{"id":13417,"date":"2023-04-14T15:08:59","date_gmt":"2023-04-14T07:08:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/tonycoenobita.com\/?page_id=13417"},"modified":"2023-04-15T20:47:17","modified_gmt":"2023-04-15T12:47:17","slug":"coenobita_species_id","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/tonycoenobita.com\/coenobita_species_id.htm","title":{"rendered":"How to ID Land Hermit Crabs"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t
This is a general guide about how to ID Land Hermit Crabs.\u00a0<\/p>
Information here is for adult crabs only, as juvenile crabs of some species are different with adult crabs.<\/p>
Please check below step by step.<\/p>
**Click the picture to next step or see the full details of the species<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t 1. Eyestalks round \u2192 2<\/p><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t 1. Eyestalks compressed \u2192 3<\/p><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t 2A. Eyestalks Sub-cylindrical, boby colour purple, brown reddish tone \u2192 Coenobita brevimanus<\/p><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t 2B. Upper part of eyestalks is cylindrical, bottom part is rather thick, body colour red tone \u2192 Coenobita clypeatus<\/p><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t 3A. Black band on eyestalks \u2192 4<\/p><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t 3B. NO black band on eyestalks \u2192 7<\/p><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t 3C. Eyestalks completely black, 1st antennal are red, body colour purple tone \u2192 Coenobita violascens<\/p><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t 3D. Big comma shape eyes, boby colour brown tone \u2192 Coenobita compressus<\/p><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t 4A. Big claw NO ridges (\/\/\/\/) \u2192 5<\/p><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t 4B. Big claw with obvious ridges (\/\/\/\/) \u2192 6 <\/p><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/a><\/figure>
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