Thorius magnipes is a species of salamander in the family Plethodontidae. It is endemic to the Sierra Madre de Oaxaca of Mexico, and only known from near its type locality near Acultzingo, Veracruz.[2] Its natural habitat is pine-oak forest. It can be found in bromeliads, leaf axils, under rocks and leaf-litter, and inside piles of wood chips. It is threatened by habitat loss caused by logging and agriculture.[1]
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Amphibia |
| Order: | Urodela |
| Family: | Plethodontidae |
| Genus: | Thorius |
| Species: | T. magnipes
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| Binomial name | |
| Thorius magnipes Hanken & Wake, 1998
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References
edit- ^ a b IUCN SSC Amphibian Specialist Group (2020). "Thorius magnipes". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2020: e.T59416A53986134. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-2.RLTS.T59416A53986134.en. Retrieved 14 November 2021.
- ^ Frost, Darrel R. (2015). "Thorius magnipes Hanken and Wake, 1998". Amphibian Species of the World: an Online Reference. Version 6.0. American Museum of Natural History. Retrieved 13 July 2015.
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