Distribution notes on the Endangered freshwater crab Ceylonthelphusa armata Ng (1995) (Crustacea: Brachyura: Gecarcinucidae) in Sri Lanka
<p>There are 52 species of freshwater crabs in Sri Lanka and 51 of them are endemic. There are several species that are known only from a single locality. <em>Ceylonthelphusa armata</em> is such a species, and we have initiated a study to record the distribution of this species as...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Wildlife Information Liaison Development Society
2015-09-01
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| Series: | Journal of Threatened Taxa |
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| Online Access: | http://www.threatenedtaxa.org/index.php/JoTT/article/view/2323 |
| Summary: | <p>There are 52 species of freshwater crabs in Sri Lanka and 51 of them are endemic. There are several species that are known only from a single locality. <em>Ceylonthelphusa armata</em> is such a species, and we have initiated a study to record the distribution of this species as its typical locality is heavily polluted at Kadugannawa. At present <em>C. armata</em> is known from six localities, and this information will be useful to facilitate the conservation of the species by assessing the Red List. </p><div> </div> |
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| ISSN: | 0974-7893 0974-7907 |