Oziotelphusa

Oziotelphusa
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Subphylum:	Crustacea
Order:	Decapoda
Infraorder:	Brachyura
Family:	Parathelphusidae
Genus:	Oziotelphusa Müller, 1887
Type species
Telphusa hippocastanum Müller, 1887

Oziotelphusa is a genus of freshwater crabs in the family Parathelphusidae. 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 Oziotelphusa contains fifteen species,^[2] 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 !(Herbst)	1799	India (Tamil Nadu)	8. DD ![3]	known only from the type specimen
Oziotelphusa biloba	Bahir & Yeo	2005	India (Kerala)	3. VU ![4]	Kodagara and Koratti villages
Oziotelphusa bouvieri	Rathbun !(Rathbun)	1904	India (Tamil Nadu)	8. DD ![5]	only known from type locality
Oziotelphusa ceylonensis	Fernando !(Fernando)	1960	Sri Lanka	1. LC ![6]	nine localities
Oziotelphusa dakuna	Bahir & Yeo	2005	Sri Lanka	4. EN ![7]	only known from 1 or 2 locations
Oziotelphusa gallicola	Bahir & Yeo	2005	Sri Lanka	4. EN ![8]	around Galle
Oziotelphusa hippocastanum	Müller !(Müller)	1887	Sri Lanka	3. VU ![9]
Oziotelphusa intuta	Bahir & Yeo	2005	Sri Lanka	5. CR ![10]	only known from type locality
Oziotelphusa kerala	Bahir & Yeo	2005	India (Kerala)	8. DD ![11]	known only from the type specimen
Oziotelphusa kodagoda	Bahir & Yeo	2005	Sri Lanka	5. CR ![12]	only known from type locality
Oziotelphusa mineriyaensis	Bott	1970	Sri Lanka	1. LC ![13]	two localities: Minneriya and Anuradhapura
Oziotelphusa populosa	Bahir & Yeo	2005	Sri Lanka	4. EN ![14]	two localities
Oziotelphusa ritigala	Bahir & Yeo	2005	Sri Lanka	3. VU ![15]	two localities: Ritigala and Mundel
Oziotelphusa stricta	Ng & Tay	2001	Sri Lanka	3. VU ![16]
Oziotelphusa wagrakarowensis	Rathbun !(Rathbun)	1904	India (Karnataka)	3. VU ![17]

References

1. ^ Mohomed M. Bahir & Darren C. J. Yeo (2005). "A revision of the genus Oziotelphusa Müller, 1887 (Crustacea: Decapoda: Parathelphusidae), with descriptions of eight new species" (PDF). Raffles Bulletin of Zoology Suppl. 12: 77–120. http://rmbr.nus.edu.sg/rbz/biblio/s12/s12rbz077-120.pdf. 
2. ^ 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. http://rmbr.nus.edu.sg/rbz/biblio/s17/s17rbz.pdf. 
3. ^ L. Esser & N. Cumberlidge (2008). "Oziothelphusa aurantia". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2009.2. International Union for Conservation of Nature. http://www.iucnredlist.org/apps/redlist/details/134848. Retrieved April 20, 2010. 
4. ^ L. Esser & N. Cumberlidge (2008). "Oziothelphusa biloba". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2009.2. International Union for Conservation of Nature. http://www.iucnredlist.org/apps/redlist/details/135068. Retrieved April 20, 2010. 
5. ^ N. Cumberlidge (2008). "Oziothelphusa bouvieri". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2009.2. International Union for Conservation of Nature. http://www.iucnredlist.org/apps/redlist/details/134178. Retrieved April 20, 2010. 
6. ^ L. Esser & N. Cumberlidge (2008). "Oziothelphusa ceylonensis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2009.2. International Union for Conservation of Nature. http://www.iucnredlist.org/apps/redlist/details/61713. Retrieved April 20, 2010. 
7. ^ M. M. Bahir, P. K. L. Ng, K. Crandall, R. Pethiyagoda & N. Cumberlidge (2008). "Oziothelphusa dakuna". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2009.2. International Union for Conservation of Nature. http://www.iucnredlist.org/apps/redlist/details/61714. Retrieved April 20, 2010. 
8. ^ M. M. Bahir, P. K. L. Ng, K. Crandall, R. Pethiyagoda & N. Cumberlidge (2008). "Oziothelphusa gallicola". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2009.2. International Union for Conservation of Nature. http://www.iucnredlist.org/apps/redlist/details/61715. Retrieved April 20, 2010. 
9. ^ M. M. Bahir, P. K. L. Ng, K. Crandall, R. Pethiyagoda & N. Cumberlidge (2008). "Oziothelphusa". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2009.2. International Union for Conservation of Nature. http://www.iucnredlist.org/apps/redlist/details/61716. Retrieved April 20, 2010. 
10. ^ M. M. Bahir, P. K. L. Ng, K. Crandall, R. Pethiyagoda & N. Cumberlidge (2008). "Oziothelphusa intuta". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2009.2. International Union for Conservation of Nature. http://www.iucnredlist.org/apps/redlist/details/61717. Retrieved April 20, 2010. 
11. ^ N. Cumberlidge (2008). "Oziothelphusa kerala". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2009.2. International Union for Conservation of Nature. http://www.iucnredlist.org/apps/redlist/details/135070. Retrieved April 20, 2010. 
12. ^ M. M. Bahir, P. K. L. Ng, K. Crandall, R. Pethiyagoda & N. Cumberlidge (2008). "Oziothelphusa". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2009.2. International Union for Conservation of Nature. http://www.iucnredlist.org/apps/redlist/details/61739. Retrieved April 20, 2010. 
13. ^ M. M. Bahir, P. K. L. Ng, K. Crandall, R. Pethiyagoda & N. Cumberlidge (2008). "Oziothelphusa mineriyaensis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2009.2. International Union for Conservation of Nature. http://www.iucnredlist.org/apps/redlist/details/61718. Retrieved April 20, 2010. 
14. ^ M. M. Bahir, P. K. L. Ng, K. Crandall, R. Pethiyagoda & N. Cumberlidge (2008). "Oziothelphusa populosa". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2009.2. International Union for Conservation of Nature. http://www.iucnredlist.org/apps/redlist/details/61740. Retrieved April 20, 2010. 
15. ^ L. Esser & N. Cumberlidge (2008). "Oziothelphusa ritigala". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2009.2. International Union for Conservation of Nature. http://www.iucnredlist.org/apps/redlist/details/61719. Retrieved April 20, 2010. 
16. ^ L. Esser & N. Cumberlidge (2008). "Oziothelphusa stricta". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2009.2. International Union for Conservation of Nature. http://www.iucnredlist.org/apps/redlist/details/61720. Retrieved April 20, 2010. 
17. ^ L. Esser & N. Cumberlidge (2008). "Oziothelphusa wagrakarowensis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2009.2. International Union for Conservation of Nature. http://www.iucnredlist.org/apps/redlist/details/134603. Retrieved April 20, 2010.