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Ceylonthelphusa armata

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Species of crab

Ceylonthelphusa armata
Conservation status

Endangered  (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Malacostraca
Order: Decapoda
Suborder: Pleocyemata
Infraorder: Brachyura
Family: Gecarcinucidae
Genus: Ceylonthelphusa
Species: C. armata
Binomial name
Ceylonthelphusa armata
(Ng, 1995)

Ceylonthelphusa armata 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.

References

  1. ^ Bahir, M.M.; Ng Kee Lin, P.; Crandall, K.A.; Pethiyagoda, R.; Cumberlidge, N. (2008). "Ceylonthelphusa armata". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2008: e.T61691A12526546. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2008.RLTS.T61691A12526546.en. Retrieved 12 November 2021.
Taxon identifiers
Ceylonthelphusa armata


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