Engaeus sternalis

Engaeus sternalis
Conservation status
	; Critically Endangered (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Subphylum:	Crustacea
Class:	Malacostraca
Order:	Decapoda
Family:	Parastacidae
Genus:	Engaeus
Species:	E. sternalis
Binomial name
	Engaeus sternalis; Clark, 1936

Engaeus sternalis, the Warragul burrowing crayfish, is a species of crayfish in the family Parastacidae. It is endemic to Australia. It is only known from locations on the Labertuche Creek and Wattle Creek (a tributary of Labertouche Creek) in west Gippsland.[2] It is a cryptic, burrowing species with a very limited distribution, and virtually nothing is known about its ecology, population dynamics or habitat requirements.

References

Doran, N. & Horwitz, P. (2010). "Engaeus sternalis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2010: e.T7742A12846889. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2010-3.RLTS.T7742A12846889.en.
The State of Victoria, Department of Sustainability and Environment (2004). "Action Statement: Warragul Burrowing Crayfish Engaeus sternalis" (PDF).

Sources

Doran, N. & Horwitz, P. 2010. Engaeus sternalis. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2010. Retrieved 5 February 2017.

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[iucn-1] Doran, N. & Horwitz, P. (2010). "Engaeus sternalis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2010: e.T7742A12846889. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2010-3.RLTS.T7742A12846889.en.

[2] The State of Victoria, Department of Sustainability and Environment (2004). "Action Statement: Warragul Burrowing Crayfish Engaeus sternalis" (PDF).