Cardisoma guanhumi: Where It Lives, Map & Facts

Where the cardisoma guanhumi lives – recorded in 19 countries, with quick facts from Wikidata and an introduction from Wikipedia.

Scientific name	Cardisoma guanhumi
Group	Crabs, lobsters & shrimps
Found in	19 countries
Continents	North America, South America
Class	Crustacean
Order	Decapoda
Family	Cardisomatidae

Where does the cardisoma guanhumi live?

Open-licence (CC0 / CC BY) wild records published on GBIF place the cardisoma guanhumi in 19 countries and territories across North America and South America. Wikidata gives its range as: Bragança.

Countries with at least a handful of records (a minimum share of the species’ records, to leave out vagrants and escapes). Records with coordinates only; captive and fossil records excluded.

What kind of animal is the cardisoma guanhumi?

The cardisoma guanhumi (Cardisoma guanhumi) is a crustacean in the order Decapoda and the family Cardisomatidae, genus Cardisoma. (Taxonomy from Wikidata.)

About the cardisoma guanhumi

Cardisoma guanhumi, also known as the blue land crab or great land crab, is a species of land crab found in tropical and subtropical estuaries and other maritime areas of land along the Atlantic coast of the Americas from Brazil and Colombia, through the Caribbean and Gulf of Mexico, to the Bahamas, and north to Ponce Inlet, Florida, Princess Place Preserve in Palm Coast, and Bermuda. The species varies in colour from dark blue to brown or pale grey, and may grow to 15 centimetres (6 in) in carapace width and weigh over 500 grams (18 oz).

Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Cardisoma guanhumi (revision 1356604080), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: lead section excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Quick facts, taxonomy and status: Wikidata Q2938105 (CC0). Countries and pin: GBIF.org occurrence records (CC0 / CC BY 4.0).