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A fresh water crab in a St. Lucia rain forest protecting the tiny babies clinging to her belly.

A fresh water crab in a St. Lucia rain forest protecting the tiny babies clinging to her belly.

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Four new freshwater crab species of the genus Megapleonum Huang, Shih & Ahyong, 2018 (Crustacea, Decapoda, Potamidae) from Guangdong, China Four new species of the poorly known genus Megapleonum Huang, Shih & Ahyong, 2018, are described from Guangdong Province, China: Megapleonum falx sp. nov. from Huizhou City, M. yangdongense sp. no...

6 years ago, a dream came true when Chao took me along on a field trip to look for freshwater crabs in Guangdong. Now, the new species we found is formally described (๐˜”๐˜ฆ๐˜จ๐˜ข๐˜ฑ๐˜ญ๐˜ฆ๐˜ฐ๐˜ฏ๐˜ถ๐˜ฎ ๐˜บ๐˜ข๐˜ฏ๐˜จ๐˜ฅ๐˜ฐ๐˜ฏ๐˜จ๐˜ฆ๐˜ฏ๐˜ด๐˜ฆ in the article).
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Photograph of a freshwater crab on a river bed. Near-threatened (NT) on the IUCN Red Lists.

Photograph of a freshwater crab on a river bed. Near-threatened (NT) on the IUCN Red Lists.

Photograph of a salamander on a river bed: black body, red tail and legs. This species is endemic to Italy and endangered (EN) on the IUCN Red List.

Photograph of a salamander on a river bed: black body, red tail and legs. This species is endemic to Italy and endangered (EN) on the IUCN Red List.

Livorno, 17 febbraio 2025.
1. Potamon fluviatile Herbst, 1785 - Granchio di fiume;
2. Salamandrina perspicillata Savi, 1821. Endemica italiana.
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