Two new species of freshwater crabs from the highlands of northern Uganda, East Africa and a redescription of Potamonautes amalerensis (Rathbun, 1935) stat. rev. from Mount Kadam (Brachyura: Potamoidea: Potamonautidae)

Cumberlidge, NClark, PF2020-04-272020-04-272016-03-172016-03-1710.5852/ejt.2016.182http://hdl.handle.net/10141/622712Two new species of potamonautid freshwater crabs are described from the Imatong Mountains and Mount Moroto in northern Uganda, East Africa, and a third highland species, Potamonautes amalerensis (Rathbun, 1935) stat. rev. from Mount Kadam is re-diagnosed based on examination of the holotype. All three species are endemic to a different mountain range and their collection localities indicate a distinct preference for higher altitudes. Diagnoses, illustrations and distribution maps are provided for these taxa, and they are compared to similar species from the region. The conservation status of all three species is discussed.openAccesshttps://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/Two new species of freshwater crabs from the highlands of northern Uganda, East Africa and a redescription of Potamonautes amalerensis (Rathbun, 1935) stat. rev. from Mount Kadam (Brachyura: Potamoidea: Potamonautidae)Journal Article2118-9773European Journal of Taxonomy1821-18Potamonautes imatongensis sp. nov.Potamonautes morotoensis sp. nov.Imatong MountainsMount MorotoMount Kadam