Thorius minutissimus is a species of salamander in the family Plethodontidae. It is endemic to Mexico. It is known only from one site near Santo Tomás Teipan in the Sierra Madre del Sur of Oaxaca, in pine–oak forest at 2,458 meters elevation. Its extent of occurrence (EOO) is 10 km2, which represents the single location.[1]
| Thorius minutissimus | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Amphibia |
| Order: | Urodela |
| Family: | Plethodontidae |
| Genus: | Thorius |
| Species: | T. minutissimus
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| Binomial name | |
| Thorius minutissimus Taylor, 1949
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It is threatened by habitat loss.
References
edit- ^ a b IUCN SSC Amphibian Specialist Group (2020). "Thorius minutissimus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2020: e.T59417A53986265. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-2.RLTS.T59417A53986265.en. Retrieved 14 November 2021.
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