Leptograpsus variegatus

Purple Rock Crab at Barragga Bay, NSW

Leptograpsus variegatus at Barragga Bay, NSW - 10 Jan 2017 12:59 PM
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Leptograpsus variegatus 4 May 2018 offshore
Leptograpsus variegatus 12 Jan 2017 Jennyncmg
Unidentified 11 Jan 2017 narelle

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narelle wrote:
   17 Feb 2017
Hi Liz, I checked the species lists and yes this crab did look like the Leptograpsus variegatus with the large front claws.
narelle wrote:
   17 Feb 2017
Next time I will take more notice. Most of the crabs I see around here are an olive green like this one. And then there are others that are more solid and more reddish. I will see if I can get a photo of one of those.

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