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Ceylonthelphusa rugosa | |
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Genus: | Ceylonthelphusa Bott, 1969
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Thelphusa rugosa Kingsley, 1880
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Ceylonthelphusa is a genus of freshwater crabs endemic to Sri Lanka, where they live in moist lowland forests, swamps and rivers. Many of the species are on the IUCN Red List of threatened species, with the greatest risk factor being habitat loss. Ceylonthelphusa contains these species:[1]