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Ceylonthelphusa alpina

Ceylonthelphusa alpina

Endangered (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Malacostraca
Order:
Decapoda
Family:
Gecarcinucidae
Genus:
Ceylonthelphusa
Species:
C. alpina
Binomial name
Ceylonthelphusa alpina
(Bahir & Ng, 2005)

Ceylonthelphusa alpina is a species of freshwater crabs in the family Gecarcinucidae. The species is endemic to Sri Lanka, and is classed as an endangered due to habitat degradation.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b Bahir, M.M.; Ng, P.K.L.; Crandall, K.; Pethiyagoda, R. & Cumberlidge, N. (2008). "Ceylonthelphusa alpina". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2008. Retrieved March 9, 2015.
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