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Australian land hermit crab

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Kingdom
  
Subphylum
  
Family
  
Scientific name
  
Coenobita variabilis

Rank
  
Species

Phylum
  
Order
  
Genus
  
Coenobita

Higher classification
  
Coenobita

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Similar
  
Coenobita, Hermit crab, Caribbean hermit crab, Ecuadorian hermit crab, Coenobita cavipes

The Australian land hermit crab (Coenobita variabilis) is a terrestrial hermit crab species, native to Australia. It is a nocturnal, omnivorous crustacean. They are gregarious and thrive in tropical areas near water.

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Australian land hermit crabs


Distribution

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The Australian land hermit crab is endemic to northern parts of Australia including northern Western Australia, Northern Territory and northern Queensland.

Biology

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The Australian land hermit crab (Coenobita variabilis) reaches a carapace length of 40 millimetres (1.6 in). They closely resemble the Pacific hermit crab (Coenobita compressus) in appearance and they both have a shortened aquatic development stage.

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Australian hermit crabs are light brown to pale brown in colour, with two dark ovals on the front of the head. Their eyestalks are long and are the same colour as the body. Each claw has a dark vertical stripe. They have dark brown spots all over the legs. The abdomen is short and fat.

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References

Australian land hermit crab Wikipedia