Crab of Singapore Archives - Singapore Geographic https://www.singaporegeographic.com/tag/crab-of-singapore Singapore Biodiversity, List of Wild Animals, Insect, Nature Article that has been recorded in Singapore. Sat, 29 Jan 2022 14:04:43 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.1 135464637 Maculate/Lowland Freshwater Crab https://www.singaporegeographic.com/wild-animals/maculate-lowland-freshwater-crab?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=maculate-lowland-freshwater-crab https://www.singaporegeographic.com/wild-animals/maculate-lowland-freshwater-crab#respond Sun, 25 Apr 2021 09:30:45 +0000 https://www.singaporegeographic.com/?p=4970 scientific name: Parathelphusa maculata Parathelphusa maculata is probably the most common and widespread of the freshwater crabs onSingapore Island. It is usually found in shallow forest and rural streams with clay banks and leaf litter

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]]> scientific name: Parathelphusa maculata

Parathelphusa maculata is probably the most common and widespread of the freshwater crabs on
Singapore Island. It is usually found in shallow forest and rural streams with clay banks and leaf litter

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]]> https://www.singaporegeographic.com/wild-animals/maculate-lowland-freshwater-crab/feed 0 4970 Tree Climbing Crab https://www.singaporegeographic.com/wild-animals/tree-climbing-crab?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tree-climbing-crab https://www.singaporegeographic.com/wild-animals/tree-climbing-crab#respond Fri, 09 Apr 2021 09:33:29 +0000 https://www.singaporegeographic.com/?p=4703 Episesarma is a genus of swimming crabs species in the family Sesarmidae. Wikipedia Features: Body width 4-5cm. Body flat and squarish, legs flat with pointed tips. Pincers may be colourful. The sides of the body have a structure with a net-like pattern that help recirculate and oxygenate water in the gill chambers. In this way, these crabs […]

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]]> Episesarma is a genus of swimming crabs species in the family Sesarmidae. Wikipedia

Features: Body width 4-5cm. Body flat and squarish, legs flat with pointed tips. Pincers may be colourful. The sides of the body have a structure with a net-like pattern that help recirculate and oxygenate water in the gill chambers. In this way, these crabs can breathe air and stay out of the water for some time. WildSingapore

Spotted at Sungei Buloh Wetland Reserve

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]]> https://www.singaporegeographic.com/wild-animals/tree-climbing-crab/feed 0 4703 Violet Vinegar Crab https://www.singaporegeographic.com/wild-animals/violet-vinegar-crab?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=violet-vinegar-crab https://www.singaporegeographic.com/wild-animals/violet-vinegar-crab#respond Fri, 09 Apr 2021 09:28:32 +0000 https://www.singaporegeographic.com/?p=4700 The violet vinegar crab is a swimming crab species in the genus Episesarma. Distributed all over marine and brackish waters of Indo-West Pacific regions. It is harvested by many local fishermen for rich proteinaceous food. Wikipedia Scientific name: Episesarma versicolor Spotted at Sungei Buloh

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]]> The violet vinegar crab is a swimming crab species in the genus Episesarma. Distributed all over marine and brackish waters of Indo-West Pacific regions. It is harvested by many local fishermen for rich proteinaceous food. Wikipedia

Scientific name: Episesarma versicolor

Spotted at Sungei Buloh

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