Ceylonthelphusa durrelli

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Ceylonthelphusa durrelli

Critically Endangered (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification edit
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Crustacea
Class: Malacostraca
Order: Decapoda
Infraorder: Brachyura
Family: Gecarcinucidae
Genus: Ceylonthelphusa
Species:
C. durrelli
Binomial name
Ceylonthelphusa durrelli
N.G.Bahir, 2005

Ceylonthelphusa durrelli is a species of decapod in the family Gecarcinucidae.[2][1] It is native to Central Province, Sri Lanka.[1]

The IUCN conservation status of Ceylonthelphusa durrelli is "CR", critically endangered. The species faces an extremely high risk of extinction in the immediate future. The IUCN status was reviewed in 2008.[1]

References[]

  1. ^ a b c d 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 12 November 2021.
  2. ^ "Ceylonthelphusa durrelli". GBIF. Retrieved 2020-01-23.

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