| Gyldenstolpe's worm skink | |
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Scientific 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] | |
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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.
The specific name, gyldenstolpei, is in honor of Swedish ornithologist Nils Gyldenstolpe. [3]
The preferred natural habitat of I. gyldenstolpei is forest. [1]
The maximum total length (including tail) of I. gyldenstolpei is 300 mm (12 in). The species is limbless. [2]
I. gyldenstolpei is terrestrial and fossorial. [1]
I. gyldenstolpei is viviparous. [2]
Isopachys is a genus of skinks, lizards in the family Scincidae. The genus is endemic to Asia.
Axel Johann Einar Lönnberg was a Swedish zoologist and conservationist. Lönnberg was born in Stockholm. He was head of the Vertebrate Department of the Naturhistoriska Riksmuseet from 1904 to 1933.
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