Clinothelphusa

Clinothelphusa kakoota
Conservation status
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Crustacea
Order: Decapoda
Family: Parathelphusidae
Genus: Clinothelphusa
Tay & Ng, 2001
Species: C. kakoota
Binomial name
Clinothelphusa kakoota
Tay & Ng, 2001

Clinothelphusa kakoota is a species of crab in the family Parathelphusidae, which is endemic to Sri Lanka. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests, subtropical or tropical swamps, and rivers.[1] It is threatened by habitat loss, and is listed as a critically endangered species on the IUCN Red List.[1] It is known from a single site with an area of less than 100 square kilometres (39 sq mi).[2] Its nearest relatives are another Sri Lankan endemic genus of crabs, Ceylonthelphusa.[3]

References

External identifiers for Clinothelphusa kakoota
EOL 4270695
NCBI 676116
WoRMS 440627
  1. ^ a b M. M. Bahir, P. K. L. Ng, K. A. Crandall & R. Pethiyagoda (2005). "Clinothelphusa kakoota". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2009.2. International Union for Conservation of Nature. http://www.iucnredlist.org/apps/redlist/details/61706. Retrieved August 9, 2007. 
  2. ^ Mohomed M. Bahir & Rohan Pethiyagoda (2006). "Conservation of Sri Lankan freshwater crabs". In Channa N. B. Bambaradeniya. The fauna of Sri Lanka: status of taxonomy, research, and conservation. IUCN. pp. 77–83. ISBN 9789558177518. http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=dECS8PTrUg4C&pg=PA82. 
  3. ^ Natalie Beenaerts, Rohan Pethiyagoda, Peter K. L. Ng, Darren C. J. Yeo, Geert Jan Bex, Mohomed M. Bahir & Tom Artois (2010). "Phylogenetic diversity of Sri Lankan freshwater crabs and its implications for conservation". Molecular Ecology 19: 183–196. doi:10.1111/j.1365-294X.2009.04439.x. PMID 19943890.