Thorius arboreus
Arboreal Thorius | family: Plethodontidae subfamily: Hemidactyliinae |
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Description The species has a reddish dorsal stripe. Some individuals may have an ornate pattern, others a normal stripe. Legs and venter may be lighter in color. Also, there may be whitish spots on the tip of the snout and below the eye (Hanken and Wake 1994). Distribution and Habitat Country distribution from AmphibiaWeb's database: Mexico
References
Feder, M.E. (1982). ''Thermal ecology of the Neotropical lungless salamanders (Amphibia: Plethodontidae); Environmental temperatures and behavioral responses.'' Ecology, 63(6), 1665-1674. Hanken, J., Wake, D. B. (1994). ''Five new species of minute salamanders, genus Thorius (Caudata: Plethodontidae), from Northern Oaxaca, Mexico.'' Copeia, 1994(3), 573-590. Written by Cailin O'Connor (coconnor AT fas.harvard.edu), bio 269 seminar at Harvard University taught by James Hanken and David Wake First submitted 2002-11-25 Edited by Meredith Mahoney (2003-02-05) Species Account Citation: AmphibiaWeb 2003 Thorius arboreus: Arboreal Thorius <http://amphibiaweb.org/species/4203> University of California, Berkeley, CA, USA. Accessed Jan 21, 2021.
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