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Species of salamander

Thorius omiltemi
Conservation status

Endangered  (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Amphibia
Order: Urodela
Family: Plethodontidae
Genus: Thorius
Species: T. omiltemi
Binomial name
Thorius omiltemi
Hanken, Wake & Freeman, 1999

Thorius omiltemi is a species of salamander in the family Plethodontidae. It is endemic to the area around Omiltemi in the Sierra Madre del Sur of Guerrero, Mexico, at elevations of 2,500–2,950 m (8,200–9,680 ft) asl.

It is a terrestrial salamander that inhabits pine-oak-fir cloud forest and pine-oak forest. It lives under the bark of fallen tree logs. It is threatened by habitat loss caused by agriculture, logging, and human settlement.

References

  1. ^ IUCN SSC Amphibian Specialist Group (2020). "Thorius omiltemi". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2020: e.T59422A53986979. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-2.RLTS.T59422A53986979.en. Retrieved 16 November 2021.
  2. Frost, Darrel R. (2015). "Thorius omiltemi Hanken, Wake, and Freeman, 1999". Amphibian Species of the World: an Online Reference. Version 6.0. American Museum of Natural History. Retrieved 10 November 2015.
Taxon identifiers
Thorius omiltemi


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