Thorius dubitus

Thorius dubitus
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Amphibia
Order: Urodela
Family: Plethodontidae
Genus: Thorius
Species:
T. dubitus
Binomial name
Thorius dubitus
Taylor, 1941

Thorius dubitus, commonly known as the Acultzingo pigmy salamander, is a species of salamander in the family Plethodontidae. It is endemic to Mexico where it is found in the Sierra Madre de Oaxaca of west-central Veracruz and adjacent Puebla.[2]

Thorius dubitus is an exclusively terrestrial species.[3] Its natural habitats are pine-oak cloud forests. It occurs under wood chips, logs, and rocks, and under the bark of logs and inside logs. It is threatened by habitat loss caused by logging, livestock, and subsistence agriculture.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b IUCN SSC Amphibian Specialist Group (2020). "Thorius dubitus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2020: e.T59410A53985455. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-2.RLTS.T59410A53985455.en. Retrieved 15 November 2021.
  2. ^ Frost, Darrel R. (2015). "Thorius dubitus Taylor, 1941". Amphibian Species of the World: an Online Reference. Version 6.0. American Museum of Natural History. Retrieved 11 July 2015.
  3. ^ Taylor, Unknown (1941). "Thorius dubitus".