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Help needed to ID hermit crabs

Posted: Wed May 01, 2024 10:20 pm

by raychuah

Need help to ID these 4 hermit crabs that I acquired please.
The 2 smaller white shelled ones are found at a breach in Desaru, Johor, Malaysia.
The 2 bigger ones with purple/bluish legs are from Klang, Malaysia.

https://photos.app.goo.gl/jHSbxQDWPEYNDbXV7
https://photos.app.goo.gl/hPskUGfK8a99vrGi7
https://photos.app.goo.gl/FUAXujFep6kXEDxw7
https://photos.app.goo.gl/ixDYsGHroqSiXXP98

Re: Help needed to ID hermit crabs

Posted: Thu May 02, 2024 11:29 pm

by wodesorel

I think you may have both C. Lila and C. Rugosus. Clear photos of their claws while closed up in their shells is the best way to ID.

Re: Help needed to ID hermit crabs

Posted: Fri May 03, 2024 6:25 am

by raychuah

wodesorel wrote: ↑
Thu May 02, 2024 11:29 pm
I think you may have both C. Lila and C. Rugosus. Clear photos of their claws while closed up in their shells is the best way to ID.

Thanks for your reply! I will try to take some close up photos of the claws.