''Johora'' is a
genus of
freshwater crab
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 relea ...
s found in the
Malay Peninsula
The Malay Peninsula (Malay: ''Semenanjung Tanah Melayu'') is a peninsula in Mainland Southeast Asia. The landmass runs approximately north–south, and at its terminus, it is the southernmost point of the Asian continental mainland. The area ...
and surrounding islands.
It includes the following species:
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Johora aipooae''
(Ng, 1986)
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Johora counsilmani''
(Ng, 1985)
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Johora gapensis''
(Bott, 1966)
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Johora grallator''
Ng, 1988
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Johora gua''
Yeo, 2001
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Johora hoiseni''
Ng & Takeda, 1992
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Johora intermedia''
(Ng, 1986)
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Johora johorensis''
(Roux, 1936)
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Johora murphyi''
(Ng, 1986)
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Johora punicea''
(Ng, 1985)
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Johora singaporensis''
(Ng, 1986)
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Johora tahanensis''
(Bott, 1966)
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Johora thaiana''
Leelawathanagoon, Lheknim & Ng, 2005
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Johora thoi''
Ng, 1990
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Johora tiomanensis''
(Ng & L. W. H. Tan, 1984)
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
A data deficient (DD) species is one which has been categorized by the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) as offering insufficient information for a proper assessment of conservation status to be made. This does not necessaril ...
, and one, ''
Johora singaporensis'', is
Critically Endangered.
References
Potamoidea
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