| Thorius magnipes | |
|---|---|
| Conservation status | |
 Critically Endangered (IUCN 3.1) | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Amphibia |
| Order: | Urodela |
| Family: | Plethodontidae |
| Genus: | Thorius |
| Species: | T. magnipes |
| Binomial name | |
| Thorius magnipes Hanken & Wake, 1998 | |
Thorius magnipes is a species of salamander in the family Plethodontidae. It is endemic to the Sierra Madre de Oaxaca of Mexico, and only known from near its type locality near Acultzingo, Veracruz. Its natural habitat is pine-oak forest. It can be found in bromeliads, leaf axils, under rocks and leaf-litter, and inside piles of wood chips. It is threatened by habitat loss caused by logging and agriculture.
References
- ^ IUCN SSC Amphibian Specialist Group (2020). "Thorius magnipes". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2020: e.T59416A53986134. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-2.RLTS.T59416A53986134.en. Retrieved 14 November 2021.
- Frost, Darrel R. (2015). "Thorius magnipes Hanken and Wake, 1998". Amphibian Species of the World: an Online Reference. Version 6.0. American Museum of Natural History. Retrieved 13 July 2015.
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