Gyldenstolpe's worm skink

Gyldenstolpe's worm skink
Conservation status
	; Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Reptilia
Order:	Squamata
Suborder:	Scinciformata
Infraorder:	Scincomorpha
Family:	Sphenomorphidae
Genus:	Isopachys
Species:	I. gyldenstolpei
Binomial name
	Isopachys gyldenstolpei; Lönnberg, 1916
Synonyms
	Isopachys gyldenstolpei; Lönnberg, 1916; Ophioscincus gyldenstolpei; — M.A. Smith, 1935; Rhodona gyldenstolpei; — M.A. Smith, 1937; Isopachys gyldenstolpei; — Taylor, 1963;

Last updated October 03, 2025

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 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.
1 2 3 4 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).

Gumprecht A, Trautmann D (2006). "The Portrait: Isopachys gyldenstolpei Lönnberg". Sauria28 (3): 1–2.
Lönnberg E (1916). "Zoological Results of the Swedish Zoological Expedition to Siam 1911-1912 and 1914: 2. Lizards". Kungliga Svenska Vetenskapsakademiens Handlingar55 (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 Bulletin44: 687–1077. (Isopachys gyldenstolpei, p. 1061).

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[iucn_status_17_November_2021-1] 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.

[RDB-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).

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