The genus
Cambarus contains around 100 species, many of which are listed on the
IUCN Red List. Species in the genus were formerly divided among 12
subgenera. In a 2017 study, these subgenera were found to lack any phylogenetic validity and were therefore eliminated. •
Cambarus aculabrum Hobbs & Brown, 1987 – Benton County cave crayfish •
Cambarus acuminatus Faxon, 1884 - Acuminate Crayfish •
Cambarus adustus Thoma, Fetzner, Stocker and Loughman, 2016 - Dusky Mudbug •
Cambarus aldermanorum J. E. Cooper and Price, 2010 •
Cambarus andersoni Jones and Eversole, 2015 •
Cambarus angularis Hobbs & R. W. Bouchard, 1994 •
Cambarus appalachiensis Loughman, Welsh and Thoma, 2017 •
Cambarus asperimanus Faxon, 1914 •
Cambarus bartonii (Fabricius, 1798) – Appalachian Brook Crayfish •
Cambarus batchi Schuster, 1973 – bluegrass crayfish •
Cambarus bouchardi Hobbs, 1970 – Big South Fork crayfish •
Cambarus brachydactylus Hobbs, 1953 •
Cambarus brimleyorum Cooper, 2006 •
Cambarus buntingi R. W. Bouchard, 1973 – Bunting crayfish •
Cambarus callainus Thoma, Loughman & Fetzner, 2014 - Big Sandy crayfish •
Cambarus carinirostris Hay, 1914 – Rock Crayfish •
Cambarus carolinus (Erichson, 1846) •
Cambarus catagius Hobbs & Perkins, 1967 – Greensboro Burrowing Crayfish •
Cambarus causeyi Reimer, 1966 •
Cambarus chasmodactylus James, 1966 – New River crayfish •
Cambarus chaugaensis Prins & Hobbs, 1972 – Chauga crayfish •
Cambarus clairitae Schuster and Taylor, 2016 •
Cambarus clivosus Taylor, Soucek & Organ, 2006 •
Cambarus conasaugaensis Hobbs & Hobbs III, 1962 •
Cambarus coosae Hobbs, 1981 •
Cambarus coosawattae Hobbs, 1981 – Coosawattae crayfish •
Cambarus cracens R. W. Bouchard & Hobbs, 1976 •
Cambarus crinipes R. W. Bouchard, 1973 •
Cambarus cryptodytes Hobbs, 1941 – Dougherty Plain cave crayfish •
Cambarus cumberlandensis Hobbs & R. W. Bouchard, 1973 – Cumberland crayfish •
Cambarus cymatilis Hobbs, 1970 – Conasauga blue burrower •
Cambarus davidi J. E. Cooper, 2000 – Carolina Ladle Crayfish •
Cambarus deweesae R. W. Bouchard & Etnier, 1979 – valley flame crayfish •
Cambarus distans Rhoades, 1944 – boxclaw crawfish •
Cambarus diupalma Jones and Eversole, 2015 •
Cambarus doughertyensis Cooper & Skelton, 2003 - Dougherty burrowing crayfish •
Cambarus dubius Faxon, 1884 – upland burrowing crayfish •
Cambarus ectopistes Loughman & Williams, 2021 •
Cambarus eeseeohensis Thoma, 2005 •
Cambarus elkensis Jezerinac & Stocker, 1993 – Elk River crayfish •
Cambarus englishi Hobbs & Hall, 1972 •
Cambarus extraneus Hagen, 1870 – Chickamauga crayfish •
Cambarus fasciatus Hobbs, 1981 – Etowah crayfish •
Cambarus fetzneri Loughman, Welsh & Thoma, 2019 – Allegheny Mountain mudbug •
Cambarus friaufi Hobbs, 1953 – hairy crayfish •
Cambarus gentryi Hobbs, 1970 •
Cambarus georgiae Hobbs, 1981 – Little Tennessee crayfish •
Cambarus girardianus Faxon, 1884 •
Cambarus graysoni Faxon, 1914 – Two-spot crayfish •
Cambarus guenteri Loughman, Henkanaththegedara, Fetzner and Thoma, 2017 •
Cambarus halli Hobbs, 1968 •
Cambarus hamulatus (Cope, 1881) – Prickly cave crayfish •
Cambarus harti Hobbs, 1981 – Piedmont blue burrower •
Cambarus hatfeildi Z. J. Loughman, 2013 •
Cambarus hazardi Loughman, Henkanaththegedara, Fetzner and Thoma, 2017 •
