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Johora

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Johora
Johora thaiana
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Johora

Bott, 1966
Type species
Potamon johorense
Roux, 1936

Johora is a genus of freshwater crabs found in the Malay Peninsula and surrounding islands.[1] It includes the following species:[2]

Four of the species are listed as vulnerable species by the International Union for Conservation of Nature, one is Near Threatened, one is Data Deficient, and one, Johora singaporensis, is Critically Endangered.

References

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  1. ^ Darren C. J. Yeo; Hsi-Te Shih; Rudolf Meier; Peter K. L. Ng (2007). "Phylogeny and biogeography of the freshwater crab genus Johora (Crustacea: Brachyura: Potamidae) from the Malay Peninsula, and the origins of its insular fauna". Zoologica Scripta. 36 (3): 255–269. doi:10.1111/j.1463-6409.2007.00276.x.
  2. ^ Peter K. L. Ng; Danièle Guinot; Peter J. F. Davie (2008). "Systema Brachyurorum: Part I. An annotated checklist of extant Brachyuran crabs of the world" (PDF). Raffles Bulletin of Zoology. 17: 1–286. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2011-06-06.