Ceylonthelphusa

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

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 the following species:^[1]

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

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. Version 2009.2. International Union for Conservation of Nature. Retrieved March 10, 2010.
3. M. M. Bahir; P. K. L. Ng; K. A. Crandall; R. Pethiyagoda & N. Cumberlidge (2008). "Ceylonthelphusa armata". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2009.2. International Union for Conservation of Nature. Retrieved March 10, 2010.
4. M. M. Bahir; P. K. L. Ng; K. A. Crandall; R. Pethiyagoda & N. Cumberlidge (2008). "Ceylonthelphusa callista". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2009.2. International Union for Conservation of Nature. Retrieved March 10, 2010.
5. L. Esser & N. Cumberlidge (2008). "Ceylonthelphusa cavatrix". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2009.2. International Union for Conservation of Nature. Retrieved March 10, 2010.
6. M. M. Bahir; P. K. L. Ng; K. A. Crandall; R. Pethiyagoda & N. Cumberlidge (2008). "Ceylonthelphusa diva". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2009.2. International Union for Conservation of Nature. Retrieved March 10, 2010.
7. M. M. Bahir; P. K. L. Ng; K. A. Crandall; R. Pethiyagoda & N. Cumberlidge (2008). "Ceylonthelphusa durrelli". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2009.2. International Union for Conservation of Nature. Retrieved March 10, 2010.
8. M. M. Bahir; P. K. L. Ng; K. A. Crandall; R. Pethiyagoda & N. Cumberlidge (2008). "Ceylonthelphusa kandambyi". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2009.2. International Union for Conservation of Nature. Retrieved March 10, 2010.
9. M. M. Bahir; P. K. L. Ng; K. A. Crandall; R. Pethiyagoda & N. Cumberlidge (2008). "Ceylonthelphusa kotagama". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2009.2. International Union for Conservation of Nature. Retrieved March 10, 2010.
10. M. M. Bahir; P. K. L. Ng; K. A. Crandall; R. Pethiyagoda & N. Cumberlidge (2008). "Ceylonthelphusa nana". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2009.2. International Union for Conservation of Nature. Retrieved March 10, 2010.
11. L. Esser & N. Cumberlidge (2008). "Ceylonthelphusa nata". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2009.2. International Union for Conservation of Nature. Retrieved March 10, 2010.
12. M. M. Bahir; P. K. L. Ng; K. A. Crandall; R. Pethiyagoda & N. Cumberlidge (2008). "Ceylonthelphusa orthos". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2009.2. International Union for Conservation of Nature. Retrieved March 10, 2010.
13. M. M. Bahir; P. K. L. Ng; K. A. Crandall; R. Pethiyagoda & N. Cumberlidge (2008). "Ceylonthelphusa rugosa". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2009.2. International Union for Conservation of Nature. Retrieved March 10, 2010.
14. M. M. Bahir; P. K. L. Ng; K. A. Crandall; R. Pethiyagoda & N. Cumberlidge (2008). "Ceylonthelphusa sanguinea". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2009.2. International Union for Conservation of Nature. Retrieved March 10, 2010.
15. M. M. Bahir; P. K. L. Ng; K. A. Crandall; R. Pethiyagoda & N. Cumberlidge (2008). "Ceylonthelphusa savitriae". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2009.2. International Union for Conservation of Nature. Retrieved March 10, 2010.
16. M. M. Bahir; P. K. L. Ng; K. A. Crandall; R. Pethiyagoda & N. Cumberlidge (2008). "Ceylonthelphusa sentosa". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2009.2. International Union for Conservation of Nature. Retrieved March 10, 2010.
17. M. M. Bahir; P. K. L. Ng; K. A. Crandall; R. Pethiyagoda & N. Cumberlidge (2008). "Ceylonthelphusa soror". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2009.2. International Union for Conservation of Nature. Retrieved March 10, 2010.
18. M. M. Bahir; P. K. L. Ng; K. A. Crandall; R. Pethiyagoda & N. Cumberlidge (2008). "Ceylonthelphusa ventusa". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2009.2. International Union for Conservation of Nature. Retrieved March 10, 2010.