Tawny Hermit Crab

Coenobita rugosus is a species of land hermit crab native to Indonesia, Australia and the east African coast to the south west Pacific.

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Is it venomous or poisonous?

We have no record of Tawny Hermit Crab being toxic, poisonous or venomous. That is not proof that it is safe. Never eat, touch or handle a wild plant, mushroom or animal on the strength of an identification; ask someone qualified.

Easily confused with

• Coenobita variabilis
• Coenobita scaevola
• Coenobita compressus
• Coenobita lila
• Coenobita purpureus
• Coenobita violascens

Classification

Kingdom

Animalia

Phylum

Arthropoda

Class

Malacostraca

Order

Decapoda

Family

Coenobitidae

Genus

Coenobita

Species

Coenobita rugosus

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