Ceylonthelphusa

Ceylonthelphusa is a genus of freshwater crabs endemic to Sri Lanka, where they live in moist lowland forests, swamps and rivers. Many of the species are on the IUCN Red List of threatened species, with the greatest risk factor being habitat loss. Ceylonthelphusa contains these species:[1]

  • C. alpina Bahir & Ng, 2005 [2]
  • C. armata (Ng, 1995) [3]
  • C. austrina (Alcock, 1909)
  • C. callista (Ng, 1995) [4]
  • C. cavatrix (Bahir, 1998) [5]
  • C. diva Bahir & Ng, 2005 [6]
  • C. durrelli Bahir & Ng, 2005 [7]
  • C. kandambyi Bahir, 1999 [8]
  • C. kotagama (Bahir, 1998) [9]
  • C. nana Bahir, 1999 [10]
  • C. nata Ng & Tay, 2001 [11]
  • C. orthos Ng & Tay, 2001 [12]
  • C. rugosa (Kingsley, 1880) [13]
  • C. sanguinea (Ng, 1995) [14]
  • C. savitriae Bahir & Ng, 2005 [15]
  • C. sentosa Bahir, 1999 [16]
  • C. soror (Zehntner, 1894) [17]
  • C. venusta (Ng, 1995) [18]

Ceylonthelphusa
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Subphylum:
Crustacea
Class:
Malacostraca
Order:
Decapoda
Infraorder:
Brachyura
Family:
Parathelphusidae
Genus:
Ceylonthelphusa

Bott, 1969
Type species
Thelphusa rugosa
Kingsley, 1880

References
  1. Peter K. L. Ng; Danièle Guinot; Peter J. F. Davie (2008). "Systema Brachyurorum: Part I. An annotated checklist of extant Brachyuran crabs of the world" (PDF). Raffles Bulletin of Zoology. 17: 1–286. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2011-06-06.
  2. M. M. Bahir; P. K. L. Ng; K. A. Crandall; R. Pethiyagoda & N. Cumberlidge (2008). "Ceylonthelphusa alpina". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2008. Retrieved March 10, 2010.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)
  3. M. M. Bahir; P. K. L. Ng; K. A. Crandall; R. Pethiyagoda & N. Cumberlidge (2008). "Ceylonthelphusa armata". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2008. Retrieved March 10, 2010.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)
  4. M. M. Bahir; P. K. L. Ng; K. A. Crandall; R. Pethiyagoda & N. Cumberlidge (2008). "Ceylonthelphusa callista". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2008. Retrieved March 10, 2010.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)
  5. L. Esser & N. Cumberlidge (2008). "Ceylonthelphusa cavatrix". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2008. Retrieved March 10, 2010.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)
  6. M. M. Bahir; P. K. L. Ng; K. A. Crandall; R. Pethiyagoda & N. Cumberlidge (2008). "Ceylonthelphusa diva". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2008. Retrieved March 10, 2010.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)
  7. M. M. Bahir; P. K. L. Ng; K. A. Crandall; R. Pethiyagoda & N. Cumberlidge (2008). "Ceylonthelphusa durrelli". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2008. Retrieved March 10, 2010.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)
  8. M. M. Bahir; P. K. L. Ng; K. A. Crandall; R. Pethiyagoda & N. Cumberlidge (2008). "Ceylonthelphusa kandambyi". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2008. Retrieved March 10, 2010.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)
  9. M. M. Bahir; P. K. L. Ng; K. A. Crandall; R. Pethiyagoda & N. Cumberlidge (2008). "Ceylonthelphusa kotagama". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2008. Retrieved March 10, 2010.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)
  10. M. M. Bahir; P. K. L. Ng; K. A. Crandall; R. Pethiyagoda & N. Cumberlidge (2008). "Ceylonthelphusa nana". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2008. Retrieved March 10, 2010.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)
  11. L. Esser & N. Cumberlidge (2008). "Ceylonthelphusa nata". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2008. Retrieved March 10, 2010.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)
  12. M. M. Bahir; P. K. L. Ng; K. A. Crandall; R. Pethiyagoda & N. Cumberlidge (2008). "Ceylonthelphusa orthos". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2008. Retrieved March 10, 2010.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)
  13. M. M. Bahir; P. K. L. Ng; K. A. Crandall; R. Pethiyagoda & N. Cumberlidge (2008). "Ceylonthelphusa rugosa". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2008. Retrieved March 10, 2010.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)
  14. M. M. Bahir; P. K. L. Ng; K. A. Crandall; R. Pethiyagoda & N. Cumberlidge (2008). "Ceylonthelphusa sanguinea". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2008. Retrieved March 10, 2010.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)
  15. M. M. Bahir; P. K. L. Ng; K. A. Crandall; R. Pethiyagoda & N. Cumberlidge (2008). "Ceylonthelphusa savitriae". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2008. Retrieved March 10, 2010.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)
  16. M. M. Bahir; P. K. L. Ng; K. A. Crandall; R. Pethiyagoda & N. Cumberlidge (2008). "Ceylonthelphusa sentosa". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2008. Retrieved March 10, 2010.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)
  17. M. M. Bahir; P. K. L. Ng; K. A. Crandall; R. Pethiyagoda & N. Cumberlidge (2008). "Ceylonthelphusa soror". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2008. Retrieved March 10, 2010.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)
  18. M. M. Bahir; P. K. L. Ng; K. A. Crandall; R. Pethiyagoda & N. Cumberlidge (2008). "Ceylonthelphusa ventusa". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2008. Retrieved March 10, 2010.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)


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