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Thorius boreas

Thorius boreas, commonly known as the boreal thorius, is a species of salamander in the family Plethodontidae. It is endemic to Oaxaca, Mexico, and only known from the Sierra Juárez. Its natural habitats are pine-oak and fir forests, often at forest edges. It is threatened by habitat loss (logging), although it does explain the dramatic decline that this species has seen.

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Thorius boreas
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Amphibia
Order: Urodela
Family: Plethodontidae
Genus: Thorius
Species:
T. boreas
Binomial name
Thorius boreas
Hanken & Wake, 1994

Thorius boreas, commonly known as the boreal thorius, is a species of salamander in the family Plethodontidae. It is endemic to Oaxaca, Mexico, and only known from the Sierra Juárez.2 Its natural habitats are pine-oak and fir forests, often at forest edges. It is threatened by habitat loss (logging), although it does explain the dramatic decline that this species has seen.1

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  1. IUCN SSC Amphibian Specialist Group (2020). "Thorius boreas". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2020 e.T59409A53985352. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-2.RLTS.T59409A53985352.en. Retrieved 17 November 2021.
  2. Frost, Darrel R. (2015). "Thorius boreas Hanken and Wake, 1994". Amphibian Species of the World: an Online Reference. Version 6.0. American Museum of Natural History. Retrieved 11 July 2015.