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Birgus latro
Coconut Crab
As recorded: Birgus latro (Linnaeus, 1767)
Animalia › Arthropoda › Malacostraca › Decapoda › Coenobitidae
- Locality
- <Unspecified>
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Birgus latro observed alive
Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 1,209 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-15.
2026-10-15
(c) keishajohnson048, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-14
Japan
(c) chikurin831, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-14
(c) travmitchell, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-12
Okinawa, JP
(c) sam lindenmayer, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-11
(c) Lisa Bennett, some rights reserved (CC BY)
2026-10-09
Okinawa, JP
(c) 蔡志偉, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
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Cite this specimen
Birgus latro. BPBM 16111. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 1090202573. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/s/16111.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 1090202573 ↗
- Data license: CC0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026