Isopachys Gyldenstolpei
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''Isopachys'' is a
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of skinks
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to
Asia Asia (, ) is one of the world's most notable geographical regions, which is either considered a continent in its own right or a subcontinent of Eurasia, which shares the continental landmass of Afro-Eurasia with Africa. Asia covers an are ...
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Geographic range

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in the genus ''Isopachys'' are found in
Thailand Thailand ( ), historically known as Siam () and officially the Kingdom of Thailand, is a country in Southeast Asia, located at the centre of the Indochinese Peninsula, spanning , with a population of almost 70 million. The country is b ...
and
Myanmar Myanmar, ; UK pronunciations: US pronunciations incl. . Note: Wikipedia's IPA conventions require indicating /r/ even in British English although only some British English speakers pronounce r at the end of syllables. As John Wells explai ...
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Species

There are four species in this genus: *'' Isopachys anguinoides'' - Thai snake skink, Heyer's isopachys *'' Isopachys borealis'' - Lang's isopachys *'' Isopachys gyldenstolpei'' - Gyldenstolpe's worm skink, Gyldenstolpe's isopachys, Gyldenstolpe's snake skink *'' Isopachys roulei'' - Chonburi snake skink ''
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in parentheses indicates that the species was originally described in a genus other than ''Isopachys''.


References


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'', new genus, p. 10). Reptiles of Southeast Asia Lizard genera Taxa named by Einar Lönnberg {{Skink-stub