Gelasimus tetragonon
Tetragonal Fiddler Crab
As recorded: Uca tetragonon (Herbst, 1790)
Animalia › Arthropoda › Malacostraca › Decapoda › Ocypodidae
- Collected by
- C.H. Edmondson
- Locality
- Viti Levu Island
- Island
- Viti Levu
- Region
- Fiji
- Identified by
- R. Guinther, Jan. 1977Rick Guinther →heemstra ret 29 Jan →
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Gelasimus tetragonon observed alive
Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 429 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-09-30.
2026-09-30
Hithadhoo, Seenu, MV
(c) perribrook, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-09-29
P6QV+84P Hidden Beach, Sharm El Sheikh 2, South Sinai Governorate 8750001, Ägypten
(c) Simon, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-09-26
Indian Ocean, Kwale, KE
(c) fhabekuss, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-09-26
Fiji
(c) manulele324, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-09-26
Rewa, FJ-CE, FJ
(c) Fred Manila, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-09-24
Sharm el-Sheikh, South Sinai, EG
(c) Leonie, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
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Cite this specimen
Gelasimus tetragonon. BPBM 3977. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 39544303. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/s/3977.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 39544303 ↗
- 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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