Global InformationThorius arboreus information
| Thorius arboreus | |
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Conservation status
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 Critically Endangered (IUCN 3.1)[1] | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Amphibia |
| Order: | Urodela |
| Family: | Plethodontidae |
| Genus: | Thorius |
| Species: | T. arboreus
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| Binomial name | |
| Thorius arboreus Hanken & Wake, 1994[2]
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Thorius arboreus, commonly known as the arboreal minute salamander, is a species of salamander in the family Plethodontidae. It is endemic to Sierra de Juarez, Oaxaca, Mexico.[1][3][4] The specific name arboreus, derives from the Latin word arbor, meaning tree, referring to the arboreal habitat of this species.[2]
- ^ a b IUCN SSC Amphibian Specialist Group (2020). "Thorius arboreus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2020: e.T59407A53985124. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-2.RLTS.T59407A53985124.en. Retrieved 15 November 2021.
- ^ a b Hanken, James; Wake, David B. (1994). "Five new species of minute salamanders, genus Thorius (Caudata: Plethodontidae), from northern Oaxaca, Mexico". Copeia. 1994 (3): 573–590. doi:10.2307/1447174. JSTOR 1447174.
- ^ Frost, Darrel R. (2015). "Thorius arboreus Hanken and Wake, 1994". Amphibian Species of the World: an Online Reference. Version 6.0. American Museum of Natural History. Retrieved 31 December 2015.
- ^ "Thorius arboreus". AmphibiaWeb: Information on amphibian biology and conservation. [web application]. Berkeley, California: AmphibiaWeb. 2015. Retrieved 31 December 2015.