Thorius macdougalli
Thorius macdougalli, commonly known as MacDougall's pigmy salamander, is a species of salamander in the family Plethodontidae. It is endemic to Oaxaca, Mexico, and is known from Cerro de Humo (its type locality) and Sierra de Juárez.[2] Its natural habitat is pine-oak forest, but it also occurs in degraded habitats. It is threatened by habitat loss caused by clear-cutting and livestock grazing.[1]
| Thorius macdougalli | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Amphibia |
| Order: | Urodela |
| Family: | Plethodontidae |
| Genus: | Thorius |
| Species: | T. macdougalli |
| Binomial name | |
| Thorius macdougalli Taylor, 1949 | |
References
- Gabriela Parra-Olea; David Wake; James Hanken (2008). "Thorius macdougalli". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2008: e.T59415A11935236. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2008.RLTS.T59415A11935236.en.
- Frost, Darrel R. (2015). "Thorius macdougalli Taylor, 1949". Amphibian Species of the World: an Online Reference. Version 6.0. American Museum of Natural History. Retrieved 13 July 2015.
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