Gyldenstolpe's worm skink
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Family: Scincidae
Genus: Isopachys
Species:
I. gyldenstolpei
Binomial name
Isopachys gyldenstolpei
Lönnberg, 1916
Synonyms[2]
  • Isopachys gyldenstolpei
    Lönnberg, 1916
  • Ophioscincus gyldenstolpei
    — M.A. Smith, 1935
  • Rhodona gyldenstolpei
    — M.A. Smith, 1937
  • Isopachys gyldenstolpei
    — Taylor, 1963

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.

Etymology

The specific name, gyldenstolpei, is in honor of Swedish ornithologist Nils Gyldenstolpe.[3]

Geographic range

I. gyldenstolpei is found only in Thailand.[1][2]

Habitat

The preferred natural habitat of I. gyldenstolpei is forest.[1]

Description

The maximum total length (including tail) of I. gyldenstolpei is 300 mm (12 in). The species is limbless.[2]

Behavior

I. gyldenstolpei is terrestrial and fossorial.[1]

Reproduction

I. gyldenstolpei is viviparous.[2]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 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.
  2. 1 2 3 4 Isopachys gyldenstolpei at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 4 October 2014.
  3. ↑ 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

  • 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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