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Brilliant Fiddler Crab
Leptuca speciosa
Leptuca speciosa, commonly known as the brilliant fiddler crab or the longfinger fiddler crab, is a species of fiddler crab native to the southern United States, Mexico, and the Caribbean.
Before 2016, the species was known as Uca speciosa. In 2016, the subgenus Leptuca was promoted to the genus level.
From the article Leptuca speciosa on Wikipedia (CC BY-SA), quoted section by section
Description
The carapace can be up to 15mm wide. The large claw of the male is long and whitish, with the carpus lacking a distinct tubercle on the inner margin. Specimens from the Florida Keys are typically smaller than specimens from the northern Gulf.
Range & habitat
In the United States, the crabs are present along the coast of Florida and on the outer islands of Alabama and Mississippi. The crabs are also present on the Yucatan Peninsula in Mexico, a few islands in the Bahamas, and the western tip of Cuba.
Wikipedia: “Distribution”
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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geo-referenced records in GBIF, from museums, herbaria and field observers.
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 739182.