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Bahir, M. M.; Ng, P. K. L. (2005). Descriptions of ten new species of freshwater crabs (Crustacea: Brachyura: Parathelphusidae: Ceylonthelphusa, Mahatha, Perbrinckia) from Sri Lanka. Raffles Bulletin of Zoology. Suppl. 12 : 47–75.
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Bahir, M. M.; Ng, P. K. L.
2005
Descriptions of ten new species of freshwater crabs (Crustacea: Brachyura: Parathelphusidae: Ceylonthelphusa, Mahatha, Perbrinckia) from Sri Lanka
Raffles Bulletin of Zoology
Suppl. 12 : 47–75
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Ten new species of freshwater crabs are described from Sri Lanka: Ceylonthelphusa alpina, C. durrelli, C. diva, C. savitriae, Mahatha helaya, M. lacuna, M. regina, Perbrinckia fenestra, P. gabadagei and P. rosae. Ceylonthelphusa scansor Ng, 1995, is transferred to the genus Perbrinckia Bott, 1969. With the present additions to the fauna, 45 freshwater crab species of parathelphusid crabs are now recognized from the island, all of them endemic.
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Ceylonthelphusa alpina Bahir & Ng, 2005 (original description)
Ceylonthelphusa diva Bahir & Ng, 2005 (original description)
Ceylonthelphusa durrelli Bahir & Ng, 2005 (original description)
Ceylonthelphusa savitriae Bahir & Ng, 2005 (original description)
Mahatha helaya Bahir & Ng, 2005 (original description)
Mahatha lacuna Bahir & Ng, 2005 (original description)
Mahatha regina Bahir & Ng, 2005 (original description)
Perbrinckia fenestra Bahir & Ng, 2005 (original description)
Perbrinckia gabadagei Bahir & Ng, 2005 (original description)
Perbrinckia rosae Bahir & Ng, 2005 (original description)
Perbrinckia scansor (Ng, 1995) (new combination reference)