Oziotelphusa

Oziotelphusa
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Subphylum:	Crustacea
Order:	Decapoda
Infraorder:	Brachyura
Family:	Gecarcinucidae
Genus:	Oziotelphusa Müller, 1887
Type species
Telphusa hippocastanum Müller, 1887

Oziotelphusa is a genus of freshwater crabs in the family Gecarcinucidae. Its members are found in Sri Lanka and southern India (throughout Kerala and Tamil Nadu and in the southern part of Karnataka).^[1] The genus was formerly placed within family Parathelphusidae, but now it is accepted that Parathelphusidae is the junior synonym of Gecarcinucidae.^[2][3]

The genus Oziotelphusa contains fifteen species,^[4] all of which are included on the IUCN Red List (LC: least concern; VU: vulnerable; EN: endangered; CR: critically endangered; DD: data deficient):

Species	Authority	Year	Distribution	IUCN status	Notes
Oziotelphusa aurantia	(Herbst)	1799	India (Tamil Nadu)	[5]	known only from the type specimen
Oziotelphusa biloba	Bahir & Yeo	2005	India (Kerala)	[6]	Kodagara and Koratti villages
Oziotelphusa bouvieri	(Rathbun)	1904	India (Tamil Nadu)	[7]	only known from type locality
Oziotelphusa ceylonensis	(Fernando)	1960	Sri Lanka	[8]	nine localities
Oziotelphusa dakuna	Bahir & Yeo	2005	Sri Lanka	[9]	only known from 1 or 2 locations
Oziotelphusa gallicola	Bahir & Yeo	2005	Sri Lanka	[10]	around Galle
Oziotelphusa hippocastanum	(Müller)	1887	Sri Lanka	[11]
Oziotelphusa intuta	Bahir & Yeo	2005	Sri Lanka	[12]	only known from type locality
Oziotelphusa kerala	Bahir & Yeo	2005	India (Kerala)	[13]	known only from the type specimen
Oziotelphusa kodagoda	Bahir & Yeo	2005	Sri Lanka	[14]	only known from type locality
Oziotelphusa mineriyaensis	Bott	1970	Sri Lanka	[15]	two localities: Minneriya and Anuradhapura
Oziotelphusa populosa	Bahir & Yeo	2005	Sri Lanka	[16]	two localities
Oziotelphusa ritigala	Bahir & Yeo	2005	Sri Lanka	[17]	two localities: Ritigala and Mundel
Oziotelphusa stricta	Ng & Tay	2001	Sri Lanka	[18]
Oziotelphusa wagrakarowensis	(Rathbun)	1904	India (Karnataka)	[19]

References

1. Mohomed M. Bahir & Darren C. J. Yeo (2005). "A revision of the genus Oziotelphusa Müller, 1887 (Crustacea: Decapoda: Parathelphusidae), with descriptions of eight new species" (PDF). Raffles Bulletin of Zoology. Suppl. 12: 77–120.
2. "Gecarcinucidae {family}". Barcode of Life Systems (BOLD). Retrieved 5 June 2016.
3. "Oziotelphusa". ZipcodeZoo. Retrieved 5 June 2016.
4. 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.
5. L. Esser & N. Cumberlidge (2008). "Oziothelphusa aurantia". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2009.2. International Union for Conservation of Nature. Retrieved April 20, 2010.
6. L. Esser & N. Cumberlidge (2008). "Oziothelphusa biloba". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2009.2. International Union for Conservation of Nature. Retrieved April 20, 2010.
7. N. Cumberlidge (2008). "Oziothelphusa bouvieri". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2009.2. International Union for Conservation of Nature. Retrieved April 20, 2010.
8. L. Esser & N. Cumberlidge (2008). "Oziothelphusa ceylonensis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2009.2. International Union for Conservation of Nature. Retrieved April 20, 2010.
9. M. M. Bahir; P. K. L. Ng; K. Crandall; R. Pethiyagoda & N. Cumberlidge (2008). "Oziothelphusa dakuna". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2009.2. International Union for Conservation of Nature. Retrieved April 20, 2010.
10. M. M. Bahir; P. K. L. Ng; K. Crandall; R. Pethiyagoda & N. Cumberlidge (2008). "Oziothelphusa gallicola". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2009.2. International Union for Conservation of Nature. Retrieved April 20, 2010.
11. M. M. Bahir; P. K. L. Ng; K. Crandall; R. Pethiyagoda & N. Cumberlidge (2008). "Oziothelphusa". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2009.2. International Union for Conservation of Nature. Retrieved April 20, 2010.
12. M. M. Bahir; P. K. L. Ng; K. Crandall; R. Pethiyagoda & N. Cumberlidge (2008). "Oziothelphusa intuta". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2009.2. International Union for Conservation of Nature. Retrieved April 20, 2010.
13. N. Cumberlidge (2008). "Oziothelphusa kerala". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2009.2. International Union for Conservation of Nature. Retrieved April 20, 2010.
14. M. M. Bahir; P. K. L. Ng; K. Crandall; R. Pethiyagoda & N. Cumberlidge (2008). "Oziothelphusa". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2009.2. International Union for Conservation of Nature. Retrieved April 20, 2010.
15. M. M. Bahir; P. K. L. Ng; K. Crandall; R. Pethiyagoda & N. Cumberlidge (2008). "Oziothelphusa mineriyaensis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2009.2. International Union for Conservation of Nature. Retrieved April 20, 2010.
16. M. M. Bahir; P. K. L. Ng; K. Crandall; R. Pethiyagoda & N. Cumberlidge (2008). "Oziothelphusa populosa". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2009.2. International Union for Conservation of Nature. Retrieved April 20, 2010.
17. L. Esser & N. Cumberlidge (2008). "Oziothelphusa ritigala". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2009.2. International Union for Conservation of Nature. Retrieved April 20, 2010.
18. L. Esser & N. Cumberlidge (2008). "Oziothelphusa stricta". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2009.2. International Union for Conservation of Nature. Retrieved April 20, 2010.
19. L. Esser & N. Cumberlidge (2008). "Oziothelphusa wagrakarowensis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2009.2. International Union for Conservation of Nature. Retrieved April 20, 2010.