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Field Notes

Description:

Interesting crab, some sort of Mangrove Crab possibly a Pacific Tree Crab, climbing up a tree branch, spotted on Damas Island, near Manuel Antonio, Costa Rica

Habitat:

Mangrove forest

Species ID Suggestions

Mangrove Tree Crab

Aratus pisonii

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Comments (1)
pcooper1177
Hi Chris - Crabs from the Pacific are Aratus pacificus - compare https://www.inaturalist.org/observations?place_id=any&subview=grid&taxon_id=537714

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PublishedApril 22, 2020

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