Cambarus scotti

Cambarus scotti

Vulnerable  (NatureServe)
Scientific classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Malacostraca
Order: Decapoda
Suborder: Pleocyemata
Family: Cambaridae
Genus: Cambarus
Species:
C. scotti
Binomial name
Cambarus scotti
(Hobbs, 1981)

Cambarus scotti, the Chattooga River crayfish, is a species of crayfish in the family Cambaridae. It is endemic to Alabama and Georgia. The common name refers to the Chattooga River. The original specimens were collected from Clarks Creek in Chattooga County.

The IUCN conservation status of Cambarus scotti is "LC", least concern, with no immediate threat to the species' survival. The IUCN status was reviewed in 2010.

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