''Leptuca'' is a genus of
fiddler crabs belonging to the family
Ocypodidae
The Ocypodidae is a family of semiterrestrial crabs that includes ghost crabs and fiddler crabs. These crabs are found along tropical and temperate shorelines worldwide.
Some genera previously classified within the Ocypodidae family have been r ...
.
The species of this genus are found on the coasts of the Americas.
Description
They are small- to large-sized crabs with an adult carapace width of 5–25 mm in adults.
[ The front of their carapace is broad and they have short anterolateral margins with 0–2 posterolateral striae on the top of the carapace.
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Species
There are currently 30 species in the genus:[
* '' Leptuca batuenta'' (Crane, 1941) (beating fiddler crab)
* '']Leptuca beebei
''Leptuca beebei'', commonly known as Beebe's fiddler crab, is a species of fiddler crab native to the Pacific coasts of Central and South America, from El Salvador to northern Peru.
Taxonomy
Previously a member of the genus '' Uca'', the speci ...
'' (Crane, 1941) (Beebe's fiddler crab)
* ''Leptuca coloradensis
''Leptuca'' is a genus of fiddler crabs belonging to the family Ocypodidae.
The species of this genus are found on the coasts of the Americas.
Description
They are small- to large-sized crabs with an adult carapace width of 5–25 mm in adu ...
'' (Rathbun, 1893) (painted fiddler crab)
* '' Leptuca crenulata'' (Lockington, 1877) (Mexican fiddler crab)
* '' Leptuca cumulanta'' (Crane, 1943) (heaping fiddler crab)
* '' Leptuca deichmanni'' (Rathbun, 1935) (Deichmann's fiddler crab)
* ''Leptuca dorotheae
''Leptuca'' is a genus of fiddler crabs belonging to the family Ocypodidae.
The species of this genus are found on the coasts of the Americas.
Description
They are small- to large-sized crabs with an adult carapace width of 5–25 mm in adu ...
'' (von Hagen, 1968) (Dorothy's fiddler crab)
* ''Leptuca festae
''Leptuca'' is a genus of fiddler crabs belonging to the family Ocypodidae.
The species of this genus are found on the coasts of the Americas.
Description
They are small- to large-sized crabs with an adult carapace width of 5–25 mm in adu ...
'' (Nobili, 1902) (Festa's fiddler crab)
* '' Leptuca helleri'' (Rathbun, 1902) (Heller's fiddler crab)
* '' Leptuca inaequalis'' (Rathbun, 1935) (uneven fiddler crab)
* '' Leptuca latimanus'' (Rathbun, 1893) (lateral-handed fiddler crab)
* '' Leptuca leptodactyla'' (Rathbun, 1898) (thin-fingered fiddler crab)
* ''Leptuca limicola
''Leptuca'' is a genus of fiddler crabs belonging to the family Ocypodidae.
The species of this genus are found on the coasts of the Americas.
Description
They are small- to large-sized crabs with an adult carapace width of 5–25 mm in adu ...
'' (Crane, 1941) (Pacific mud fiddler crab)
* '' Leptuca musica'' (Rathbun, 1914) (musical fiddler crab)
* ''Leptuca oerstedi
''Leptuca'' is a genus of fiddler crabs belonging to the family Ocypodidae.
The species of this genus are found on the coasts of the Americas.
Description
They are small- to large-sized crabs with an adult carapace width of 5–25 mm in adul ...
'' (Rathbun, 1904) (aqua fiddler crab)
* '' Leptuca panacea'' (Novak & Salmon, 1974) (gulf sand fiddler crab)
* '' Leptuca pugilator'' (Bosc, 1802) (Atlantic sand fiddler crab)
* '' Leptuca pygmaea'' (Crane, 1941) (pygmy fiddler crab)
* '' Leptuca saltitanta'' (Crane, 1941) (energetic fiddler crab)
* '' Leptuca speciosa'' (Ives, 1891) (brilliant fiddler crab)
* '' Leptuca spinicarpa'' (Rathbun, 1900) (spiny-wristed fiddler crab)
* ''Leptuca stenodactylus
''Leptuca'' is a genus of fiddler crabs belonging to the family Ocypodidae.
The species of this genus are found on the coasts of the Americas.
Description
They are small- to large-sized crabs with an adult carapace width of 5–25 mm in adu ...
'' (Milne-Edwards & Lucas, 1843) (narrow-fingered fiddler crab)
* '' Leptuca subcylindrica'' (Stimpson, 1859) (Laguna Madre fiddler crab)
* ''Leptuca tallanica
''Leptuca'' is a genus of fiddler crabs belonging to the family Ocypodidae.
The species of this genus are found on the coasts of the Americas.
Description
They are small- to large-sized crabs with an adult carapace width of 5–25 mm in adu ...
'' (von Hagen, 1968) (Peruvian fidder crab)
* ''Leptuca tenuipedis
''Leptuca'' is a genus of fiddler crabs belonging to the family Ocypodidae.
The species of this genus are found on the coasts of the Americas.
Description
They are small- to large-sized crabs with an adult carapace width of 5–25 mm in adu ...
'' (Crane, 1941) (slender-legged fiddler crab)
* '' Leptuca terpsichores'' (Crane, 1941) (dancing fiddler crab)
* '' Leptuca thayeri'' (Rathbun, 1900) (Atlantic mangrove fiddler crab)
* ''Leptuca tomentosa
''Leptuca'' is a genus of fiddler crabs belonging to the family Ocypodidae.
The species of this genus are found on the coasts of the Americas.
Description
They are small- to large-sized crabs with an adult carapace width of 5–25 mm in adu ...
'' (Crane, 1941) (matted fiddler crab)
* ''Leptuca umbratila
''Leptuca'' is a genus of fiddler crabs belonging to the family Ocypodidae.
The species of this genus are found on the coasts of the Americas.
Description
They are small- to large-sized crabs with an adult carapace width of 5–25 mm in adu ...
'' (Crane, 1941) (Pacific mangrove fiddler crab)
* '' Leptuca uruguayensis'' (Nobili, 1901) (Uruguayan fiddler crab)
References
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Ocypodoidea