Thorius spilogaster Hanken and Wake, 1998
Thorius spilogaster Hanken and Wake, 1998, Copeia, 1998: 314. Holotype: MVZ 183109, by original designation. Type locality: "forest above Xometla, Veracruz, México, elevation 8600-8640 ft".
English Names
Spotted Thorius (Liner and Casas-Andreu, 2008, Herpetol. Circ., 38: 37).
Distribution
South and southeast flanks of Volcán Orizaba, in the vicinity of the type locality (Xometla) and the village of El Berro, central Veracruz, Mexico, 2500-2725 m elevation.
Comment
Raffaëlli, 2007, Les Urodèles du Monde: 233-234, 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: 597.
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