| Thorius schmidti | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Amphibia |
| Order: | Urodela |
| Family: | Plethodontidae |
| Genus: | Thorius |
| Species: | T. schmidti
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| Binomial name | |
| Thorius schmidti Gehlbach, 1959
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Thorius schmidti, commonly known as Schmidt's pigmy salamander, is a species of salamander in the family Plethodontidae. It is endemic to Mexico and only known from near the village of Zoquitlán in the Sierra Madre de Oaxaca of southern Puebla, possibly also from Oaxaca.12 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
References
- IUCN SSC Amphibian Specialist Group (2020). "Thorius schmidti". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2020 e.T87633164A53987477. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-2.RLTS.T87633164A53987477.en. Retrieved 16 November 2021.
- 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.