Thorius minutissimus Taylor, 1949
Thorius minutissimus Taylor, 1949, Am. Mus. Novit., 1437: 5. Holotype: AMNH 52673, by original designation. Type locality: "Santo Tomás Tecpan, Oaxaca, Mexico [= 49 mi. WSW Tehuantepec, Oaxaca]".
English Names
Oaxacan Pigmy Salamander (Liner, 1994, Herpetol. Circ., 23: 15; Frank and Ramus, 1995, Compl. Guide Scient. Common Names Amph. Rept. World: 34: Liner and Casas-Andreu, 2008, Herpetol. Circ., 38: 36).
Distribution
Known only from the type locality (Santo Tomás Tecpan, Oaxaca, Mexico) in pine-oak woodland, ca. 2500 m elevation.
Comment
Raffaëlli, 2007, Les Urodèles du Monde: 236, provided a brief account and map. See map, description of geographic range and habitat, and conservation status in Stuart, Hoffmann, Chanson, Cox, Berridge, Ramani, and Young, 2008, Threatened Amph. World: 595.
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