Showing posts with label violet vinegar crab. Show all posts
Showing posts with label violet vinegar crab. Show all posts

Wednesday, 23 April 2008

Violet Vinegar Crab (Episesarma versicolor)

OTHER NAMES: N/A
Latin Etymology: Episesarma ("? grasping legs") versicolor ("turn color")
Four Violet Vinegar Crab (Episesarma versicolorat Sungei Buloh, Singapore - February 2019

Featured Subspecies: ?
Weight: ?  /  Length: 5cm
NO UK STATUS IUCN Red List: Not Yet Evaluated

A close relation of the Pink-fingered Vinegar Crab which shares its habitat.  The claws are again diagnostic, and the white "fingers" of the individual at the top gives a clear look at the defining feature.  They are impressive climbers, able to climb up to 6m high into trees, although they generally live in burrows.

Related Species:
Order: Decapoda
Family: Sesarmidae
Genus: Episesarma
SUBSPECIES: ?

 - Sighting Locations -
SINGAPORE - A locally common resident
 - CAMBODIA/SINGAPORE 2019 TRIP: Common at Sungei Buloh

Further Notes: BirdForum Opus, IUCN Red List, RSPB, Wikipedia, Xeno-canto .