Thorius omiltemi | |
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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. 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
- ^ 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.
- 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.
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