Thorius munificus Hanken and Wake, 1998
Thorius munificus Hanken and Wake, 1998, Copeia, 1998: 320. Holotype: MVZ 183274, by original designation. Type locality: "Mexican Hwy. 140, 4.5 km by road west of Las Vigas, Veracruz, México, elevation 2420 m".
English Names
McDiarmid Thorius (Liner and Casas-Andreu, 2008, Herpetol. Circ., 38: 36).
Distribution
Pine-oak and pine forests in the vicinity of the type locality (near Las Vigas, Veracruz, Mexico), 2380-2525 m elevation.
Comment
Raffaëlli, 2007, Les Urodèles du Monde: 233, 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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