Clinothelphusa

Clinothelphusa
Conservation status
Critically Endangered  (IUCN 3.1) [1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Malacostraca
Order:	Decapoda
Suborder:	Pleocyemata
Infraorder:	Brachyura
Family:	Gecarcinucidae
Genus:	Clinothelphusa Tay & Ng, 2001
Species:	C. kakoota
Binomial name
Clinothelphusa kakoota Tay & Ng, 2001

Clinothelphusa kakoota is a species of crab in the family Gecarcinucidae, which is endemic to Sri Lanka. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests, subtropical or tropical swamps, and rivers. ^[1] It is threatened by habitat loss, and is listed as a critically endangered species on the IUCN Red List. ^[1] It is known from a single site with an area of less than 100 km² (39 sq mi). ^[2] Its nearest relatives are another Sri Lankan endemic genus of crabs, Ceylonthelphusa . ^[3]

References

1. Bahir, M.M.; Ng Kee Lin, P.; Crandall, K.A.; Pethiyagoda, R.; Cumberlidge, N. (2008). "Clinothelphusa kakoota". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2008 e.T61706A12538395. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2008.RLTS.T61706A12538395.en . Retrieved 11 November 2021.
2. Mohomed M. Bahir; Rohan Pethiyagoda (2006). "Conservation of Sri Lankan freshwater crabs". In Channa N. B. Bambaradeniya (ed.). The fauna of Sri Lanka: status of taxonomy, research, and conservation. IUCN. pp. 77–83. ISBN   978-955-8177-51-8.
3. Natalie Beenaerts; Rohan Pethiyagoda; Peter K. L. Ng; Darren C. J. Yeo; Geert Jan Bex; Mohomed M. Bahir; Tom Artois (2010). "Phylogenetic diversity of Sri Lankan freshwater crabs and its implications for conservation". Molecular Ecology . 19 (1): 183–196. Bibcode:2010MolEc..19..183B. doi:10.1111/j.1365-294X.2009.04439.x. PMID   19943890. S2CID   20968976.