''Thorius grandis'', commonly known as the grand minute salamander, is a species of
salamander in the family
Plethodontidae. It is
endemic to Mexico where it is found in west-central
Sierra Madre del Sur
The Sierra Madre del Sur is a mountain range in southern Mexico, extending from southern Michoacán east through Guerrero, to the Isthmus of Tehuantepec in eastern Oaxaca.
Geography
The Sierra Madre del Sur joins with the Eje Volcánico Transv ...
in
Guerrero.
Its natural
habitats are pine-fir and pine-oak-fir forests; it tolerates some habitat modification. It usually occurs under logs or the bark of fallen rotting logs. It is threatened by
habitat loss caused by logging and expanding agriculture.
References
Thorius
Endemic amphibians of Mexico
Fauna of the Sierra Madre del Sur
Taxonomy articles created by Polbot
Amphibians described in 1999
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