Oziotelphusa hippocastanum

Oziotelphusa hippocastanum
	O. hippocastanum
	Facial region
Conservation status
	; Vulnerable (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Subphylum:	Crustacea
Class:	Malacostraca
Order:	Decapoda
Infraorder:	Brachyura
Family:	Gecarcinucidae
Genus:	Oziotelphusa
Species:	O. hippocastanum
Binomial name
	Oziotelphusa hippocastanum; (Müller, 1887)
Synonyms[2]
	Telphusa (Oziothelphusa) hippocastanum Müller, 1887[3] ; Potamon hippocastanum (Müller, 1887) ; Potamon (Potamon) hippocastanum (Müller, 1887) ; Parathelphusa hippocastanum (Müller, 1887);

Oziotelphusa hippocastanum is a species of crustacean in the 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.[1]

References

Bahir, M. M.; Ng Kee Lin, P.; Crandall, K. A.; Pethiyagoda, R.; Cumberlidge, N. (2008). "Oziothelphusa hippocastanum". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2008: e.T61716A12542936. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2008.RLTS.T61716A12542936.en.
Bahir, Mohomed M.; Yeo, Darren C. J. (2005). "A revision of the genus Oziotelphusa Müller, 1887 (Crustacea: Decapoda: Parathelphusidae), with descriptions of eight new species" (PDF). The Raffles Bulletin of Zoology. Supplement. 12: 79–83.
Müller, F. (1887). "Zur Crustaceenfauna von Trincomali". Verhandlungen der Naturforschenden Gesellschaft in Basel. 8 (2): 482–484; Pl. 5, Fig. 7.

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