About Potamonautes sidneyi (Rathbun, 1904)
Potamonautes sidneyi is a species of freshwater crab belonging to the family Potamonautidae. Its accepted common names are the Natal river crab or Sidney's river crab. It may also be called by the broader common names "river crabs", "fresh water crabs" or "land crabs". This freshwater crab species has a widespread distribution. In South Africa, it is found across KwaZulu-Natal, ranging from the Drakensberg foothills to the coastal area between Port Shepstone and Lake Sibayi. It also occurs in the South African provinces of Northern Cape, Mpumalanga, North West, Gauteng, Free State, and Eastern Cape, as well as in the independent countries of Eswatini and Mozambique.
