About this species
Cardisoma guanhumi, also known as the blue land crab or great land crab, is a species of land crab found in tropical and subtropical estuaries and other maritime areas of land along the Atlantic coast of the Americas from Brazil and Colombia, through the Caribbean and Gulf of Mexico, to the Bahamas, and north to Ponce Inlet, Florida, Princess Place Preserve in Palm Coast, and Bermuda. The species varies in colour from dark blue to brown or pale grey, and may grow to 15 centimetres (6 in) in carapace width and weigh over 500 grams (18 oz).
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Cardisoma guanhumi is een krabbensoort uit de familie van de Gecarcinidae. De wetenschappelijke naam van de soort is voor het eerst geldig gepubliceerd in 1828 door Latreille.
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El cangrejo azul terrestre o cangrejo azul gigante (Cardisoma guanhumi) es una especie de crustáceo decápodo terrestre de la familia Gecarcinidae. Es uno de los cangrejos más grandes en su área de distribución.
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Classification
| Kingdom | Animalia |
|---|---|
| Phylum | Arthropoda |
| Class | Malacostraca |
| Order | Decapoda |
| Family | Gecarcinidae |
| Genus | Cardisoma |
