Metopograpsus frontalis

As recorded: Metopograpsus frontalis Miers, 1880

Animalia › Arthropoda › Malacostraca › Decapoda › Grapsidae

Locality: Pulo Soerg
Island: Singapore
Identified by: R.Serene, Mar, 1972
Record type: Preserved specimen

Metopograpsus frontalis observed alive

Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 508 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-25.

2026-10-25

New Territories, HK

(c) Alison Chang, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-25

HK

(c) Alison Chang, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-03

Haikou, CN-HA, CN

no rights reserved

2026-10-03

Wynnum QLD, Australia

(c) ash-stephenson, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-02

Australia

(c) Australasian Aquatic Survey and Assessment, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-ND)

2026-09-27

香港荔枝窝

(c) 妖, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

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Cite this specimen

Metopograpsus frontalis. BPBM 12101. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 37567808. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/s/12101.

Record sources

GBIF occurrence 37567808 ↗
Data license: CC0
Last harvested October 26, 2026