We compare the phylogeographic structure of 13 codistributed ectotherms including four
reptiles (a snake, a legless skink and two tortoise species) and nine invertebrates (six …

The taxonomy of 185 species of Afrotropical freshwater crabs is revised to conform to the
updated phylogenetic relationships within this large assemblage, based on the largest …

Phylogenetic reconstruction, divergence time estimations and ancestral range estimation
were undertaken for 66% of the Afrotropical freshwater crab fauna (Potamonautidae) based …

Refugia are critical for the maintenance of biodiversity during the periods of Quaternary
climatic oscillations. The long‐term persistence of refugial populations in a large continuous …

Sinopotamon Bott, 1967 is the most speciose and widely distributed freshwater crab genus
in East Asia. Our extensive sampling includes about 76% of the known Sinopotamon taxa …

The value of the citizen science platform iNaturalist was explored using photographic
observations of southern African freshwater crabs (Potamonautidae, among two genera …

The global diversity of the almost 1400 species of primary brachyuran freshwater crabs that
spend their entire lives in freshwater habitats is outlined, along with that of 220 species of …

Cryptic lineages present major challenges for evolutionary and conservation studies,
particularly where these lineages remain undiscovered. Freshwater crabs are known to …

A new pearl white freshwater crab was collected in sympatry with Potamonautes sidneyi in
the Indian Ocean coastal belt forest at Mbotyi on the Wild Coast of the Eastern Cape …

We examined the systematics of a ubiquitously distributed southern African freshwater crab,
Potamonautes sidneyi sl species complex. Specimens were subjected to DNA sequence …