Tenuibranchiurus glypticus (Paperbark Swamp Crayfish) - 1
Species Account
A small, gregarious, semi-terrestrial, endemic Australian species restricted to coastal areas in southeast Queensland. Typically found in seasonally inundated wetlands, particularly paperbark swamps. Tolerant of a wide variety of soil types from clay to humic sand. Lives in deep communal burrows during the drier winter-spring period but may be found in shallow water amongst leaf litter in summer. Easily confused with juvenile Cherax but the chelae of the first chelipeds open and close vertically rather than horizontally or obliquely. — John W. Short, 2026
High-resolution downloadable image
Colour photograph, 3034 x 2019 pixels (25.7 x 17 cm @ 300dpi), JPEG (1.32 MB). Photographed specimen collected from Eumundi area, Queensland, Australia, John W. Short, May 1999.
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Attribution – John W. Short, BioAccess Australia.