Kingdom Animalia Order Urodela Genus Thorius Higher classification Thorius | Phylum Chordata Family Plethodontidae Scientific name Thorius smithi Rank Species | |
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Thorius smithi (common name: 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. 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.
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