Gyldenstolpe's worm skink
| Gyldenstolpe's worm skink | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Subphylum: | Vertebrata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Suborder: | Sauria |
| Infraorder: | Scincomorpha |
| Family: | Scincidae |
| Subfamily: | Sphenomorphinae[2] |
| Genus: | Isopachys |
| Species: | I. gyldenstolpei |
| Binomial name | |
| Isopachys gyldenstolpei Lönnberg, 1916 | |
Gyldenstolpe's worm skink (Isopachys gyldenstolpei ) is a species of skink in the family Scincidae.
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]
Description
The maximum length of I. gyldenstolpei is 300 mm (12 in).[2]
References
- 1 2 World Conservation Monitoring Centre (1996). "Isopachys gyldenstolpei". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2014.2. International Union for Conservation of Nature. Retrieved 4 October 2014.
- 1 2 3 Isopachys gyldenstolpei at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 4 October 2014.
- ↑ Beolens B, Watkins M, Grayson M. 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
- 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).
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