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Afrithelphusa afzelii (Colosi, 1924)

Afzelius's crab

 

 

Taxonomy & Nomenclature

 

 

Conservation Status

Rediscovered in 2021

 

Distribution

Sierra Leone

 

Anatomy & Morphology

 

 

Biology & Ecology

 

 

Hypodigm

 

 

Media

 

 

References

Cumberlidge, Neil et al. (2023). A revision of the West African freshwater crab genus Afrithelphusa Bott, 1969 (Brachyura: Deckeniidae: Deckeniinae) based on new morphological and genetic data. Journal of Natural History 57(13-16): 924-946. https://doi.org/10.1080/00222933.2023.2216908

https://news.mongabay.com/2021/07/in-sierra-leone-two-colorful-land-crabs-rediscovered-two-new-species-found/

https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2022/nov/17/afzelius-crab-rediscovery-225-years-sierra-leone-aoe

 

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