Atlantic coast of Central America

Includes Subareas

• Belize
• Atlantic coast of Costa Rica
• Atlantic coast of Guatemala
• Atlantic coast of Honduras
• Atlantic coast of Nicaragua
• Atlantic coast of Panama

Currently Recognized Species

• Leptuca thayeri
• Minuca burgersi
• Minuca mordax
• Minuca rapax
• Minuca vocator
• Uca insignis
• Uca major

Names Which Have Been Used for This Area

• Acanthoplax excellens
• Gelasimus (Acanthoplax) excellens
• Gelasimus rapax
• Gelasimus vocator
• Leptuca thayeri
• Minuca burgersi
• Minuca mordax
• Minuca rapax
• Minuca vocator
• Uca
• Uca (Boboruca) Thayeri
• Uca (Minuca) [galapagensis] galapagensis herradurensis
• Uca (Minuca) [galapagensis] rapax rapax
• Uca (Minuca) [minax] mordax
• Uca (Minuca) burgersi
• Uca (Minuca) mordax
• Uca (Minuca) rapax
• Uca (Minuca) vocator
• Uca (Minuca) vocator vocator
• Uca (Uca) [major] major
• Uca (Uca) insignis
• Uca (Uca) major
• Uca (Uca) maracoani insignis
• Uca (Uca) ornata
• Uca affinis
• Uca brevifrons
• Uca burgersi
• Uca crenulata
• Uca heterochelos
• Uca insignis
• Uca longisignalis
• Uca macrodactylus
• Uca major
• Uca mordax
• Uca pugnax
• Uca pugnax rapax
• Uca rapax
• Uca rapax rapax
• Uca sp.
• Uca sp. nov.
• Uca spp.
• Uca thayeri
• Uca vocator

Specific Names Which Have Been Used for This Area

• affinis
• brevifrons
• burgersi
• crenulata
• excellens
• heterochela
• insignis
• longisignalis
• macrodactyla
• major
• mordax
• pugnax
• rapax
• thayeri
• vocator

References

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