| Thorius smithi | |
|---|---|
| Conservation status | |
 Critically Endangered (IUCN 3.1) | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Amphibia |
| Order: | Urodela |
| Family: | Plethodontidae |
| Genus: | Thorius |
| Species: | T. smithi |
| Binomial name | |
| Thorius smithi Hanken & Wake, 1994 | |
Thorius smithi, commonly known as 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. 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.
References
- ^ IUCN SSC Amphibian Specialist Group (2020). "Thorius smithi". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2020: e.T59427A53987596. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-2.RLTS.T59427A53987596.en. Retrieved 15 November 2021.
- 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.
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