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Thorius troglodytes Taylor, 1941
Source-backed taxonomic record
Accepted species in Catalogue of Life’s 11 September 2026 base release. This preserves the source classification and available supporting data; it is not a completed species monograph.
Open encyclopedia reference
Thorius troglodytes, commonly known as Taylor's pigmy salamander, is a species of salamander in the family Plethodontidae that is endemic to Mexico. It is found only near the village of Acultzingo (Veracruz) in the northern Sierra Madre de Oaxaca, at elevations of 2,380–3,000 m (7,810–9,840 ft) asl.
Its natural habitats are pine-oak forests (including somewhat degraded forests) where it lives under bark, logs, in wood chips, and under rocks. This formerly very common species has declined. It is threatened by habitat loss caused by logging, livestock farming, and subsistence agriculture.
Wikipedia contributors, Thorius troglodytes; see linked history · CC BY-SA 4.0 . Plain-text lead excerpt, at most 180 words; no infobox or later sections Retrieved 2026-10-05T18:53:57.747408+00:00. This reference remains separate from the taxonomic record.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Thorius troglodytes Taylor, 1941
- Name authority
- Taylor, 1941
- Rank
- species
- Accepted status
- accepted
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Amphibia
- Order
- Caudata
- Family
- Plethodontidae
- Genus
- Thorius
- Extinction status
- Recorded extant
Classification family tree
Nested taxonomic groups from the source. This is not a direct-ancestor chain, a dated evolutionary tree or a phylogenetic reconstruction.
- domainEukaryota (Chatton, 1925) Whittaker & Margulis, 1978
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- subphylumVertebrata
- infraphylumGnathostomata
- parvphylumOsteichthyes
- megaclassTetrapoda
- classAmphibia
- orderCaudata
- familyPlethodontidae Gray, 1850
- subfamilyHemidactyliinae Hallowell, 1856
- genusThorius Cope, 1869
- speciesThorius troglodytes Taylor, 1941
Close classified relatives
These entries share the source’s genus, Thorius. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.
| Species | Classification | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| Thorius adelos (Papenfuss & Wake, 1987) | PlethodontidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Thorius arboreus Hanken & Wake, 1994 | PlethodontidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Thorius grandis Hanken, Wake & Freeman, 1999 | PlethodontidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Thorius hankeni Campbell, Brodie, Flores-Villela & Smith, 2014 | PlethodontidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Thorius longicaudus Parra-Olea, Rovito, García-París, Maisano, Wake & Hanken, 2016 | PlethodontidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Thorius maxillabrochus Gehlbach, 1959 | PlethodontidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Thorius papaloae Hanken & Wake, 2001 | PlethodontidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Thorius pinicola Parra-Olea, Rovito, García-París, Maisano, Wake & Hanken, 2016 | PlethodontidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Thorius smithi Hanken & Wake, 1994 | PlethodontidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Thorius tlaxiacus Parra-Olea, Rovito, García-París, Maisano, Wake & Hanken, 2016 | PlethodontidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Thorius infernalis Hanken, Wake & Freeman, 1999 | PlethodontidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Thorius aureus Hanken & Wake, 1994 | PlethodontidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
Documented distribution
Source distribution statements, not a complete range map. A listed locality is not necessarily a place of origin.
Source literature & publication evidence
References attached to this source record, including nomenclatural citations where supplied. This is a selected bibliography; abbreviated citations remain in the source’s form.
- https://www.itis.gov/servlet/SingleRpt/SingleRpt?search_topic=TSN&search_value=208480 Source fields: Taxon.tsv dwc:namePublishedIn, Taxon.tsv dcterms:references
Origins, evidence & remaining research
Name authority and publication references document nomenclature where the source supplies it. They do not establish evolutionary origins or the earliest fossil occurrence.
Specimen-level evidence, morphology, ecological research, phylogenetic studies, a comprehensive bibliography and a located literary passage have not yet been compiled for this record. A suitable sourced image remains to be added.
Dataset citation & attribution
This exact taxon in ChecklistBank · Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11
Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11; dataset 316321; doi:10.48580/dgz5n. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ . Retrieved 5 October 2026.
Stable key: col:56KTJ. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.