Coenobita rugosus
Tawny Hermit Crab
As recorded: Coenobita rugosus H.Milne-Edwards, 1837
Animalia › Arthropoda › Malacostraca › Decapoda › Coenobitidae
- Collected by
- Wray Harris
- Locality
- Tau Island (Samoa)
- Island
- Tau Island (Samoa)
- Region
- Unknown Region
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Coenobita rugosus observed alive
Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 4,534 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-24.
2026-10-24
Pointe Aux Priment Mon Choisy Coast Road, Pamplemousses, MU
(c) jmargand87, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-22
9MF2+V3P, Thulusdhoo, Maldives
(c) William Keenan, some rights reserved (CC BY)
2026-10-21
Naviti, Fiji
(c) Rosie Steinberg, some rights reserved (CC BY)
2026-10-21
P279+CG, Kouri, Nakijin, Kunigami District, Okinawa 905-0406, Japan
(c) roserain63, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-18
Cook Islands, CK
(c) dsmith95, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-18
日本、〒905-2172 沖縄県名護市豊原 G26H+Q7
(c) kouta138, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
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Cite this specimen
Coenobita rugosus. BPBM 4787. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 36095908. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/s/4787.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 36095908 ↗
- 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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