Leptograpsus variegatus

Purple Rock Crab at Batemans Marine Park

Leptograpsus variegatus at Batemans Marine Park - 23 Jan 2022
Leptograpsus variegatus at Batemans Marine Park - 23 Jan 2022
Leptograpsus variegatus at Batemans Marine Park - 23 Jan 2022
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Identification history

Leptograpsus variegatus 20 Mar 2024 Jennyncmg
Leptograpsus variegatus 20 Mar 2024 BushRenegade
Unidentified 28 Jan 2022 JaceWT

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Jennyncmg wrote:
   29 Jan 2022
Were the claws mottled purple?
BushRenegade wrote:
   20 Mar 2024
note the tubercles (white bumps) on the chelae (claws) along with two notches or three teeth on the anterolateral margin those features indicate Leptograpsus variegatus as the species

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