Procambarus liberorum

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Procambarus liberorum

Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Subphylum:
Crustacea
Class:
Malacostraca
Order:
Decapoda
Family:
Cambaridae
Genus:
Procambarus
Subgenus:
P. (Girardiella)
Species:
P. liberorum
Binomial name
Procambarus liberorum
Fitzpatrick, 1978

Procambarus liberorum is a species of crayfish in the family Cambaridae. It is endemic to the United States, where it occurs in Arkansas and Oklahoma. It is known commonly as the Osage burrowing crayfish.[1]

Distribution[]

In Arkansas, P. liberorum is found in the Boston Mountains, Ouachita Mountains, and Arkansas Valley, as far east as Lonoke County. It was discovered in Le Flore County, Oklahoma, in 2006.[2]

Taxonomic history[]

Procambarus liberorum was originally described from three specimens caught by a cat in Bentonville, Arkansas.[3]

The species Procambarus ferrugineum was considered to be an endangered species on the IUCN Red List, but it is now known to be identical to the widespread and secure P. liberorum,[4] which is listed as a least-concern species.[1]

References[]

  1. ^ a b c Schuster, G.A.; Taylor, C.A. (2010). "Procambarus liberorum". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2010: e.T153986A4572715. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2010-3.RLTS.T153986A4572715.en. Retrieved 18 November 2021.
  2. ^ Henry W. Robinson & Chris T. McAllister (2006). "First record of the Osage burrowing crayfish, Procambarus liberorum Fitzpatrick (Decapoda: Cambaridae), in Oklahoma" (PDF). . 86: 87–88.
  3. ^ Henry W. Robison & Robert T. Allen (1995). "Procambarus liberorum Fitzpatrick 1978:533". Only in Arkansas: a study of the endemic plants and animals of the state. University of Arkansas Press. p. 59. ISBN 978-1-55728-326-9.
  4. ^ Keith A. Crandall; Henry W. Robison & Jennifer E. Buhay (2009). "Avoidance of extinction through nonexistence: the use of museum specimens and molecular genetics to determine the taxonomic status of an endangered freshwater crayfish". . 10 (1): 177–189. doi:10.1007/s10592-008-9546-9.

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