About Indopotamon alipurduarense:
- It is a new species of freshwater crab.
- It was discovered in the sub-Himalayan Dooars region of West Bengal.
- It marks only the second species ever recorded in the Indopotamon genus and pushes the total number of known freshwater crab species in India to 183.
- These highly secretive animals spend the vast majority of the year hidden securely underground.
- They only emerge from their subterranean homes during the region's heavy rainy season, making them visible to researchers and locals only between May and August.
- The crab’s newly assigned scientific name, alipurduarense, is a direct nod to its origins, honouring the Alipurduar district of West Bengal.
