Scopimera inflata is an Australian endemic species of sand bubbler crab common to wave exposed and estuarine sandy tropical and subtropical beaches of eastern Australia. Scopimera inflata are sand coloured and small sized with adults growing to 12mm across. The species occur in aggregations just below the high tide mark with females and smaller individuals mainly on the seaward side and males on the terrestrial side of the aggregation.
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Is it venomous or poisonous?
We have no record of Sand Bubbler 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
- Scopimera globosa
- Scopimera bitympana
- Dotilla wichmanni
- Dotilla fenestrata
- Ocypode stimpsoni
- Ocypode pallidula
Classification
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Arthropoda
- Class
- Malacostraca
- Order
- Decapoda
- Family
- Dotillidae
- Genus
- Scopimera
- Species
- Scopimera inflata
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