Parvimolge townsendi

Taxobox
name = Parvimolge townsendi


status = EN | status_system = IUCN3.1
regnum = Animalia
phylum = Chordata
classis = Amphibia
ordo = Caudata
familia = Plethodontidae
genus = "Parvimolge"
species = "P. townsendi"
binomial = "Parvimolge townsendi"
binomial_authority = (Dunn, 1922)
synonyms =

"Parvimolge townsendi" or Tropical dwarf salamnder is a salamander in the Plethodontidae family, which is characterized by its absence of lungs; it instead achieve respiration through its skin and the tissues lining the mouth. It is monotypic within the genus "Parvimolge" and endemic to Mexico. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests, subtropical or tropical moist montanes, and plantations . It is threatened by habitat loss.

ource

* Parra Olea, G. & Wake, D. 2004. [http://www.iucnredlist.org/search/details.php/59328/all Parvimolge townsendi] . [http://www.iucnredlist.org 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. ] Downloaded on 23 July 2007.

External Links

*. 2007. Amphibian Species of the World: an Online Reference. Version 5.2 (15 July 2008). [http://research.amnh.org/herpetology/amphibia/names.php?taxon=&family=&subfamily=&genus=Parvimolge&commname=&authority=&year=&geo=0&dist=&comment= "Parvimolge"] . Electronic Database accessible at http://research.amnh.org/herpetology/amphibia/index.php. American Museum of Natural History, New York, USA. (Accessed: August 1, 2008).
* [web application] . 2008. Berkeley, California: [http://amphibiaweb.org/cgi-bin/amphib_query?query_src=aw_lists_genera_&table=amphib&where-genus=Parvimolge&where-species=townsendi "Parvimolge"] . AmphibiaWeb, available at http://amphibiaweb.org/. (Accessed: August 1, 2008).