Thorius grandis

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Thorius grandis
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Amphibia
Order: Urodela
Family: Plethodontidae
Genus: Thorius
Species:
T. grandis
Binomial name
Thorius grandis
Hanken, Wake & Freeman, 1999

Thorius grandis, commonly known as the grand minute salamander, is a species of salamander in the family Plethodontidae. It is endemic to Mexico where it is found in west-central Sierra Madre del Sur in Guerrero. [2] Its natural habitats are pine-fir and pine-oak-fir forests; it tolerates some habitat modification. It usually occurs under logs or the bark of fallen rotting logs. It is threatened by habitat loss caused by logging and expanding agriculture. [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 IUCN SSC Amphibian Specialist Group (2020). "Thorius grandis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2020: e.T59411A53985572. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-2.RLTS.T59411A53985572.en . Retrieved 17 November 2021.
  2. Frost, Darrel R. (2015). "Thorius grandis Hanken, Wake, and Freeman, 1999". Amphibian Species of the World: an Online Reference. Version 6.0. American Museum of Natural History. Retrieved 11 July 2015.