Gyldenstolpe's worm skink (Isopachys gyldenstolpei), also known commonly as Gyldenstolpe's isopachys and Gyldenstolpe's snake skink, is a species of lizard in the family Scincidae. The species is endemic to Thailand.
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Family: | Scincidae |
| Genus: | Isopachys |
| Species: | I. gyldenstolpei
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| Isopachys gyldenstolpei Lönnberg, 1916
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Etymology edit
The specific name, gyldenstolpei, is in honor of Swedish ornithologist Nils Gyldenstolpe.[3]
Geographic range edit
Habitat edit
The preferred natural habitat of I. gyldenstolpei is forest.[1]
Description edit
The maximum total length (including tail) of I. gyldenstolpei is 300 mm (12 in). The species is limbless.[2]
Behavior edit
I. gyldenstolpei is terrestrial and fossorial.[1]
Reproduction edit
I. gyldenstolpei is viviparous.[2]
References edit
- ^ a b c d Cota, M. (2018). "Isopachys gyldenstolpei ". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2018: e.T10871A113752254. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2018-2.RLTS.T10871A113752254.en. Retrieved 17 November 2021.
- ^ a b c d Isopachys gyldenstolpei at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 4 October 2014.
- ^ Beolens, Bo; Watkins, Michael; Grayson, Michael (2011). The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. xiii + 296 pp. ISBN 978-1-4214-0135-5. (Isopachys gyldenstolpei, p. 112).
Further reading edit
- Gumprecht A, Trautmann D (2006). "The Portrait: Isopachys gyldenstolpei Lönnberg". Sauria 28 (3): 1–2.
- Lönnberg E (1916). "Zoological Results of the Swedish Zoological Expedition to Siam 1911-1912 and 1914: 2. Lizards". Kungliga Svenska Vetenskapsakademiens Handlingar 55 (4): 1–12. (Isopachys gyldenstolpei, new species, pp. 10–12 + Figures 2–6).
- Smith MA (1935). The Fauna of British India, Including Ceylon and Burma. Reptilia and Amphibia. Vol. II.—Sauria. London: Secretary of State for India in Council. (Taylor and Francis, printers). xiii + 440 pp. + Plate I + 2 maps. (Ophioscincus gyldenstolpei, pp. 335–336, Figure 75).
- Taylor EH (1963). "The Lizards of Thailand". University of Kansas Science Bulletin 44: 687–1077. (Isopachys gyldenstolpei, p. 1061).
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