Ghatiana dvivarna sp nov is a distinctively coloured freshwater crab species.
Key points
- It has been discovered in the Western Ghats by a forest guard and a group of researchers.
- The crab has been named Ghatiana dvivarna sp nov.
- The crab’s name is derived from the Sanskrit word ‘dvivarna’, which means bicolour, as the crustacean has a white body and claws and “red-violet” legs.
- The freshwater species was first spotted in Uttara Kannada district in Karnataka.
- The species was first sighted June 30, 2021, in Anshi wildlife range, Kali Tiger Reserve in Karnataka.
