Thorius lunaris

Thorius lunaris
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Amphibia
Order: Urodela
Family: Plethodontidae
Genus: Thorius
Species: T. lunaris
Binomial name
Thorius lunaris
Hanken & Wake, 1998

Thorius lunaris (common name: crescent-nostriled thorius) is a species of salamander in the family Plethodontidae. It is endemic to Pico de Orizaba, in Veracruz, Mexico, at elevations of 2,500–2,640 m (8,200–8,660 ft) asl.[2] Its natural habitat is pine-oak forest where it occurs under the bark of stumps and fallen logs, in leaf-litter, and in piles of wood chips. This was formerly very abundant species is now very rare. It is threatened by habitat loss caused by logging and expanding agriculture.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 Gabriela Parra-Olea, David Wake, James Hanken, Mario García-París (2008). "Thorius lunaris". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2015.2. International Union for Conservation of Nature. Retrieved 12 July 2015.
  2. Frost, Darrel R. (2015). "Thorius lunaris Hanken and Wake, 1998". Amphibian Species of the World: an Online Reference. Version 6.0. American Museum of Natural History. Retrieved 12 July 2015.


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