Gyldenstolpe's worm skink
Template:Short description Template:Speciesbox 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.[1]
Geographic range
I. gyldenstolpei is found only in Thailand.[2][3]
Habitat
The preferred natural habitat of I. gyldenstolpei is forest.[2]
Description
The maximum total length (including tail) of I. gyldenstolpei is Script error: No such module "convert".. The species is limbless.[3]
Behavior
I. gyldenstolpei is terrestrial and fossorial.[2]
Reproduction
I. gyldenstolpei is viviparous.[3]
References
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- ↑ Beolens, Bo; Watkins, Michael; Grayson, Michael (2011). The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. xiii + 296 pp. Template:ISBN. (Isopachys gyldenstolpei, p. 112).
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- ↑ a b c Isopachys gyldenstolpei at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 4 October 2014.
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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).