Thorius omiltemi is a species of salamander in the family Plethodontidae. It is endemic to the area around Omiltemi in the Sierra Madre del Sur of Guerrero, Mexico, at elevations of 2,500–2,950 m (8,200–9,680 ft) asl.[1][2]
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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. omiltemi
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| Binomial name | |
| Thorius omiltemi Hanken, Wake & Freeman, 1999
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It is a terrestrial salamander that inhabits pine-oak-fir cloud forest and pine-oak forest. It lives under the bark of fallen tree logs. It is threatened by habitat loss caused by agriculture, logging, and human settlement.[1]
References
edit- ^ a b c IUCN SSC Amphibian Specialist Group (2020). "Thorius omiltemi". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2020: e.T59422A53986979. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-2.RLTS.T59422A53986979.en. Retrieved 16 November 2021.
- ^ Frost, Darrel R. (2015). "Thorius omiltemi Hanken, Wake, and Freeman, 1999". Amphibian Species of the World: an Online Reference. Version 6.0. American Museum of Natural History. Retrieved 10 November 2015.
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