Biology:Thorius papaloae

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Short description: Species of amphibian

Thorius papaloae
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Amphibia
Order: Urodela
Family: Plethodontidae
Genus: Thorius
Species:
T. papaloae
Binomial name
Thorius papaloae
Hanken & Wake, 2001

Thorius papaloae, commonly known as the Papalo minute salamander, is a species of salamander in the family Plethodontidae. It is endemic to Mexico and only known from one locality near the village of Concepción Pápalo in Sierra Juárez, Oaxaca.[1][2]

Its natural habitats are pine forests and cloud forests, where it is living under logs and stones, and in leaf-litter. Despite its small range, it is not particularly rare. However, its habitat is under threat from habitat loss caused by logging, human settlement, and cultivation of crops.[1]

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 IUCN SSC Amphibian Specialist Group (2020). "Thorius papaloae". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2020: e.T59423A167029789. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-2.RLTS.T59423A167029789.en. https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/59423/167029789. Retrieved 16 November 2021. 
  2. Frost, Darrel R. (2015). "Thorius papaloae Hanken and Wake, 2001". 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-papaloae. 

Wikidata ☰ Q1595095 entry