Leptuca saltitanta | |
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Malacostraca |
Order: | Decapoda |
Suborder: | Pleocyemata |
Infraorder: | Brachyura |
Family: | Ocypodidae |
Subfamily: | Gelasiminae |
Tribe: | Minucini |
Genus: | Leptuca |
Species: | L. saltitanta
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Binomial name | |
Leptuca saltitanta (Crane, 1941)
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Leptuca saltitanta, commonly known as the energetic fiddler crab, is a species of fiddler crab native to the eastern Pacific coasts, from El Salvador in Central America to Colombia in South America.[1]
Previously a member of the genus Uca, the species was transferred in 2016 to the genus Leptuca when Leptuca was promoted from subgenus to genus level.[2][3]
This is a small crab with an adult carapace width of approximately 6–9 mm.[1] Females are dark, whereas non-displaying males can be gray, yellow, or brown.[1] Displaying males are usually entirely white, but some coloring may be present.[1]
The species prefers to live in unshaded, open mudflats near river mouths.[1] Mangrove stands are usually nearby.[1]