Thorius minydemus

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Thorius minydemus
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Amphibia
Order: Urodela
Family: Plethodontidae
Genus: Thorius
Species:
T. minydemus
Binomial name
Thorius minydemus
Hanken & Wake, 1998

The La Hoya minute salamander (Thorius minydemus) is a species of salamander in the family Plethodontidae. It is endemic to Mexico and only known from near its type locality near La Joya, Veracruz.[2] Its natural habitats are cloud and pine-oak forests with many bromeliads.[1]

The species is threatened by habitat loss and may already be extinct.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b c Template:IUCN
  2. ^ Frost, Darrel R. (2015). "Thorius minydemus Hanken and Wake, 1998". Amphibian Species of the World: an Online Reference. Version 6.0. American Museum of Natural History. Retrieved 16 July 2015.