Gecarcoidea
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Gecarcoidea is a genus of terrestrial crabs. The crabs live in forests but must come to the coast to breed. When it is dry in the summer the crabs are inactive, but when it is the wet season they are ready to migrate.
The following species are recognised:[1][2]
| Image | Name | Common name | Distribution |
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| File:Gecarc laland 080701-0419 sim.JPG | Gecarcoidea humei (Wood-Mason, 1874)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". | ||
| File:Purple Land Crab (23966633153).jpg | Gecarcoidea lalandii H. Milne-Edwards, 1837Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". | Andaman Islands purple crab | the Indo-Pacific from the Andaman Islands and eastwards |
| File:Christmas Island (5774532171).jpg | Gecarcoidea natalis Pocock, 1889)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". | Christmas Island red crab | Christmas Island and Cocos (Keeling) Islands |
References
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