FRESHWATER CRAYFISH OF AUSTRALIA

Species List 1.  Confirmed 2006

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(Disclaimer: This list has been compiled from the available data, it is the list that I am working from
and will change as each species is captured, identified and DNA tested)
If notated "Yes" under Pic heading below, click on Yes to see pic of species

No.	GENUS	SPECIES	LOCATION	PIC?
ASTACOPSIS
1	Astacopsis	franklinii	New Town Rivulet, Northern Hobart, Tasmania
2	Astacopsis	gouldi	Big River Tasmania
3	Astacopsis	tricornis	Huon River, Tasmania
CHERAX
1	Cherax	albidus	Western Victoria & Eastern South Australia	Yes
2	Cherax	barretti	Japanese Creek, Wessell Is., N.T.
3	Cherax	bicarinatus	Koolatong River in East Arnhem Land, also East Alligator River in Kakadu National Park.	Yes
4	Cherax	cainii	Scott River Western Australia	Yes
5	Cherax	cairnesensis	Proserpine, Queensland
6	Cherax	cartalacoolah	Cape Flattery, northeast Queensland
7	Cherax	crassimanus	W.A.
8	Cherax	cuspidatus	Urunga, NSW	Yes
9	Cherax	depressus	West Brisbane, Queensland
10	Cherax	destructor	NSW, QLD, Vic, SA, NT	Yes
11	Cherax	dispar	Fraser Island, Qld
12	Cherax	glaber	Blackwood River, Western Australia	Yes
13	Cherax	leckii	Upper reaches of the Clarence River, North eastern, NSW
14	Cherax	nucifraga	Palm Springs, Northern Territory
15	Cherax	parvus	O'Leary creek, North Eastern Qld
16	Cherax	preissii, (plebejus)	Kalang River, Western Australia	Yes
17	Cherax	quadricarinatus	Flinders River Queensland, Howard River NT.	Yes
18	Cherax	quinquecarinatus	Canning River, Western Australia
19	Cherax	rhynchotus	Jardine River Queensland, Cape York peninsula.
20	Cherax	robustus	Bribie Island, Queensland
21	Cherax	rotundus (undescribed)	Barmah Forest Vic, South Central NSW within 50 km border	Yes
22	Cherax	setosus	Port Stephens, NSW	Yes
23	Cherax	tenuimanus	Western Australia
24	Cherax	urospinosus	Indooroopilly, Brisbane, Qld
25	Cherax	wasselli	Northern Tip Queensland
ENGAEUS
1	Engaeus	affinis	Warburton, VIC
2	Engaeus	australis	Lilly Pilly Gully, Wilson's Promontory, VIC
3	Engaeus	cisternarius	Tributary of the Dip River, NW TAS.
4	Engaeus	cunicularius	Tasmania
5	Engaeus	curvisuturus	Yarra River plains, near bridge over Yarra River at Warburton
6	Engaeus	cymus	Buffalo River, Dondangadale, Victoria
7	Engaeus	disjuncticus	Rubicon River, due E of Elizabeth Town on Weetah Rd, N TAS.
8	Engaeus	fossor	Dip Falls, Tasmania
9	Engaeus	fultoni	Cape Otway forest, VIC, Ferntree Gully, VIC.
10	Engaeus	granulatus	Browns Creek, upstream from road, at mouth of creek, E of Port Sorell, TAS.
11	Engaeus	hemicirratulus	Gippsland, VIC
12	Engaeus	karnanga	Lilly Pilly Gully, Wilsons Promontory, Vic
13	Engaeus	laevis	Victoria and Tasmania
14	Engaeus	lengana	Rocky Cape, in National Park, west coast of Tasmania
15	Engaeus	leptorhynchus	North-east Tasmania between Upper Blessington, St. Helens and Mt. William
16	Engaeus	lyelli	Vic Great Dividing Range from the Grampian Ranges in the west to near Myrtleford in the east
17	Engaeus	mairener	Lefroy, northeast Tasmania
18	Engaeus	mallacoota	Croajingolong National Park, on Genoa-Mallacoota Road, east Victoria
19	Engaeus	martigener	Strzelecki Peaks, Flinders Island
20	Engaeus	merosetosus	Geelong-Ballarat region, Victoria
21	Engaeus	nulloporius	North Tasmania
22	Engaeus	orientalis	Cann River, Victoria
23	Engaeus	orramakunna	Lilydale, northeast Tasmania
24	Engaeus	phyllocercus	Narracan River, near Narracan, Gippsland
25	Engaeus	quadrimanus	Melbourne to Mallacoota, near the Victorian-New South Wales border
26	Engaeus	rostogaleatus	Morwell, Eastern Strzelecki Ranges, Victoria.
27	Engaeus	sericatus	South Western Victoria
28	Engaeus	spinicaudatus	Scottsdale on Old Waterhouse Road, NE Tasmania
29	Engaeus	sternalis	Warragul
30	Engaeus	strictifrons	Port Macdonnell in South Australia to Warrnambool in Victoria
31	Engaeus	tayatea	Mt. Horror, northeast Tasmania
32	Engaeus	tuberculatus	Sherbrooke Falls
33	Engaeus	urostrictus	East of Melbourne, Victoria
34	Engaeus	victoriensis	Dandenong Ranges, Victoria
35	Engaeus	yabbimunna	Burnie area
ENGAEWA
1	Engaewa	similis	South West Western Australia
2	Engaewa	subcoerulea	South West Western Australia
EUASTACUS
1	Euastacus	armatus	NSW, Vic, SA	Yes
2	Euastacus	australasiensis	Sydney NSW	Yes
3	Euastacus	balanensis	Atherton Tableland, Queensland
4	Euastacus	bidawalis	Dingo Creek, South Eastern NSW, Victoria
5	Euastacus	bindal	Upper North Creek, Mt Elliot, NE QLD.
6	Euastacus	bispinosus	Burrong Falls, South West Victoria
7	Euastacus	brachythorax	Brown Mountain, NSW
8	Euastacus	clarkae	Forbes River, West Port Macquarie, NSW	Yes
9	Euastacus	claytoni	Nimmitabel, NSW
10	Euastacus	crassus	Victorian Alps, southern NSW
11	Euastacus	dalagarbe	Border Ranges, NSW
12	Euastacus	dangadi	Cedar Park, Kempsey, NSW	Yes
13	Euastacus	dharawalus	Fitzroy Falls, NSW
14	Euastacus	diversus	Orbost, Victoria
15	Euastacus	sp1.	Barrington Ranges, NSW	Yes
16	Euastacus	eungella	Eungella National Park, Queensland
17	Euastacus	fleckeri	Mount Molloy, Queensland
18	Euastacus	gamilaroi	Hanging Rock, NSW	Yes
19	Euastacus	girurmulayn	Nightcap Ranges, NSW
20	Euastacus	gumar	Richmond Range, NSW
21	Euastacus	guruhgi	Mt Warning National Park, NSW
22	Euastacus	guwinus	Shoalhaven River, NSW
23	Euastacus	hirsutus	Belmore Falls, NSW
24	Euastacus	hystricosus	Kilcoy Creek, South Eastern Queensland
25	Euastacus	jagara	Mistakes Mountain, Queensland
26	Euastacus	jarabar	Border Ranges, NSW
27	Euastacus	kershawi	Victoria
28	Euastacus	sp2.	New England, NSW.	Yes
29	Euastacus	maidae	Currumbin Creek, Queensland
30	Euastacus	mirangudjin	Richmond Range, NSW	Yes
31	Euastacus	monteithorum	Kroombit Creek, Kroombit Tops, central QLD.
32	Euastacus	neodiversus	Wilson's Promontory, Victoria
33	Euastacus	neohirsutus	Dorrigo, NSW
34	Euastacus	polysetosus	Barrington Tops, NSW	Yes
35	Euastacus	reductus	Eastern NSW	Yes
36	Euastacus	rieki	Kosciosko, Paddy's River, South Eastern NSW
37	Euastacus	robertsi	North East Queensland
38	Euastacus	setosus	Mount Glorious, Queensland
39	Euastacus	simplex	Ebor, NSW	Yes
40	Euastacus	spinichelatus	Doyles State Forest, NSW	Yes
41	Euastacus	spinifer	Eastern NSW	Yes
42	Euastacus	sulcatus	North Eastern NSW and South Eastern Qld.	Yes
43	Euastacus	suttoni	Billyrimba Creek NSW. Qld	Yes
44	Euastacus	urospinosus	Maleny, Queensland
45	Euastacus	valentulus	Northern NSW, Southern Qld	Yes
46	Euastacus	woiwuru	Dandenong Mountains, Victoria
47	Euastacus	yanga	West Uralla, NSW
48	Euastacus	yarraensis	Gellibrand River, South West Victoria	Yes
49	Euastacus	yigara	O'Leary Ck, Tully R. Queensland.
GEOCHARAX
1	Geocharax	falcata	Glenelg River, South Western Qld
2	Geocharax	gracilis	South West Victoria	Yes
GRAMASTACUS
1	Gramastacus	gracilis	Western Vic & south Eastern SA
2	Gramastacus	insolitus	Western Vic & south Eastern SA  Moyston.
3	Gramastacus	myall	Myall Lakes NSW	Yes
4	Gramastacus	wyong	Wyong, NSW
PARASTACOIDES
1	Parastacoides	>insignis	Scott's Peak, Tasmania
2	Parastacoides	pulcher	Tasmania
TENUIBRANCHIURUS
1	Tenuibranchiurus	glypticus	Bells Creek, Caloundra, Queensland

