Oziotelphusa
| Oziotelphusa | |
|---|---|
| Oziotelphusa bouvieri | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Malacostraca |
| Order: | Decapoda |
| Suborder: | Pleocyemata |
| Infraorder: | Brachyura |
| Family: | Gecarcinucidae |
| Genus: | Oziotelphusa Müller, 1887 |
| Type species | |
| Telphusa hippocastanum Müller, 1887
| |
Oziotelphusa is a genus of freshwater crabs in the family Gecarcinucidae. Its members are found in Sri Lanka and southern India (throughout Kerala and Tamil Nadu and in the southern part of Karnataka). 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 (LC: least concern; VU: vulnerable; EN: endangered; CR: critically endangered; DD: data deficient):
| Species | Authority | Year | Distribution | IUCN status | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oziotelphusa aurantia | (Herbst) | 1799 | India (Tamil Nadu) | known only from the type specimen | |
| Oziotelphusa biloba | Bahir & Yeo | 2005 | India (Kerala) | Kodagara and Koratti villages | |
| Oziotelphusa bouvieri | (Rathbun) | 1904 | India (Tamil Nadu) | only known from type locality | |
| Oziotelphusa ceylonensis | (Fernando) | 1960 | Sri Lanka | nine localities | |
| Oziotelphusa dakuna | Bahir & Yeo | 2005 | Sri Lanka | only known from 1 or 2 locations | |
| Oziotelphusa gallicola | Bahir & Yeo | 2005 | Sri Lanka | around Galle | |
| Oziotelphusa hippocastanum | (Müller) | 1887 | Sri Lanka | ||
| Oziotelphusa intuta | Bahir & Yeo | 2005 | Sri Lanka | only known from type locality | |
| Oziotelphusa kerala | Bahir & Yeo | 2005 | India (Kerala) | known only from the type specimen | |
| Oziotelphusa kodagoda | Bahir & Yeo | 2005 | Sri Lanka | only known from type locality | |
| Oziotelphusa mineriyaensis | Bott | 1970 | Sri Lanka | two localities: Minneriya and Anuradhapura | |
| Oziotelphusa populosa | Bahir & Yeo | 2005 | Sri Lanka | two localities | |
| Oziotelphusa ritigala | Bahir & Yeo | 2005 | Sri Lanka | two localities: Ritigala and Mundel | |
| Oziotelphusa stricta | Ng & Tay | 2001 | Sri Lanka | ||
| Oziotelphusa wagrakarowensis | (Rathbun) | 1904 | India (Karnataka) |