New freshwater crab found in Arunachal

Itanagar, Nov. 10 (PTI): A new species of freshwater crab has been found at the Namdapha National Park in Arunachal Pradesh, the renowned science journal ‘Zootaxa’ said. A three-member team of scientists of Zoological Survey India spotted the species ‘Teretamon kem-pi’ in the park at Changlang district in April. The crab, generally resides under burrows in rocks in streams, has a round-shape carapace and measures around 1.5 inches in size. The team collected a specimen of the brown colour species from the primary forests at an elevation of 375-657 meters above sea level.