Ceylonthelphusa

Life-forms

Superregnum: Eukaryota
Cladus: Unikonta
Cladus: Opisthokonta
Cladus: Holozoa
Regnum: Animalia
Subregnum: Eumetazoa
Cladus: Bilateria
Cladus: Nephrozoa
Cladus: Protostomia
Cladus: Ecdysozoa
Cladus: Panarthropoda
Phylum: Arthropoda
Cladus: Pancrustacea
Superclassis: Multicrustacea
Classis: Malacostraca
Subclassis: Eumalacostraca
Superordo: Eucarida
Ordo: Decapoda
Subordo: Pleocyemata
Infraordo: Brachyura
Sectio: Eubrachyura
Subsectio: Heterotremata
Superfamilia: Gecarcinucoidea

Familia: Gecarcinucidae
Subfamilia: Gecarcinucinae
Genus: Ceylonthelphusa
Species:
rugosa Species Group

Species (5): C. kandambyi – C. rugosa – C. savitriae – C. sentosa – C. soror
sanguinea Species Group

Species (11): C. alpina – C. armata – C. callista – C. cavatrix – C. durrelli – C. diva – C. kotagama – C. nana – C. orthos – C. sanguinea – C. venusta
Name

Ceylonthelphusa Bott, 1969
References

Bahir, M.M. & Ng, P.K.L. 2005. Descriptions of ten new species of freshwater crabs (Crustacea: Brachyura: Parathelphusidae: Ceylonthelphusa, Mahata, Perbrinckia) from Sri Lanka. The Raffles Bulletin of Zoology Supplement 12: 47–75. PDF. Reference page.
Ng, P.K.L. 1995. Ceylonthelphusa scansor, a new species of tree-climbing crab from Sinharaja Forest in Sri Lanka (Crustacea: Decapoda: Brachyura: Parathelphusidae). Journal of South Asian Natural History 1(2): 175–184. Reference page.

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 these species:[1]

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

References

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.
Bahir, M.M.; Ng Kee Lin, P.; Crandall, K.A.; Pethiyagoda, R.; Cumberlidge, N. (2008). "Ceylonthelphusa alpina". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2008: e.T61690A12525900. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2008.RLTS.T61690A12525900.en. Retrieved 11 November 2021.
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 11 November 2021.
Bahir, M.M.; Ng Kee Lin, P.; Crandall, K.A.; Pethiyagoda, R.; Cumberlidge, N. (2008). "Ceylonthelphusa callista". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2008: e.T61692A12526946. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2008.RLTS.T61692A12526946.en. Retrieved 11 November 2021.
Esser, L.J.; Cumberlidge, N. (2017). "Ceylonthelphusa cavatrix". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2017: e.T61693A116618871. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-2.RLTS.T61693A116618871.en. Retrieved 11 November 2021.
Bahir, M.M.; Ng Kee Lin, P.; Crandall, K.A.; Pethiyagoda, R.; Cumberlidge, N. (2008). "Ceylonthelphusa diva". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2008: e.T61694A12527794. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2008.RLTS.T61694A12527794.en. Retrieved 11 November 2021.
Bahir, M.M.; Ng Kee Lin, P.; Crandall, K.A.; Pethiyagoda, R.; Cumberlidge, N. (2008). "Ceylonthelphusa durrelli". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2008: e.T61695A12528165. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2008.RLTS.T61695A12528165.en. Retrieved 11 November 2021.
Bahir, M.M.; Ng Kee Lin, P.; Crandall, K.A.; Pethiyagoda, R.; Cumberlidge, N. (2008). "Ceylonthelphusa kandambyi". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2008: e.T61696A12528475. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2008.RLTS.T61696A12528475.en. Retrieved 11 November 2021.
Bahir, M.M.; Ng Kee Lin, P.; Crandall, K.A.; Pethiyagoda, R.; Cumberlidge, N. (2008). "Ceylonthelphusa kotagama". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2008: e.T61697A12528840. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2008.RLTS.T61697A12528840.en. Retrieved 11 November 2021.
Bahir, M.M.; Ng Kee Lin, P.; Crandall, K.A.; Pethiyagoda, R.; Cumberlidge, N. (2008). "Ceylonthelphusa nana". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2008: e.T61730A12548913. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2008.RLTS.T61730A12548913.en. Retrieved 11 November 2021.
Esser, L.J.; Cumberlidge, N. (2008). "Ceylonthelphusa nata". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2008: e.T61698A12529360. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2008.RLTS.T61698A12529360.en. Retrieved 11 November 2021.
Bahir, M.M.; Ng Kee Lin, P.; Crandall, K.A.; Pethiyagoda, R.; Cumberlidge, N. (2008). "Ceylonthelphusa orthos". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2008: e.T61699A12529688. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2008.RLTS.T61699A12529688.en. Retrieved 11 November 2021.
Bahir, M.M.; Ng Kee Lin, P.; Crandall, K.A.; Pethiyagoda, R.; Cumberlidge, N. (2008). "Ceylonthelphusa rugosa". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2008: e.T61700A12536438. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2008.RLTS.T61700A12536438.en. Retrieved 11 November 2021.
Bahir, M.M.; Ng Kee Lin, P.; Crandall, K.A.; Pethiyagoda, R.; Cumberlidge, N. (2008). "Ceylonthelphusa sanguinea". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2008: e.T61703A12537356. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2008.RLTS.T61703A12537356.en. Retrieved 11 November 2021.
Bahir, M.M.; Ng Kee Lin, P.; Crandall, K.A.; Pethiyagoda, R.; Cumberlidge, N. (2008). "Ceylonthelphusa savitriae". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2008: e.T61701A12536738. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2008.RLTS.T61701A12536738.en. Retrieved 11 November 2021.
Bahir, M.M.; Ng Kee Lin, P.; Crandall, K.A.; Pethiyagoda, R.; Cumberlidge, N. (2008). "Ceylonthelphusa sentosa". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2008: e.T61702A12537100. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2008.RLTS.T61702A12537100.en. Retrieved 11 November 2021.
Bahir, M.M.; Ng Kee Lin, P.; Crandall, K.A.; Pethiyagoda, R.; Cumberlidge, N. (2008). "Ceylonthelphusa soror". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2008: e.T61704A12537683. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2008.RLTS.T61704A12537683.en. Retrieved 11 November 2021.
Bahir, M.M.; Ng Kee Lin, P.; Crandall, K.A.; Pethiyagoda, R.; Cumberlidge, N. (2008). "Ceylonthelphusa venusta". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2008: e.T61705A12538043. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2008.RLTS.T61705A12538043.en. Retrieved 11 November 2021.