Euastacus sulcatus
| Euastacus sulcatus | |
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| Euastacus sulcatus in Lamington National Park, Queensland, Australia. | |
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| Red/White variant in Mount Barney National Park, Queensland, Australia. | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Crustacea |
| Class: | Malacostraca |
| Order: | Decapoda |
| Family: | Parastacidae |
| Genus: | Euastacus |
| Species: | E. sulcatus |
| Binomial name | |
| Euastacus sulcatus Riek, 1951 | |
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Euastacus sulcatus, also known as the Lamington Crayfish is a freshwater crayfish, or "yabby". It is commonly bright blue in colour and roams the forest floor when conditions are damp. Red/White colour variants also exist.[2]
Distribution
E. sulcatus ranged from Mount Tamborine to the Lamington Plateau, southern Queensland, and west along the McPherson Range bordering New South Wales. A relict population may exist on Mount Warning.
Habitat
The species occurs in streams at altitudes above 300 metres (980 ft), in rainforest and sclerophyll forest.
References
- ↑ J. Furse & J. Coughran (2010). "Euastacus sulcatus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 3.1 (3.1). International Union for Conservation of Nature. Retrieved October 5, 2011.
- ↑ Keith A. Crandall. "Euastacus sulcatus". Tree of Life Web Project. Retrieved February 20, 2009.
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