Mahatha ornatipes

Taxobox
name = "Mahatha ornatipes"


status = LC | status_system = IUCN3.1
regnum = Animalia
phylum = Arthropoda
subphylum = Crustacea
ordo = Decapoda
familia = Parathelphusidae
genus = "Mahatha"
species = "M. ornatipes"
binomial = "Mahatha ornatipes"
binomial_authority = Roux, 1915
synonyms =

"Mahatha ornatipes" is a species of crustacean in family Parathelphusidae. It is endemic to Sri Lanka. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests, subtropical or tropical swamps, and rivers. It is threatened by habitat loss.

ource

* Bahir, M.M., Ng, P.K.L., Crandall, K. & Pethiyagoda, R. 2005. [http://www.iucnredlist.org/search/details.php/61711/all "Mahatha ornatipes"] . [http://www.iucnredlist.org 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. ] Downloaded on 10 August 2007.