Cambarus hiwasseensis Hobbs, 1981 – Hiwassee crayfish •
Cambarus hobbsorum J. E. Cooper, 2001 – Rocky River crayfish •
Cambarus howardi Hobbs & Hall, 1969 – Chattahoochee crayfish •
Cambarus hubbsi Creaser, 1931 •
Cambarus hubrichti Hobbs, 1952 – Salem cave crayfish •
Cambarus hystricosus Cooper & Cooper, 2003 •
Cambarus jezerinaci Thoma, 2000 •
Cambarus johni Cooper, 2006 •
Cambarus jonesi Hobbs & Barr, 1960 – Alabama cave crayfish •
Cambarus laconensis Buhay & Crandall, 2009 - Lacon Exit cave crayfish •
Cambarus latimanus (Le Conte, 1856) •
Cambarus lenati J. E. Cooper, 2000 – Broad River crayfish •
Cambarus lentiginosus Jones and Eversole, 2016 •
Cambarus longirostris Faxon, 1885 •
Cambarus longulus Girard, 1852 •
Cambarus loughmani Foltz II
et al., 2018 - Blue Teays mudbug •
Cambarus maculatus Hobbs & Pflieger, 1988 – freckled crayfish •
Cambarus magerae Thoma and Fetzner, 2015 •
Cambarus manningi Hobbs, 1981 •
Cambarus monongalensis Ortmann, 1905 - Monongahela or blue crayfish •
Cambarus nerterius Hobbs, 1964 – Greenbrier cave crayfish •
Cambarus nodosus R. W. Bouchard & Hobbs, 1976 •
Cambarus obeyensis Hobbs & Shoup, 1947 – Obey crayfish •
Cambarus obstipus Hall, 1959 •
Cambarus ocoeensis Thoma & Williams, 2025 •
Cambarus ortmanni Williamson, 1907 – Ortmann mudbug •
Cambarus parrishi Hobbs, 1981 – Hiwassee headwater crayfish •
Cambarus parvoculus Hobbs & Shoup, 1947 – mountain midget crayfish •
Cambarus pauleyi Loughman, Thoma, Fetzner and Stocker, 2015 •
Cambarus pecki (Hobbs, 1967) •
Cambarus pristinus Hobbs, 1965 – pristine crayfish •
Cambarus pyronotus R. W. Bouchard, 1978 – fireback crayfish •
Cambarus reburrus Prins, 1968 – French Broad crayfish •
Cambarus reduncus Hobbs, 1956 •
Cambarus reflexus Hobbs, 1981 •
Cambarus robustus Girard, 1852 – big water crayfish •
Cambarus rusticiformis Rhoades, 1944 – Depression crayfish •
Cambarus sciotensis Rhoades, 1944 – Teays River crayfish •
Cambarus scotti Hobbs, 1981 – Chattooga crayfish •
Cambarus setosus Faxon, 1889 – bristly cave crayfish •
Cambarus sheltae (J. E. Cooper and M. R. Cooper, 1997) – Shelta Cave crayfish •
Cambarus smilax Loughman, Simon, and Welch, 2011 – Greenbrier crayfish •
Cambarus speciosus Hobbs, 1981 •
Cambarus speleocoopi Buhay & Crandall, 2009 •
Cambarus striatus Hay, 1902 – Hay Crayfish •
Cambarus strigosus Hobbs, 1981 – lean crayfish •
Cambarus subterraneus Hobbs III, 1993 – Delaware County cave crayfish •
Cambarus tartarus Hobbs & M. R. Cooper, 1972 – Oklahoma cave crayfish •
Cambarus taylori Loughman, Henkanaththegedara, Fetzner and Thoma, 2017 •
Cambarus tenebrosus Hay, 1902 – cavespring crayfish •
Cambarus theepiensis Loughman, Foltz, Garrison and Welsh, 2013 •
Cambarus truncatus Hobbs, 1981 – Oconee burrowing crayfish •
Cambarus tuckasegee Cooper & Schofield, 2002 •
Cambarus unestami Hobbs & Hall, 1969 – Blackbarred crayfish •
Cambarus veitchorum J. E. Cooper & M. R. Cooper, 1997 – White Spring cave crayfish •
Cambarus veteranus Faxon, 1914 – Guyandotte River crayfish •
Cambarus williami R. W. Bouchard & J. W. Bouchard, 1995 – Brawleys Fork crayfish •
Cambarus zophonastes Hobbs & Bedinger, 1964 – Hell Creek cave crayfish ==References==