Cherax parvus Short and Davie, 1993 ‒ Dwarf Yabby (2)

Species Account

A dwarf, fully aquatic, endemic Australian species restricted to flowing rainforest streams in the upper Tully River catchment above Tully Falls, northeast Queensland. Abundant under rocks in shallow water. Rostrum short, triangular without well-developed spines, body slender. Mottled light orange-brown to dark brown, fingertips of chelipeds orange. Length to 65 mm. 🔗View original description by Short & Davie (1993). — John W. Short, 2026

Image

Specimen collected from a tributary of O'Leary Creek, upper Tully River catchment, John W. Short and Andrew Humpherys, 10 June 1997. Photographed by John W. Short.