I am so excited to share this news! My friend Felix has been waiting for several years for his finds
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Birgus Latro
Birgus latro, the coconut crab is the larger cousin to the Coenobita species. They are physically very similar. Birgus latro
New species of land hermit crab discovered: Coenobita lila
We are excited to announce the addition of a new Coenobita species! Previously Coenobita from Borneo have been labelled as
Coenobita lila – Lilac Hermit Crab
Coenobita lila was announced as a separate species from Coenobita purpureus in June 2016. For more information check out Tony Coenobita’s
Coenobita longitarus
Maybe someday we will have information on this species… C. longitarsis – de Man (year?) Alcock 1905 gives the distributions
Coenobita carnescens
Maybe someday we will have information on this species… C. carnescens (Dana 1851). Eastern Polynesia (Alcock 1905) Marshall Islands (Holthuis
Coenobita rubescens
Species status: accepted; Greeff 1884 The validity of the species as an independent species is still in question as no
Coenobita pseudorugosus
Common name: Pseudorugosus Latin Origins: the Latin adjective rugosus (“wrinkled”), which itself derives from “ruga” (“wrinkle”) Greek Origins: combining form of pseudḗs false, pseûdos falsehood Distribution: Indo West Pacific
Coenobita violascens
Photo credit: Brian Hampson & Irene Chu Common name: Viola Latin Origins: becoming violet Distribution: Nicobar Islands; Phuket, Thailand; Cebu
Coenobita variabilis – Aussie Hermit Crab
Common name: Aussie Crab, Crazy Crab, Calico Crab Latin Origins: Variabilis: varied, different Distribution: Northern Australia, from Exmouth Gulf to