Freshwater crabs

Potamonautes ngoyensis, was described in 2022 as an endemic to the Ngoye Forest in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa. It was assessed as Vulnerable under sub-criterion D2. One of only three threatened freshwater crabs in South Africa, all restricted to forest fragments. (© Sharon Louw)

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ImportantAttention:

The status summary of freshwater crabs is under production and will be available from February 2026.

See the global assessments for South Africa freshwater crabs here.