Fiddler Crabs

Uca chlorophthalmus

Green-eyed Fiddler Crab

Type Description

Gelasimus chlorophthalmus
Milne Edwards, H. 1837. Historie naturelle des crustaces comprenant l-anatomie, la physiologie et las classification des ces animaux, Volume 2 Paris.

Information

Subgenus
Paraleptuca
Common Names
Green-eyed Fiddler Crab
Synonyms
Amphiuca chlorophtalmus, Gelasimus chlorophthalmus, Paraleptuca chlorophthalmus, Uca amazonensis
Geographic Range
Indo-West Pacific: Eastern Africa - Kenya to South Africa, Madagascar
Map data derived from: Crane (1975); Icely & Jones (1978); Krishnan (1992); Cannici et al. (1999)

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