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Lepidurus is a genus of small crustaceans in the order Notostraca (tadpole shrimp). It is the larger of the two extant genera of the tadpole shrimps, the other being Triops. They are commonly found in vernal pools and survive dry periods with the help of long lasting resting eggs.

The genus contains the following species:^[2]

• Lepidurus apus (Linnaeus, 1758)
• Lepidurus arcticus (Pallas, 1793)
• Lepidurus batesoni Longhurst, 1955
• Lepidurus bilobatus Packard, 1883 fide Rogers, 2001
• Lepidurus couessii Packard, 1875 fide Rogers, 2001
• Lepidurus cryptus Rogers, 2001
• Lepidurus lemmoni Holmes, 1894 fide Rogers, 2001
• Lepidurus lubbocki Brauer, 1873
• Lepidurus mongolicus Vekhoff, 1992
• Lepidurus packardi Simon, 1886 fide Rogers, 2001
• Lepidurus patagonicus Berg, 1900
• Lepidurus viridis Baird, 1850

All listed synonyms are junior subjective synonyms.^[2]

• Lepidurus angasi Baird, 1866; accepted as Lepidurus apus Linnaeus, 1758
• Lepidurus barcaeus Ghigi, 1921; accepted as Lepidurus apus Linnaeus, 1758
• Lepidurus compressus Thompson, 1879; accepted as Lepidurus apus Linnaeus, 1758
• Lepidurus glacialis Packard, 1883; accepted as Lepidurus arcticus Pallas, 1793
• Lepidurus hatcheri Ortmann, 1911; accepted as Lepidurus apus Linnaeus, 1758
• Lepidurus kirki Thompson, 1879; accepted as Lepidurus apus Linnaeus, 1758
• Lepidurus lynchi Linder, 1952; accepted as Lepidurus lemmoni Holmes, 1894 fide Rogers, 2001
• Lepidurus macrourus Ghigi, 1921; accepted as Lepidurus apus Linnaeus, 1758
• Lepidurus productus Leach, 1819; accepted as Lepidurus apus Linnaeus, 1758
• Lepidurus spitzbergensis Bernard, 1892; accepted as Lepidurus arcticus Pallas, 1793
• Lepidurus ussuriensis Sidorov, 1927; accepted as Lepidurus arcticus Pallas, 1793
• Lepidurus viridulus Tate, 1879; accepted as Lepidurus apus Linnaeus, 1758

• “Lepidurus“. The Encyclopedia of Life.