Engaeus spinicaudatus, the Scottsdale burrowing crayfish, is a species of crayfish in the family Parastacidae. This species is only found in Tasmania, Australia.[2] It is a medium-size burrowing crayfish with an adult carapace length of about 25 millimeters. It usually brown or purplish in color.[2] The species is primarily found in wet buttongrass and healthy plains, but also occurs in surface seepages, floodplains of creeks and wet areas converted to pasture.[2]
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Malacostraca |
| Order: | Decapoda |
| Suborder: | Pleocyemata |
| Family: | Parastacidae |
| Genus: | Engaeus |
| Species: | E. spinicaudatus
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| Binomial name | |
| Engaeus spinicaudatus Horwitz, 1990
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Threats
editThe principal threats to this species are clearance of native vegetation and lowering of the water table as a result of forestry and agricultural activities. Other threats include downstream effects and road construction and quarrying and the impacts of inappropriate fire management.[2]
References
edit- ^ Doran, N.; Horwitz, P. (2010). "Engaeus spinicaudatus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2010: e.T7741A12846609. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2010-3.RLTS.T7741A12846609.en. Retrieved 15 November 2021.
- ^ a b c d "Scottsdale Burrowing Crayfish - Threatened Species Link". www.threatenedspecieslink.tas.gov.au. Retrieved 2021-11-18.
Sources
edit- Doran, N. & Horwitz, P. 2010. Engaeus spinicaudatus. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2010. Retrieved 5 February 2017.
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