pp. .