Animal
Crabs
Animal Name
Leptodius exaratus (H.Milne-Edwards)
Classification
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Arthropoda
Class
Crustacea
Order
Decapoda
Family
Xanthidae

Characteristic Features

-Carapace, covered with granules and corrugation, about 1.4 times as
broad as long

-Anterolateral margin cut into 4 lobes behind outerorbital tooth: the first
small and depressed; the second broad and large, the third more
prominent, the last the smallest but most produced

-Carapace length: (M) 10.7 mm; breath: (M) 15.4 mm

Ecology
Habitat
Rocky or peddly shore, under stones and in crevices of rocks,
at low-tide mark or shallow waters on coral reefs
Distribution
Locations
Wong Shek, Cape D'Aguilar