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Scientific Name: Coenobita variabilis McCulloch, 1909
English Name: Australian Land Hermit Crab, Aussie Land
Hermit Crab, Terristrial Hermit Crab, Crazy Crab.
Local/Bangla Name: Shamuk Kakra শামুক কাঁকড়া)
Photo: Pneuch (iNaturalist)
Classification:
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Malacostraca
Order: Decapoda
Family: Coenobitidae
Description:
The carapace of this crab is pear-shaped and relatively well-calcified. The chelipeds (claws) are short, stocky, and unequal in size. The abdomen is short, fat, and tucked under the carapace. The uropods (tail fins) are modified into a rasp that is used to cling to the interior of gastropod shells. The crab is light brown to pale brown in color, with dark brown spots all over the legs. The antennules (small antennae) and antennae are dark purple.
Habitat & Distribution in Bangladesh:
Southern part of Bangladesh, mainly in Cox’s Bazar and Chittagong area
Environment:
Marine (Benthic), Terrestrial
Main References:
Ahmed ATA, Kabir SMH, Ahmad M, Rahman AKA, Haque EU, Ahmed ZU, Begum ZNT, Hassan MA, Khondker M (Eds.) (2008) Encyclopedia of Flora and Fauna of Bangladesh, Vol. 18. Part II. Arthropoda: Crustacea. Asiatic Society of Bangladesh, Dhaka, 226 pp
Other References:
Other DNA Barcodes & Nucleutide Sequences
IUCN conservation status:
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