species 11,801 observations

Caribbean Land Hermit Crab

Coenobita clypeatus

Field notes

The Caribbean hermit crab (Coenobita clypeatus), also known as the soldier crab, West Atlantic crab, tree crab, or purple pincher (due to the distinctive purple claw), is a species of land hermit crab native to the west Atlantic, Belize, southern Florida, Venezuela, and the West Indies.

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Range

United States

Greener is more native, amber more introduced; paler is less certain. How this was decided