Ocypode africana
African Ghost Crab
As recorded: Ocypode africana De Man, 1881
Animalia › Arthropoda › Malacostraca › Decapoda › Ocypodidae
- Locality
- SpecLoc
- Island
- Congo
- Region
- Congo - Brazzaville
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Ocypode africana observed alive
Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 39 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-08-01.
2026-08-01
Sassandra, Bas-sassandra, CI
(c) wasco819, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-07-24
Dagbego, Côte d'Ivoire
(c) David Kouman, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-04-05
San-pédro, Bas-sassandra, CI
(c) Stefan, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-03-30
Western Area Rural, Sierra Leone
(c) mothdragon, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-03-21
Aboisso, Sud-Comoé, CI
(c) Stefan, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2025-12-16
7H2M+28W Parque Nacional do Quicama, Cacula, Angola
(c) catarinataboada, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
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Cite this specimen
Ocypode africana. BPBM 6887. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 37724007. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/s/6887.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 37724007 ↗
- Data license: CC0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026