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OTHER DESCRIBED SPECIES

These are described species but not confirmed as yet.
They may yet be added to the list above otherwise the corrected name is listed.

Old Identification Name		Current Identification
Cherax	aruanus	Cherax
Cherax	bicarinatus	Cherax	quadricarinatus
Cherax	boschmai	Cherax
Cherax	buitendijkae	Cherax
Cherax	communis	Cherax
Cherax	davisi	Cherax	destructor
Cherax	divergens	Cherax
Cherax	esculus	Cherax	destructor
Cherax	glabrimanus	Cherax	quinquecarinatus
Cherax	gladstonensis	Cherax	cairsensis
Cherax	longipes	Cherax
Cherax	lorentzi	Cherax
Cherax	misolicus	Cherax
Cherax	monticola	Cherax
Cherax	murido	Cherax
Cherax	neocarinatus	Cherax	quinquecarinatus
Cherax	neopunctatus	Cherax	cuspidatus
Cherax	pallidus	Cherax
Cherax	paniaicus	Cherax
Cherax	papuanus	Cherax
Cherax	plebejus	Cherax	preissii
Cherax	punctatus	Cherax	cuspidatus
Cherax	rotundus setosus	Cherax	setosus
Cherax	solus	Cherax
Euastacus	alienus	Euastacus	Spinifer/reductus
Euastacus	aquilus	Euastacus	neohirsutus
Euastacus	clydensis		Spinifer/yanga
Euastacus	keirensis
Euastacus	nobilis	Euastacus	spinifer
Euastacus	spinosus	Euastacus	spinifer
Euastacus	serratus	Euastacus	Spinifer//australienisis
Paranephops	planifrons
Parastocoides	inermis
Parastocoides	leptomerus
Parastocoides	sternalis
Parastocoides	tasmanicus