These 3 new miniature salamanders are already headed for extinction

Mongabay
Nov 16, 2016, 4:19 am160 pts
From the remote mountains of Oaxaca in Mexico, scientists have described three new species of miniature salamanders that are smaller than a matchstick. These tiny creatures belong to the elusive genus Thorius, members of which are the smallest four-legged animals on earth, scientists report in a new study…

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