Thorius magnipes

Thorius magnipes is a species of salamander in the family Plethodontidae. It is endemic to Mexico and only known from near its type locality near Acultzingo, Veracruz.[2] Its natural habitat is pine-oak forest. It can be found in bromeliads, leaf axils, under rocks and leaf-litter, and inside piles of wood chips. It is threatened by habitat loss caused by logging and agriculture.[1]

Thorius magnipes

Critically Endangered  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Amphibia
Order: Urodela
Family: Plethodontidae
Genus: Thorius
Species:
T. magnipes
Binomial name
Thorius magnipes
Hanken & Wake, 1998

References

  1. Parra-Olea, G.; Wake, D. & Hanken, J. (2008). "Thorius magnipes". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2008: e.T59416A11935579. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2008.RLTS.T59416A11935579.en.
  2. Frost, Darrel R. (2015). "Thorius magnipes Hanken and Wake, 1998". Amphibian Species of the World: an Online Reference. Version 6.0. American Museum of Natural History. Retrieved 13 July 2015.


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