''Sayamia''
is a genus of
freshwater crabs
Around 1,300 species of freshwater crabs are distributed throughout the tropics and subtropics, divided among eight families. They show direct development and maternal care of a small number of offspring, in contrast to marine crabs, which releas ...
, found in
South-East Asia
Southeast Asia is the geographical southeastern region of Asia, consisting of the regions that are situated south of China, east of the Indian subcontinent, and northwest of the Australian mainland, which is part of Oceania. Southeast Asia i ...
. Three species are included on the
list of least concern (lc) arthropods, but ''S. melanodactylus'' is endangered.
Species
* ''
Sayamia bangkokensis''
(Naiyanetr, 1982): Thailand (lc)
* ''
Sayamia germaini''
(Rathbun, 1902): Cambodia, Thailand, Vietnam (lc)
* ''
Sayamia maehongsonensis''
(Naiyanetr, 1987): Thailand (VU)
* ''
Sayamia melanodactylus''
Ng, 1997: Thailand (EN)
* ''
Sayamia sexpunctata''
(Lanchester, 1906): N. peninsular Malaysia (lc)
References
External links
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Gecarcinucidae
Freshwater crustaceans of Asia