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Coenobita variabilis

中文/日本語

Click different parts of the land hermit crab

Scientific name: Coenobita variabilis
Chinese name: 澳洲產陸寄居蟹(temp. name)
English name: Aussie Land Hermit Crab / Crazy Crab(CC)
Japanese name: オーストラリア
Max length of front part (head) of  cephalothorax: Unkown ~ only know that the max lenght of cephalothorax can reach 40mm
Distribution(Map):

Northern Australis，Northern Queensland

Habitat:

Live in the area 100m (or above) far away from the beach. They can usually be found near the mangrove, but sometimes will appear in the beach or sandy area.
Chirping: Cannot make sound
Favorite Shell: Babylonia areolata, Phasianella solida, Valenciennes, Turbo shell, Tonna Shell

*Remark

Normal in Australia.

　

 Body Colour / Spot
　
Body colour is light brown or pale brown.
　
淡啡色個體 淡黃色個體

There is a dark colour "m" symbol (Red circle) on the front part (head) of  cephalothorax.

　

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 Eyes / Eyestalks
　
Eyes are elongated in shape. Colour of Eyestalks are same with body colour.
　

　

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 Claws / Walking Legs
　

Left claw is larger than right claw. Ridge (////) are unobvious on the upper part of the big claw (Red circle) (Data form Vanessa). Walking legs and claws have dark or darker brown granule / spot.

Walking legs (Left) and claws (right) have dark / darker brown granule / spot.

White circle part (carpus) of claws have vertical dark brown stripes. The red circle part (carpus) of 2nd and 3rd walking legs also have vertical dark brown stripes.
　

　

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 Abdomen
　

Abdomen is quite short and fat (Red circle).

　

　

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C. cavipes C. brevimanus C. perlatus
C. rugosus C. purpureus C. violascens
C. clypeatus C. variabilis C. compressus
C. spinosus C. scaevola C. olivieri
C. carnescens C. pseudorugosus C. rubescens
C. longitarsis Birgus latro

　
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