Gyldenstolpe's worm skink

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Gyldenstolpe's worm skink
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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.

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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]

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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).

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