Order Decapoda | Subphylum Crustacea Infraorder Brachyura Scientific name Gecarcoidea Rank Genus | |
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Similar Christmas Island red crab, Gecarcinidae, Gecarcoidea lalandii, Discoplax hirtipes, Cardisoma | ||
Theo gecarcoidea natalis
Gecarcoidea is genus of terrestrial crabs. The crabs live in forests but must come to the coast to breed. When it is dry in the summer the crabs are inactive, but when it is the wet season they are ready to migrate.
Two species are recognised:
References
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