Euastacus sulcatus

Euastacus sulcatus
Euastacus sulcatus in Lamington National Park, Queensland, Australia.
Red/White variant in Mount Barney National Park, Queensland, Australia.
Conservation status
Vulnerable  (IUCN 3.1) [1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Subphylum:	Crustacea
Class:	Malacostraca
Order:	Decapoda
Family:	Parastacidae
Genus:	Euastacus
Species:	E. sulcatus
Binomial name
Euastacus sulcatus Riek, 1951

Euastacus sulcatus, also known as the Lamington Crayfish is a freshwater crayfish, or "yabby". It is commonly bright blue in colour and roams the forest floor when conditions are damp. Red/White colour variants also exist.^[2]

Distribution

E. sulcatus ranged from Mount Tamborine to the Lamington Plateau, southern Queensland, and west along the McPherson Range bordering New South Wales. A relict population may exist on Mount Warning.

Habitat

The species occurs in streams at altitudes above 300 metres (980 ft), in rainforest and sclerophyll forest.

References

1. J. Furse & J. Coughran (2010). "Euastacus sulcatus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 3.1 (3.1). International Union for Conservation of Nature. Retrieved October 5, 2011.
2. Keith A. Crandall. "Euastacus sulcatus". Tree of Life Web Project. Retrieved February 20, 2009.