Varunid
crabs
Family
Varunidae
updated
Dec 12
Where
seen? These crabs are seen near mangroves
and freshwater streams.
Features: Small crabs that are
often overlooked.
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Family
Varunidae recorded for Singapore
from
Wee Y.C. and Peter K. L. Ng. 1994. A First Look at Biodiversity
in Singapore
**Ng, Peter K. L. & N. Sivasothi, 1999. A Guide
to the Mangroves of Singapore II (Animal Diversity).
***Ng, Peter K. L. and Daniele Guinot and Peter J. F. Davie, 2008.
Systema Brachyurorum: Part 1. An annotated checklist of extant Brachyuran
crabs of the world.
in red are those listed among the threatened
animals of Singapore from Ng, P. K. L. & Y. C. Wee, 1994. The
Singapore Red Data Book: Threatened Plants and Animals of Singapore
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Metaplax
crenulata
Metaplax elegans (Orange signaller
crab)
Metaplax sheni
Thalassograpsus harpax
Utica sp.
Varuna yui (Paddler crab) |
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Links
References
- Ng, Peter
K. L. and Daniele Guinot and Peter J. F. Davie, 2008. Systema
Brachyurorum: Part 1. An annotated checklist of extant Brachyuran
crabs of the world. The Raffles Bulletin of Zoology. Supplement
No. 17, 31 Jan 2008. 286 pp. (Online
PDF on the Raffles Bulletin of Zoology website).
- Lim, S.,
P. Ng, L. Tan, & W. Y. Chin, 1994. Rhythm of the Sea: The Life
and Times of Labrador Beach. Division of Biology, School of
Science, Nanyang Technological University & Department of Zoology,
the National University of Singapore. 160 pp.
- Wee Y.C.
and Peter K. L. Ng. 1994. A First Look at Biodiversity in Singapore.
National Council on the Environment. 163pp.
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