Biology:Sierra Juarez hidden salamander

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Short description: Species of amphibian

Sierra Juarez hidden salamander
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Amphibia
Order: Urodela
Family: Plethodontidae
Genus: Thorius
Species:
T. adelos
Binomial name
Thorius adelos
(Papenfuss and Wake, 1987)
Synonyms
  • Nototriton adelos Papenfuss and Wake, 1987[2]
  • Cryptotriton adelos (Papenfuss and Wake, 1987)

The Sierra Juarez hidden salamander (Thorius adelos), also known as the Sierra Juarez moss salamander, or simply Sierra Juarez salamander, is a species of salamander in the family Plethodontidae. It is endemic to the Caribbean slopes of the Sierra de Juarez and Sierra Mazateca, Oaxaca, Mexico.[3]

Description

The holotype of Thorius adelos (an adult male) measures 21.1 mm (0.83 in) in snout–vent length and has a 25.1 mm (0.99 in) long tail. The dorsum and tail are brown. There is a dorsal, cream-coloured stripe on both sides. The snout is blunt with slightly upward-tilted nostrils.[2]

Habitat and conservation

Thorius adelos is a very rare species only found in undisturbed cloud forests at elevations of 1,530–2,050 m (5,020–6,730 ft) above sea level. It is found in bromeliads and other epiphytic plants and in leaf-litter. It is threatened by habitat loss caused by logging, expanding agriculture, and human settlements.[1]

References

  1. Jump up to: 1.0 1.1 IUCN SSC Amphibian Specialist Group (2020). "Thorius adelos". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2020: e.T59233A53979156. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-3.RLTS.T59233A53979156.en. https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/59233/53979156. Retrieved 16 November 2021. 
  2. Jump up to: 2.0 2.1 Papenfuss, T. J.; D. B. Wake (1987). "Two new species of plethodontid salamanders (genus Nototriton) from Mexico". Acta Zoológica Mexicana. Nueva serie 21: 1–16. http://bolitoglossa.webs.com/AZM%2021%20(1987).pdf#page=7. 
  3. Frost, Darrel R. (2014). "Thorius adelos (Papenfuss and Wake, 1987)". Amphibian Species of the World: an Online Reference. Version 6.0. American Museum of Natural History. http://research.amnh.org/vz/herpetology/amphibia/Amphibia/Caudata/Plethodontidae/Hemidactyliinae/Thorius/Thorius-adelos. 

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