Thorius minydemus
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Amphibia |
Order: | Urodela |
Family: | Plethodontidae |
Genus: | Thorius |
Species: | T. minydemus
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Binomial name | |
Thorius minydemus Hanken & Wake, 1998
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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
- ^ a b c Template:IUCN
- ^ 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.