Crabs (Decapoda, Brachyura)
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Harrisi
wrote:
3 Jan 2026
I actually saw the purple claws Jenny but didn't manage to get shots of them...
Leptograpsus variegatus
Jennyncmg
wrote:
3 Jan 2026
I cant see the purple claws but the parallel oblique grooves on the carapace are indicative of L.variegatus
Leptograpsus variegatus
Jennyncmg
wrote:
22 Apr 2025
This is a moult of a female judging by the empty eyes (indicating a moult) and the wide abdominal f;lap which females have to hold their eggs
Leptograpsus variegatus
Jennyncmg
wrote:
31 Mar 2025
I.m guessing Leptograpsus variegatus because the claws look to be partially purple colour
Leptograpsus variegatus
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