All Species
53 Species in Family Grapsidae
Nominal species list for Grapsidae
Scientific Name Author English Name
Varuna yui Hwang & Takeda, 1984 Sundaic paddler crab
Varuna litterata (Fabricius, 1798) Peregrine crab
Thalassograpsus harpax (Hilgendorf, 1893)
Selatium elongatum (Milne-Edwards, 1869)
Selatium brockii (De Man, 1887) Mangrove tree-dwelling crab
Planes minutus (Linnaeus, 1758) Gulfweed crab
Planes marinus Rathbun, 1914 Drifter crab
Planes major (MacLeay, 1838)
Planes cyaneus Dana, 1852 Flotsam crab
Perisesarma samawati Gillikin & Schubart, 2004
Perisesarma lividum (Milne-Edwards, 1869)
Parapyxidognathus deianira Ward, 1941
Pachygrapsus transversus (Gibbes, 1850) African matchbox crab
Pachygrapsus socius Stimpson, 1871
Pachygrapsus plicatus (Milne-Edwards, 1837) Pleated rock crab
Pachygrapsus planifrons De Man, 1888
Pachygrapsus minutus Milne-Edwards, 1873
Pachygrapsus maurus (Lucas, 1846) mottled shore crab
Pachygrapsus marmoratus (Fabricius, 1787) Marbled shore crab
Pachygrapsus laevimanus Stimpson, 1858
Pachygrapsus gracilis (de Saussure, 1858) Dark shore crab
Pachygrapsus fakaravensis Rathbun, 1907 Polynesian grapsid crab
Pachygrapsus crassipes Randall, 1840 Striped shore crab
Pachygrapsus corrugatus (von Martens, 1872)
Metopograpsus thukuhar (Owen, 1839)
Metopograpsus quadridentatus Stimpson, 1858
Metopograpsus oceanicus (Jacquinot, 1852)
Metopograpsus messor (Forsskål, 1775)
Metopograpsus latifrons (White, 1847)
Metopograpsus frontalis Miers, 1880
Metopograpsus cannicci Innocenti, Schubart & Fratini, 2020
Leptograpsus variegatus (Fabricius, 1793) Rock crabs
Grapsus tenuicrustatus (Herbst, 1783) Natal lightfoot crab
Grapsus longitarsis Dana, 1851
Grapsus intermedius De Man, 1888
Grapsus grapsus (Linnaeus, 1758) Lightfoot crab
Grapsus granulosus Milne-Edwards, 1853
Grapsus fourmanoiri Crosnier, 1965
Grapsus albolineatus Lamarck, 1818 Mottled crab
Grapsus adscensionis (Osbeck, 1765)
Grapsodius eximius Holmes, 1900
Goniopsis pulchra (Lockington, 1877) Racer mangrove crab
Goniopsis cruentata (Latreille, 1802) Purple mangrove crab
Geograpsus stormi de Man, 1895
Geograpsus lividus (Milne-Edwards, 1837) Variegate shore crab
Geograpsus depressus (Heller, 1862)
Geograpsus grayi (Milne-Edwards, 1935)
Geograpsus crinipes (Dana, 1852)
Episesarma versicolor (Tweedie, 1940) Violet vinegar crab
Episesarma singaporense (Tweedie, 1936) Singapore vinegar crab
Episesarma palawanense (Rathbun, 1914) Rathbun's vinegar crab
Episesarma mederi (Milne-Edwards, 1854) Thai vinegar crab
Episesarma chengtongense (Serène & Soh, 1967) Pinkfingered vinegar crab
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