von Prahl, H., and N. Toro (1985) Uca (Uca) intermedia (Crustacea: Brachyura: Ocypodidae) A new fiddler crab of the Pacific coast of Columbia. Zoologischer Anzeiger 215(5–6):274–278.
Derivation
Named after the fact that this species was an intermediate between other known species from the subgenus.