Oziotelphusa


Oziotelphusa is a genus of freshwater crabs in the family Gecarcinucidae. Its members are found in Sri Lanka and southern India. The genus was formerly placed within family Parathelphusidae, but now it is accepted that Parathelphusidae is the junior synonym of Gecarcinucidae.
The genus Oziotelphusa contains fifteen species, all of which are included on the IUCN Red List :
SpeciesAuthorityYearDistributionIUCN statusNotes
Oziotelphusa aurantia1799 known only from the type specimen
Oziotelphusa bilobaBahir & Yeo2005 Kodagara and Koratti villages
Oziotelphusa bouvieri1904 only known from type locality
Oziotelphusa ceylonensis1960nine localities
Oziotelphusa dakunaBahir & Yeo2005only known from 1 or 2 locations
Oziotelphusa gallicolaBahir & Yeo2005around Galle
Oziotelphusa hippocastanum1887
Oziotelphusa intutaBahir & Yeo2005only known from type locality
Oziotelphusa keralaBahir & Yeo2005 known only from the type specimen
Oziotelphusa kodagodaBahir & Yeo2005only known from type locality
Oziotelphusa mineriyaensisBott1970two localities: Minneriya and Anuradhapura
Oziotelphusa populosaBahir & Yeo2005two localities
Oziotelphusa ritigalaBahir & Yeo2005two localities: Ritigala and Mundel
Oziotelphusa strictaNg & Tay2001-
Oziotelphusa wagrakarowensis1904