Snowden Orange Tip Lobster [Cherax Snowden]

A spectacular new species of freshwater crayfish, Cherax snowden, has been described from the Oinsok River Drainage, Sawiat District in the central part of the Kepala Burung Peninsula, West Papua, Indonesia, by Christian Lukhaup from the Humboldt University of Berlin and colleagues.

With its orange to greenishly orange motley tip, Cherax snowden has been long-confused with other members of the genus Cherax by the tradesmen who have been collecting them for ornamental purposes.