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Land crab in defensive pose, Masoala NP, Madagascar Found on the forest floor in the morning of our 3rd day there. I'm having trouble finding any useful info on Madagascar crab species. Africa,Geotagged,Madagascar,Madagascar North,Masoala,Perisesarma bidens,Spring,World

Land crab in defensive pose, Masoala NP, Madagascar

Found on the forest floor in the morning of our 3rd day there. I'm having trouble finding any useful info on Madagascar crab species.

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Claire Hamilton

Lion

I cant tell from the photo the size or whether one claw is significantly larger than the other.
Two possibilities that I can find:
Perisesarma bidens
Cardisoma carnifex Posted 9 years ago
1. Ferdy Christant
  
  Lion
  
  Thanks so much, Claire! The claws are of equal size, also checked on a few other photos in the series. That makes Perisesarma bidens the more likely candidate, right? Posted 9 years ago
2. 1. Claire Hamilton
    
    Lion
    
    I am no expert when it comes to crustaceans but with the searches I did, I can't see it being anything else :) Posted 9 years ago
  2. 1. Ferdy Christant
      
      Lion
      
      Thanks once again, I think it is a good match :) Posted 9 years ago

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The Perisesarma bidens

''Perisesarma bidens'', the red-clawed crab, is a species of crab found in the Indo-Pacific region from Zanzibar to Japan and Fiji.

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Similar species: Decapods

Species identified by Ferdy Christant

By Ferdy Christant

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Uploaded Dec 22, 2015. Captured Oct 4, 2015 08:48 in Maroantsetra, Madagascar.

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