Haemadipsa sylvestris is a species of blood-feeding leech recorded from India, Nepal, Sri Lanka, Myanmar, Malaysia, and Indonesia.

[1][2][3][4][5] A species of freshwater crab, Himalayapotamon atkinsonianum, has been recorded as a host.

[6] The species is known to grow as large as 40 mm in length and 7 mm wide.

[7] It is a lowland species, and closely associated with water; it lives near riverbanks and ponds, and may sometimes be flooded out in some regions.

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