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Leptuca tallanica

Peruvian Fiddler Crab

Type Description

Uca tallanica
von Hagen, H.-O. (1968) Studien an peruanischen Winkerkrabben (Uca). Zoologische Jahrbücher. Abteilung für Systematik, Ökologie und Geographie der Tiere 95(2):395–468.

Information

Taxonomy
Subfamily Gelasiminae → Supertribe Gelasimitae → Tribe Minucini → Genus Leptuca
Common Names
English: Peruvian Fiddler Crab, Tallan Fidder Crab
Synonyms, Alternate Spellings, & Name Forms (Chronology)
Leptuca tallanica, Uca (Celuca) tallanica, Uca (Leptuca) tallanica, Uca tallanica
Size
Small Carapace Breadth: 9.6 mm ± 1.28 (sd), 95% range: 7.1–12.1 mm, (Data)
Geographic Range
Eastern Pacific Realm: southern Ecuador to northern Peru
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Red markers indicate locations where this species is found according to the scientific record; blue markers represent false or mistaken observations from the scientific record; green markers represent “research grade” observations imported from iNaturalist.
Range map data derived from: Crane (1975)
External Links
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References

Beinlich & von Hagen (2006), Crane (1975), Fransen et al. (1997), Hendrickx (1995), Hendrickx (1995), Moscoso (2012), Moscoso (2013), Ng et al. (2008), Rosenberg (2000), Rosenberg (2001), Rosenberg (2002), Rosenberg (2019), Rosenberg (2020), Shih et al. (2016), von Hagen (1968), von Hagen (1987)