Thorius spilogaster
Overview
A detailed profile for this species is sourced from the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species as assessments become available.
Thorius spilogaster faces severe threats from habitat destruction due to agricultural expansion and logging activities in Mexico's cloud forests. The species' extremely restricted range makes it particularly vulnerable to local environmental changes, while climate change poses additional risks by altering the cool, humid conditions essential for its survival. Pollution from agricultural runoff and urban development further degrades the limited remaining habitat patches.
Habitat
This diminutive salamander inhabits the leaf litter and moss layers of cloud forests in the mountains of central Mexico. It requires cool, consistently humid microhabitats with dense vegetation cover, typically found at elevations between 2,000-3,000 meters.
