Species Geograpsus grayi (H. Milne Edwards, 1853)
- Grapsus grayi Milne Edwards, H. 1853. Mémoires sur la famille des Ocypodiens, suite. Annales des Sciences Naturelles, Paris Zoology 3 20: 163-228 pls 6-11 [170].
Type data:
Status unknown, MNHP, Australia. - Geograpsus rubidus Stimpson, W. 1858. Crustacea Ocypodoidea: Prodromus descriptionis animalium evertebratorum, quae in Expeditione ad Oceanum Pacificum Septentrionalem, a Republica Federata missa, Cadwaladaro Ringgold et Johanne Rodgers Ducibus, observavit et descripsit W. Stimpson. Pars V. Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences, Philadelphia 10: 93-110 [page numbers 39–56 on separate reprint] [103].
Type data:
Holotype ♂ (presumed lost), Bonin [Ogasawara Ils]. - Geograpsus longitarsis minikoiensis Borradaile, L.A. 1901. Land crustaceans. (pp. 64-100, pl. III) in Gardiner, J.S (ed.). The Fauna and Geography of the Maldive and Laccadive Archipelagoes, being the account of the work carried on and of the collections made by an expedition during the years 1899 and 1900. Cambridge : Cambridge University Press Vol. I(Part I) pp. 1–118, pls. I-V. [66 fig. 12].
Type data:
Holotype CUMZ, Minikoi Island. - Geograpsus viaderi Ward, M. 1942. Notes on the Crustacea of the Desjardins Museum, Mauritius Institute with descriptions of new genera and species. Bulletin of the Mauritius Institute 2(2): 49-113 pls 5-6 [106 pl. 6 fig. 8].
Type data:
Syntype(s) DM ♂ ♀, Salomon, Chagos Archipelago.
Taxonomic Decision for Synonymy
- Banerjee, S.K. 1960. Biological Results of the Snellius Expedition. XVIII. The Genera Grapsus, Geograpsus and Metopograpsus (Crustacea Brachyura). Temminckia 10: 132-199 figs 1-6 [159]
Distribution
Extra Distribution Information
Indo-west Pacific Oceans (East Africa to Japan, east to Polynesia and south to New Caledonia).
Other Regions
Christmas Island terrestrial & freshwater, Cocos (Keeling) Islands terrestrial & freshwater
Ecological Descriptors
Burrower, supratidal.
Extra Ecological Information
A land crab, making burrows near the beach or in wooded areas, and rotten refuse, nocturnal but may emerge on dull rainy days.
History of changes
Note that this list may be incomplete for dates prior to September 2013.
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 04-Jun-2012 | 04-Jun-2012 | MOVED | ||
| 10-May-2012 | 10-May-2012 | MODIFIED | ||
| 12-Feb-2010 | (import) |