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Three new species of miniaturized tropical salamanders are already endangered

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EurekAlert

Publication Date
2016-11-15

An international team of researchers has completed a decades-long study of tiny salamanders found in the high-mountain forests of Oaxaca, Mexico, and concluded that they represent three new species of the enigmatic genus Thorius. With adults smaller than a matchstick, these salamanders are the smallest tailed tetrapods -- their miniaturized bodies are highly unusual for a vertebrate, with structures for feeding and reproduction being among the most prominent.

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https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2016-11/p-tns110716.php