Thorius minydemus | |
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Conservation status | |
Endangered (IUCN 3.1) | |
Scientific 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 |
Thorius minydemus, commonly known as the La Hoya minute salamander, 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. Its natural habitats are cloud and pine-oak forests with many bromeliads.
The species is threatened by habitat loss and may already be extinct.
References
- ^ IUCN SSC Amphibian Specialist Group (2016). "Thorius minydemus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T59418A53986401. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-1.RLTS.T59418A53986401.en. Retrieved 12 November 2021.
- 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.
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