Globally critically endangered (CR) (Source: IUCN Red List)

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  • Spanish
    • Salamandra-enana de Townsend
    • salamandra enana
  • Scientific names
    • Parvimolge townsendi
    • Pseudoeurycea townsendi

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Description from Wikipedia

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.

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Conservation Summary

Source: IUCN 2011. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2011.2. . Downloaded on 10 November 2011.