Oziotelphusa
Genus of crabs
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Oziotelphusa is a genus of freshwater crabs in the family Gecarcinucidae. Its members are found in Sri Lanka and southern India (throughout Kerala and Tamil Nadu and in the southern part of Karnataka).[1] The genus was formerly placed within family Parathelphusidae, but now it is accepted that Parathelphusidae is the junior synonym of Gecarcinucidae.[2][3]
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| Oziotelphusa | |
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| Oziotelphusa bouvieri | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Clade: | Pancrustacea |
| Class: | Malacostraca |
| Order: | Decapoda |
| Suborder: | Pleocyemata |
| Infraorder: | Brachyura |
| Family: | Gecarcinucidae |
| Genus: | Oziotelphusa Müller, 1887 |
| Type species | |
| Telphusa hippocastanum Müller, 1887 | |
The genus Oziotelphusa contains fifteen species,[4] all of which are included on the IUCN Red List (LC: least concern; VU: vulnerable; EN: endangered; CR: critically endangered; DD: data deficient):
| Species | Authority | Year | Distribution | IUCN status | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oziotelphusa aurantia | (Herbst) | 1799 |  India (Tamil Nadu) |  [5] | known only from the type specimen |
| Oziotelphusa biloba | Bahir & Yeo | 2005 | India (Kerala) |  [6] | Kodagara and Koratti villages |
| Oziotelphusa bouvieri | (Rathbun) | 1904 | India (Tamil Nadu) | [7] | only known from type locality |
| Oziotelphusa ceylonensis | (Fernando) | 1960 |  Sri Lanka |  [8] | nine localities |
| Oziotelphusa dakuna | Bahir & Yeo | 2005 | Sri Lanka |  [9] | only known from 1 or 2 locations |
| Oziotelphusa gallicola | Bahir & Yeo | 2005 | Sri Lanka | [10] | around Galle |
| Oziotelphusa hippocastanum | (Müller) | 1887 | Sri Lanka | [11] | |
| Oziotelphusa intuta | Bahir & Yeo | 2005 | Sri Lanka |  [12] | only known from type locality |
| Oziotelphusa kerala | Bahir & Yeo | 2005 | India (Kerala) | [13] | known only from the type specimen |
| Oziotelphusa kodagoda | Bahir & Yeo | 2005 | Sri Lanka | [14] | only known from type locality |
| Oziotelphusa mineriyaensis | Bott | 1970 | Sri Lanka | [15] | two localities: Minneriya and Anuradhapura |
| Oziotelphusa populosa | Bahir & Yeo | 2005 | Sri Lanka | [16] | two localities |
| Oziotelphusa ritigala | Bahir & Yeo | 2005 | Sri Lanka | [17] | two localities: Ritigala and Mundel |
| Oziotelphusa stricta | Ng & Tay | 2001 | Sri Lanka | [18] | |
| Oziotelphusa wagrakarowensis | (Rathbun) | 1904 | India (Karnataka) | [19] |