Thorius pinicola

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Salamandroidea

Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Unikonta Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Superphylum: Deuterostomia Phylum: Chordata Subphylum: Vertebrata Infraphylum: Gnathostomata Megaclassis: Osteichthyes Cladus: Sarcopterygii Cladus: Rhipidistia Cladus: Tetrapodomorpha Cladus: Eotetrapodiformes Cladus: Elpistostegalia Superclassis: Tetrapoda Cladus: Batrachomorpha Classis: Amphibia Subclassis: Lissamphibia Ordo: Urodela Subordo: Salamandroidea

Familia: Plethodontidae
Subfamilia: Bolitoglossinae
Genus: Thorius
Species: Thorius pinicola

Name

• Thorius pinicola Parra-Olea, Rovito, García-París, Maisano, Wake & Hanken, 2016: 6

Holotype: MVZ 185344, adult ♀, collected by J.F. Lynch and J. Hanken on 16 July 1976.

Type locality: “Mexico, Oaxaca, Miahuatlán District,Mexico Hwy. 175, 4.2 mi N (by road) San Miguel Suchixtepec, 16º7′11″N, 96º29′26″W, 2,700 m above sea level”.

References

Primary references

• Parra-Olea, G., Rovito, S.M., García-París, M., Maisano, J.A., Wake, D.B. & Hanken, J. 2016. Biology of tiny animals: three new species of minute salamanders (Plethodontidae: Thorius) from Oaxaca, Mexico. PeerJ 4: e2694. DOI: 10.7717/peerj.2694 Reference page. 

Vernacular names

English: Pine-dwelling Minute Salamander