Thorius smithi
Appearance
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Amphibia |
Order: | Urodela |
Family: | Plethodontidae |
Genus: | Thorius |
Species: | T. smithi
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Binomial name | |
Thorius smithi Hanken & Wake, 1994
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Thorius smithi (common name: Smith's salamander) is a species of salamander in the family Plethodontidae. It is endemic to Mexico and only known from near the towns of Vista Hermosa and Metates in Sierra Juárez, Oaxaca.[1][2] Its natural habitats are cloud and tropical forests where it occurs on the ground under rocks and logs. It is a very rare species known only from two locations, despite attempts to find it. Presumably, habitat loss caused by logging and expanding agricultural development are threats to its forest habitat.[1]
References
- ^ a b c "Thorius smithi". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2008. IUCN: e.T59427A11939916. 2008. Retrieved 25 December 2015.
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ignored (help) - ^ Frost, Darrel R. (2015). "Thorius smithi Hanken and Wake, 1994". Amphibian Species of the World: an Online Reference. Version 6.0. American Museum of Natural History. Retrieved 25 December 2015.