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Epilobocera haytensis
Conservation status
	; Vulnerable (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Malacostraca
Order:	Decapoda
Suborder:	Pleocyemata
Infraorder:	Brachyura
Family:	Epiloboceridae
Genus:	Epilobocera
Species:	E. haytensis
Binomial name
	Epilobocera haytensis; M.J. Rathbun,1893

Epilobocera haytensis,^[2] also known in Dominican Spanish as jaiba de río (borrowed from Taíno), is a freshwater crab endemic to the Caribbean island of Hispaniola (split between the Dominican Republic and Haiti). It is found in nearly all of Hispaniola's lowland rivers,^[1] and is often harvested for food in both countries of the island.^[3]

References

^ ^a ^b Cumberlidge, N. (2008). "Epilobocera haytensis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2008: e.T135104A4057221. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2008.RLTS.T135104A4057221.en. Retrieved 25 June 2021.
^ ^a ^b "Epilobocera haytensis Rathbun, 1893". Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved 25 June 2021.
^ Féliz, Yanet (27 June 2018). "Jaiba de río, crustáceo endémico que limpia ecosistemas ribereños". El Día (in Spanish). Retrieved 2021-02-01.

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[IUCN-1] Cumberlidge, N. (2008). "Epilobocera haytensis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2008: e.T135104A4057221. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2008.RLTS.T135104A4057221.en. Retrieved 25 June 2021.

[GBIF-2] "Epilobocera haytensis Rathbun, 1893". Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved 25 June 2021.

[3] Féliz, Yanet (27 June 2018). "Jaiba de río, crustáceo endémico que limpia ecosistemas ribereños". El Día (in Spanish). Retrieved 2021-02-01.

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