''Leptuca'' is a genus of
fiddler crabs belonging to the family
Ocypodidae.
The species of this genus are found on the coasts of the Americas.
Description
They are small- to large-sized crabs with an adult carapace width of 5–25 mm in adults.
[ The front of their carapace is broad and they have short anterolateral margins with 0–2 posterolateral striae on the top of the carapace.
]
Species
There are currently 30 species in the genus:[
* '']Leptuca batuenta
''Leptuca batuenta'', commonly known as the beating fiddler crab, is a species of fiddler crab native to the tropical eastern Pacific, from El Salvador to northern Peru.
Taxonomy
Previously a member of the genus ''Uca'', the species was transfe ...
'' (Crane, 1941) (beating fiddler crab)
* ''Leptuca beebei
''Leptuca beebei'', commonly known as Beebe's fiddler crab, is a species of fiddler crab native to the Pacific coasts of Central and South America, from El Salvador to northern Peru.
Taxonomy
Previously a member of the genus ''Uca'', the specie ...
'' (Crane, 1941) (Beebe's fiddler crab)
* '' Leptuca coloradensis'' (Rathbun, 1893) (painted fiddler crab)
* ''Leptuca crenulata
''Leptuca crenulata'', the Mexican fiddler crab, is a species of American broad-front fiddler crab in the family Ocypodidae.
''Leptuca crenulata'' was formerly in the genus ''Uca
The fiddler crab or calling crab may be any of more than one ...
'' (Lockington, 1877) (Mexican fiddler crab)
* ''Leptuca cumulanta
''Leptuca cumulanta'', commonly known as the heaping fiddler crab or the mangrove fiddler crab, is a species of fiddler crab native to tropical and subtropical areas of the western Atlantic.
Taxonomy
Previously a member of the genus ''Uca'', th ...
'' (Crane, 1943) (heaping fiddler crab)
* ''Leptuca deichmanni
''Leptuca deichmanni'', commonly known as Deichmann's fiddler crab, is a species of fiddler crab native to the eastern Pacific coast of Central America, in Costa Rica and Panama.
Taxonomy
Previously a member of the genus ''Uca'', the species wa ...
'' (Rathbun, 1935) (Deichmann's fiddler crab)
* ''Leptuca dorotheae
''Leptuca'' is a genus of fiddler crabs belonging to the family Ocypodidae.
The species of this genus are found on the coasts of the Americas.
Description
They are small- to large-sized crabs with an adult carapace width of 5–25 mm in adult ...
'' (von Hagen, 1968) (Dorothy's fiddler crab)
* ''Leptuca festae
''Leptuca'' is a genus of fiddler crabs belonging to the family Ocypodidae.
The species of this genus are found on the coasts of the Americas.
Description
They are small- to large-sized crabs with an adult carapace width of 5–25 mm in adult ...
'' (Nobili, 1902) (Festa's fiddler crab)
* ''Leptuca helleri
''Leptuca helleri'', commonly known as Heller's fiddler crab, is a species of fiddler crab endemic to the Galapagos Islands in the eastern Pacific Ocean.
Taxonomy
Previously a member of the genus ''Uca'', the species was transferred in 2016 to ...
'' (Rathbun, 1902) (Heller's fiddler crab)
* '' Leptuca inaequalis'' (Rathbun, 1935) (uneven fiddler crab)
* '' Leptuca latimanus'' (Rathbun, 1893) (lateral-handed fiddler crab)
* ''Leptuca leptodactyla
''Leptuca leptodactyla'', commonly known as the thin-fingered fiddler crab or the western Atlantic fiddler crab, is a species of fiddler crab native to the western Atlantic coast of the Americas.
Taxonomy
Previously a member of the genus ''Uca' ...
'' (Rathbun, 1898) (thin-fingered fiddler crab)
* ''Leptuca limicola
''Leptuca'' is a genus of fiddler crabs belonging to the family Ocypodidae.
The species of this genus are found on the coasts of the Americas.
Description
They are small- to large-sized crabs with an adult carapace width of 5–25 mm in adult ...
'' (Crane, 1941) (Pacific mud fiddler crab)
* '' Leptuca musica'' (Rathbun, 1914) (musical fiddler crab)
* ''Leptuca oerstedi
''Leptuca'' is a genus of fiddler crabs belonging to the family Ocypodidae.
The species of this genus are found on the coasts of the Americas.
Description
They are small- to large-sized crabs with an adult carapace width of 5–25 mm in adult ...
'' (Rathbun, 1904) (aqua fiddler crab)
* '' Leptuca panacea'' (Novak & Salmon, 1974) (gulf sand fiddler crab)
* '' Leptuca pugilator'' (Bosc, 1802) (Atlantic sand fiddler crab)
* '' Leptuca pygmaea'' (Crane, 1941) (pygmy fiddler crab)
* ''Leptuca saltitanta
''Leptuca saltitanta'', commonly known as the energetic fiddler crab, is a species of fiddler crab native to the eastern Pacific coasts, from El Salvador in Central America to Colombia in South America.
Taxonomy
Previously a member of the genus ...
'' (Crane, 1941) (energetic fiddler crab)
* '' Leptuca speciosa'' (Ives, 1891) (brilliant fiddler crab)
* '' Leptuca spinicarpa'' (Rathbun, 1900) (spiny-wristed fiddler crab)
* '' Leptuca stenodactylus'' (Milne-Edwards & Lucas, 1843) (narrow-fingered fiddler crab)
* '' Leptuca subcylindrica'' (Stimpson, 1859) (Laguna Madre fiddler crab)
* '' Leptuca tallanica'' (von Hagen, 1968) (Peruvian fidder crab)
* '' Leptuca tenuipedis'' (Crane, 1941) (slender-legged fiddler crab)
* '' Leptuca terpsichores'' (Crane, 1941) (dancing fiddler crab)
* '' Leptuca thayeri'' (Rathbun, 1900) (Atlantic mangrove fiddler crab)
* '' Leptuca tomentosa'' (Crane, 1941) (matted fiddler crab)
* '' Leptuca umbratila'' (Crane, 1941) (Pacific mangrove fiddler crab)
* ''Leptuca uruguayensis
''Leptuca uruguayensis'', commonly known as the Uruguayan fiddler crab or the southwestern Atlantic fiddler crab, is a species of fiddler crab native to temperate and subtropical areas of the southeastern coast of South America.
Taxonomy
Previ ...
'' (Nobili, 1901) (Uruguayan fiddler crab)
References
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Ocypodoidea