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  7. American Broad-front Fiddler Crabs
  8. Leptuca

genus

Leptuca

Leptuca

Includes
8 native
Where
In the US
Source
iNaturalist

Field notes

Leptuca is a genus of fiddler crabs belonging to the family Ocypodidae.

The species of this genus are found on the coasts of the Americas.

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Children

  • Atlantic Sand Fiddler Crab native
  • Mexican Fiddler Crab presumed native
  • Thin-fingered Fiddler Crab presumed native
  • Atlantic Mangrove Fiddler Crab presumed native
  • Gulf Sand Fiddler Crab presumed native
  • Brilliant Fiddler Crab presumed native
  • Laguna Madre Fiddler Crab presumed native
  • Spiny-wristed Fiddler Crab presumed native

Range

United States

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

Most observed native Leptuca All

Native to the US, by observations.

  • Atlantic Sand Fiddler Crab Leptuca pugilator 8,980 observations

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