The carapace of this crab is oval shaped and features a single notch behind the eye. The colour varies from mottled greens and browns to a purple colour morph.

This crab is a bit different to most shore crabs and can be found on land some distance from the coast and nearly into fresh water. They live in burrows they build for shelter coming out at night to feed at the waters edge

At a glance

Habitat Exposed rocky shores to rivers edges above the high tide mark feeding from the mid to high tide levels
Size Can grow up to around 60mm across the carapace
Origin Endemic
Distribution Southern Australian coasts including around Tasmania
Descriptions
Distribution
Southern Australian coasts including around Tasmania
Habitat
Exposed rocky shores to rivers edges above the high tide mark feeding from the mid to high tide levels
Size
Can grow up to around 60mm across the carapace
Common Name Burrowing Shore Crab
Aliases No Known Aliases
Origin Endemic
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Distribution provided by The Atlas of Living Australia

Classification

Classification

KingdomAnimalia
PhylumArthropoda
SubphylumCrustacea
SuperclassMulticrustacea
ClassMalacostraca
SubclassEumalacostraca
SuperorderEucarida
OrderDecapoda
SuborderPleocyemata
InfraorderBrachyura
SectionEubrachyura
SuperfamilyGrapsoidea
FamilyLeptograpsodidae
GenusLeptograpsodes
SpeciesLeptograpsodes octodentatus
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Synonyms

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