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Family: Coenobitidae land hermit crab



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Indo-Pacific
Max. Length 20 cm CW
Birgus latro(Linnaeus, 1767)

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Birgus latro
[Coconut crab]

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Indo-Pacific.

Coenobita brevimanusDana, 1852

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Coenobita brevimanus
[Land hermit crabs]
No picture found
 
Coenobita cavipes
[Land hermit crab]
No picture found
 
Coenobita clypeatus
[Land hermit]
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Coenobita olivieri
[]
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Coenobita perlatus
[Strawberry hermit crab]
No picture found
 
Coenobita rugosus
[]
No picture found
 
Coenobita scaevola
[]
No picture found
 
Coenobita variabilis
[]
No picture found
 
Coenobita violascens
[]


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