New record of a freshwater crab <i>Phricotelphusa callianira</i> (De Man, 1887) (Decapoda: Brachyura: Gecarcinucidae) from Thailand

Abstract

An expedition by scientists participating in a Plant Genetic Conservation Project under the Royal Initiative of Her Royal Highness Princess Maha Chakri Sirindhorn to Tachai Island, off the coast of Changwat Phangnga, Andaman Sea, southern Thailand in April 1999, revealed a new record of the freshwater crab Phricotelphusa callianira (De Man 1887). The new distribution data is considered indicative of a lack of freshwater biota surveys in the area studied, and emphasizes the need for further biogeographical studies.