Omiltemi minute salamander

Description

Thorius omiltemi is a species of salamander in the family Plethodontidae.It is endemic to the Sierra Madre del Sur in Guerrero,Mexico,at elevations of 2,500–2,950 m (8,200–9,680 ft) asl. It is a terrestrial salamander that inhabits pine-oak-fir cloud forest and pine-oak forest.It lives under the bark of fallen tree logs.It is threatened by habitat loss caused by agriculture,logging,and human settlement.