Cyclograpsus lavauxi
Smooth Shore Crab
As recorded: Cyclograpsus lavauxi H.Milne Edwards, 1853
Animalia › Arthropoda › Malacostraca › Decapoda › Varunidae
- Locality
- Wallongong
- Island
- Australia
- Region
- Australia
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Cyclograpsus lavauxi observed alive
Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 730 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-21.
2026-10-21
Auckland, New Zealand
(c) Shaun, some rights reserved (CC BY)
2026-10-19
North Island, Waikato, NZ
(c) nzfernbird, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-19
Long Bay Regional Park, Waikato, NZ
(c) Ross Nightingale, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-18
Auckland 2014, New Zealand
(c) Shaun, some rights reserved (CC BY)
2026-10-11
Wainui 7582, New Zealand
(c) timcurran, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-11
Kawau Island 0920, New Zealand
(c) badbeans, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
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Cite this specimen
Cyclograpsus lavauxi. BPBM 261. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 36246586. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/s/261.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 36246586 ↗
- Data license: CC0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026
Data-quality notes from GBIF
- Name matched to the GBIF backbone only approximately
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