Ceylonthelphusa callista

Ceylonthelphusa callista
Conservation status
	; Critically Endangered (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Malacostraca
Order:	Decapoda
Family:	Gecarcinucidae
Genus:	Ceylonthelphusa
Species:	C. callista
Binomial name
	Ceylonthelphusa callista; (Ng, 1995)

Ceylonthelphusa callista is a species of freshwater crabs in the family Gecarcinucidae. The species is endemic to areas of Sri Lanka, such as Knuckles Mountain Range and Mahaweli River.[1]

References

Bahir, M.M.; Ng, P.K.L.; Crandall, K.; Pethiyagoda, R. & Cumberlidge, N. (2008). "Ceylonthelphusa callista". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2008. Retrieved March 9, 2015.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)old-form url

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