The sand fiddler crab, also classified as Leptuca pugilator, is a species of fiddler crab found along the Atlantic coast of North America from Massachusetts to the Gulf of Mexico, with reports also from the Bahamas and warmer Atlantic waters off West Africa. It lives in burrows dug into coastal and estuarine mud flats, sometimes at very high population densities. Males carry one greatly enlarged claw, up to 1.6 inches long, with a notably smooth inner surface that distinguishes it from related species, and they use this claw to defend territory and fight rival males, regrowing it if it is lost in combat.
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Source Wikidata: Uca Pugilator
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1. GBIF Species API
2. NatureServe Explorer: Leptuca pugilator
NatureServe ExplorerGlobal rank (roundedGRank)Quote, Global rank (roundedGRank)
"roundedGRank": "G4"
3. UNEP-WCMC Species+ database (CITES Secretariat): Species+: Animalia
UNEP-WCMC Species+ database (CITES Secretariat)Species+ taxon_concepts, id 23Quote, Species+ taxon_concepts, id 23
"cites_listing":"I/II/III/NC","eu_listing":"A/B/C/D/NC","higher_taxa":{"kingdom":"Animalia","phylum":null,"class":null,"order":null,"family":null},"synonyms":[],"common_names":[{"name":"Animals","language":"EN"},{"name":"Fauna","language":"EN"},{"name":"Animaux","language":"FR"}],"cites_listings":[]
4. Wikipedia: Leptuca pugilator
5. GBIF (IUCN Red List category): GBIF IUCN Red List category for Leptuca pugilator
GBIF (IUCN Red List category)GBIF taxon key 9596149, category fieldQuote, GBIF taxon key 9596149, category field
"category": "NOT_EVALUATED"
IUCN Red List of Threatened Species
Wikidata: Uca Pugilator
- In Biome: Estuary, Introduction
- Child Taxon Of: Decapoda, Wikidata P171
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