''Austruca annulipes'' is a species of fiddler crab found along the coastline from South Africa to Somalia, Madagascar, India,

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, Indonesia, Malaysia and the Philippines. ''Austruca annulipes'' was formerly in the genus ''

Uca The fiddler crab or calling crab may be any of more than one hundred species of semiterrestrial marine crabs in the family Ocypodidae, well known for their sexually dimorphic claws; the males' major claw is much larger than the minor claw, whil ...

'', but in 2016 it became a member of the genus '' Leptuca'', a former subgenus of ''Uca''. They are small crabs. They are seen feeding in the evening on low tide. The males and females differ in size and appearance. The large male crabs spent the longest time excavating their burrows compared to female and smaller male Uca annulipes crabs. Males are attractive because of their bright colored front arm and movements. They are quick to hide in their burrows at the slightest hint of danger. They are prey species of house crows. Fiddler Crab

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* Ocypodoidea Crustaceans described in 1837 Taxa named by Henri Milne-Edwards {{crab-stub