Thorius smithi, commonly known as Smith's salamander, is a species of salamander in the family Plethodontidae. It is endemic to Mexico and only known from near the towns of Vista Hermosa and Metates in Sierra Juárez, Oaxaca.[1][2] Its natural habitats are cloud and tropical forests where it occurs on the ground under rocks and logs. It is a very rare species known only from two locations, despite attempts to find it. Presumably, habitat loss caused by logging and expanding agricultural development are threats to its forest habitat.[1]
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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. smithi
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| Binomial name | |
| Thorius smithi Hanken & Wake, 1994
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References
edit- ^ a b c IUCN SSC Amphibian Specialist Group (2020). "Thorius smithi". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2020: e.T59427A53987596. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-2.RLTS.T59427A53987596.en. Retrieved 15 November 2021.
- ^ Frost, Darrel R. (2015). "Thorius smithi Hanken and Wake, 1994". Amphibian Species of the World: an Online Reference. Version 6.0. American Museum of Natural History. Retrieved 25 December 2015.
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