Mahatha
Sign in to saveMahatha is a genus of freshwater crabs endemic to Sri Lanka. Four of the six species are critically endangered due to habitat loss, and two are listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List.
Species
GENUS
- KingdomAnimalia
- PhylumArthropoda
- ClassMalacostraca
- OrderDecapoda
- FamilyGecarcinucidae
Habitatfreshwater
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- taxon
- Parent taxon
- Parathelphusidae
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- taxon name
- Mahatha
- taxon rank
- genus
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Encyclopedic overview
8 sectionsContents
- Species
- ''Mahatha adonis''
- ''Mahatha helaya''
- ''Mahatha iora''
- ''Mahatha lacuna''
- ''Mahatha ornatipes''
- ''Mahatha regina''
- References
Mahatha is a genus of freshwater crabs endemic to Sri Lanka. Four of the six species are critically endangered due to habitat loss, and two are listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List.
==Species==
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