Described: (Westwood in Sykes, 1836).
States with an open record: Rajasthan, Uttar Pradesh, West Bengal, Jharkhand, Odisha, Chhattisgarh, Madhya Pradesh, Gujarat, Maharashtra, Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka, Goa, Kerala, Tamil Nadu, Puducherry, Telangana.
Biogeographic provinces with a GBIF record: 4B Semi-Arid: Gujarat Rajputana, 5A Western Ghats: Malabar Plains, 5B Western Ghats: Mountains, 6A Deccan Peninsula: Central Highlands, 6B Deccan Peninsula: Chhota Nagpur, 6C Deccan Peninsula: Eastern Highlands, 6D Deccan Peninsula: Central Plateau, 6E Deccan Peninsula: Deccan South, 8A Coasts: West Coast.
Family: Gecarcinucidae; order: Decapoda.

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yellidespecies of India

Barytelphusa cunicularis

Brown Freshwater Crab

Brown Freshwater Crab (Barytelphusa cunicularis), a species of India. IUCN Data Deficient (2008). Open records in 16 states. Listed by ZSI, GBIF, iNaturalist and IUCN. Group: Crabs, shrimps & kin.

Crabs, shrimps and kin of Rajasthan · Crabs, shrimps and kin of Uttar Pradesh · Crabs, shrimps and kin of West Bengal · Crabs, shrimps and kin of Jharkhand · Crabs, shrimps and kin of Odisha · Crabs, shrimps and kin of Chhattisgarh · Crabs, shrimps and kin of Madhya Pradesh · Crabs, shrimps and kin of Gujarat · Crabs, shrimps and kin of Maharashtra · Crabs, shrimps and kin of Andhra Pradesh · Crabs, shrimps and kin of Karnataka · Crabs, shrimps and kin of Goa · Crabs, shrimps and kin of Kerala · Crabs, shrimps and kin of Tamil Nadu · Crabs, shrimps and kin of Puducherry · Crabs, shrimps and kin of Telangana

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