Perbrinckia
Sign in to savePerbrinckia is a genus of freshwater crabs of the family Gecarcinucidae that is endemic to Sri Lanka, named after Per Brinck. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests, subtropical or tropical swamps, and rivers. It contains 14 species, most of which are included on the IUCN Red List as critically endangered species (CR) or vulnerable species (VU) because they are threatened by habitat loss; only one species is of least concern (LC).
Species
Sri Lanka Tree-climbing Crab
GENUS
- KingdomAnimalia
- PhylumArthropoda
- ClassMalacostraca
- OrderDecapoda
- FamilyGecarcinucidae
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Perbrinckia is a genus of freshwater crabs of the family Gecarcinucidae that is endemic to Sri Lanka, named after Per Brinck. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests, subtropical or tropical swamps, and rivers. It contains 14 species, most of which are included on the IUCN Red List as critically endangered species (CR) or vulnerable species (VU) because they are threatened by habitat loss; only one species is of least concern (LC).
==Species== Perbrinckia cracens Ng, 1995 24px|CR Perbrinckia enodis (Kinglsey, 1880) 24px|CR Perbrinckia fenestra Bahir & Ng, 2005 24px|VU Perbrinckia fido Ng, 1995 24px|CR Perbrinckia gabadagei Bahir & Ng, 2005 24px|CR Perbrinckia glabra Ng, 1995 24px|CR Perbrinckia integra Ng, 1995 24px|VU Perbrinckia morayensis Ng & Tay, 2001 24px|CR Perbrinckia punctata Ng, 1995 24px|CR Perbrinckia quadratus Ng & Tay, 2001 24px|CR Perbrinckia rosae Bahir & Ng, 2005 24px|CR Perbrinckia scansor (Ng, 1995) 24px|LC Perbrinckia scitula Ng, 1995 24px|CR Perbrinckia uva Bahir, 1998 24px|CR