Thorius insperatus

Thorius insperatus
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Amphibia
Order: Urodela
Family: Plethodontidae
Subfamily: Hemidactyliinae
Genus: Thorius
Species: T. insperatus
Binomial name
Thorius insperatus
Hanken & Wake, 1994

Thorius insperatus is a species of salamander in the family Plethodontidae. It is endemic to Sierra Juárez, Oaxaca, Mexico, and only known from the holotype collected near Vista Hermosa, at 1,500 m (4,900 ft) asl.[2] The specimen was collected under a log in forest. The species is threatened by habitat loss caused by logging and expanding agriculture.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 Gabriela Parra-Olea; David Wake; James Hanken (2008). "Thorius insperatus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2015.2. International Union for Conservation of Nature. Retrieved 12 July 2015.
  2. Frost, Darrel R. (2015). "Thorius insperatus Hanken, and Wake, 1994". Amphibian Species of the World: an Online Reference. Version 6.0. American Museum of Natural History. Retrieved 12 July 2015.


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