Freshwater Crab (1 Viewer)

ColD

Save the Egyptian Vulture in Greece

• Sep 6, 2007

• #1

Sorry no picture, but does anyone have any ideas for a small crab 7x5cm found in a near dried up pool up in the mountains of Crete, it was with six small Stripe-necked Terrapins. If anyone can provide a name I would be grateful as none of my local wildlife books list a freshwater crab
Thanks

ColD

 

rozinante

Anarchism is order

• Sep 6, 2007

• #2

Not much to go on there Col.

Either of these?

http://www.isopoda.net/galleries/river_crab.html

http://www.naturescapes.net/portfolios/displayimage.php?pos=-16076

 

ColD

Save the Egyptian Vulture in Greece

• Sep 7, 2007

• #3

Hi Rozinante,
Thanks for the reply. yep not a lot to go on sorry bout that, but just on the minute detail I gave you have found I think the right crab in Potamon fluviatile:t:

I am planning to get back to this pool before it dries completely and grab some pictures so will be able to positively ID it

Thanks again
ColD

 

rozinante

Anarchism is order

• Sep 7, 2007

• #4

More thanks to Google than me I think Col. They were the only two freshwater crabs that came up.

That shot from the first link of one sat an a moss covered rock in a wood is strange. I can't get used to the idea of crabs in woods.