Thorius schmidti
| Thorius schmidti | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Amphibia |
| Order: | Urodela |
| Family: | Plethodontidae |
| Genus: | Thorius |
| Species: | T. schmidti |
| Binomial name | |
| Thorius schmidti Gehlbach, 1959 | |
Thorius schmidti (common name: Schmidt's pigmy salamander) is a species of salamander in the family Plethodontidae. It is endemic to Mexico and only known from the mountains near the village of Zoquitlán in southern Puebla, possibly also from Oaxaca.[1][2] It is named after Karl Patterson Schmidt, American herpetologist.[3]
It is an uncommon leaf-litter species inhabiting dense pine-oak forest at elevations of 2,560–2,760 m (8,400–9,060 ft) asl. It is threatened by habitat loss caused by logging and expanding agriculture and human settlements.[1]
References
- 1 2 3 Gabriela Parra-Olea, David Wake, James Hanken (2008). "Thorius schmidti". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species (IUCN) 2008: e.T59426A11939572. Retrieved 26 December 2015.
- ↑ Frost, Darrel R. (2015). "Thorius schmidti Gehlbach, 1959". Amphibian Species of the World: an Online Reference. Version 6.0. American Museum of Natural History. Retrieved 26 December 2015.
- ↑ Bo Beolens; Michael Watkins; Michael Grayson (22 April 2013). The Eponym Dictionary of Amphibians. Pelagic Publishing. p. 302. ISBN 978-1-907807-42-8.
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