Uca flammula
Uca flammula, commonly known as the flame-backed fiddler crab is a species of fiddler crab that is found in the north-west of Western Australia, the northern part of the Northern Territory and the western half of Papua New Guinea[1][2]
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Description
Like other fiddler crabs, Uca flammula males have one claw that is significantly larger than the other, while females have two equal-sized smaller claws. It has a black carapace with two white or pinkish parallel marks running fore and aft near the centre and a solid red band across the front of the carapace. The claws are bright red-orange and the eyes are close together.[3]
References
- "Meet the Flame-backed Fiddler Crab". Western Australian Museum. Government of Western Australia. 2017. Retrieved 2018-04-11.
- "Atlas of Living Australia". ala.org.au. National Research Infrastructure for Australia, CSIRO. 2018. Retrieved 2018-04-11.
- "Fiddler Crab Reflections". www.fiddlercrab.info. Michael Rosenberg. 20 March 2017. Retrieved 2018-04-11.
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