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.Beolens, Bo; Watkins, Michael; Grayson, Michael (2011). The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. xiii + 296 pp. . (Isopachys gyldenstolpei, p. 112).
Geographic range I. gyldenstolpei is found only in Thailand.
Habitat The preferred natural habitat of I. gyldenstolpei is forest.
Description The maximum total length (including tail) of I. gyldenstolpei is . The species is limbless.
Behavior I. gyldenstolpei is terrestrial and fossorial.
Reproduction I. gyldenstolpei is viviparous.
References
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).