Based on your selections your crab may be a Variabilis.
This crab is common to Australia and rarely found in the United States.
Common Name: Aussie Hermit Crabs, formerly CrazyCrabs
The carapace and the clawed legs lack distinct spines.
The eyestalks are compressed from side to side.
The stalks (peduncles) of the antennules are very long but the feelers (flagella) are short and compressed from side to side.
These crabs reach a carapace length of 40 mm.
Cream or pale brown, with some variable darker brown markings, on the shield and on the legs. Variabilis have black spots on their bodies. They are avid climbers and outgoing, friendly crabs.
Read More about C. Variabilis
Ref: Jones, S. and Morgan, G.J. (1994)
"A Field Guide to Crustaceans of Australian Waters".
Western Australian Museum. Chatswood, N.S.W. (Australia) : Reed Books, 1994. ISBN 0 7301 0403 6
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