Where does the Chestnut crab live?
Cardisoma carnifex has 2,342 records in 62 countries and territories, from 1853 to 2026. Most records come from Taiwan.
- 2,342 records
- 62 places
- 73 years recorded
- Malacostraca class
AnimaliaArthropodaMalacostracaDecapodaGecarcinidaeCardisoma
When it is recorded
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Peak month: July. Records cluster in the months an animal is present and being looked for, so a summer peak can reflect observer effort as much as the animal.
Where it is recorded
| Place | Records | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Taiwan | 614 | |
| French Polynesia | 310 | |
| Seychelles | 203 | |
| Indonesia | 139 | |
| Cocos Islands | 105 | |
| India | 104 | |
| Madagascar | 70 | |
| Tanzania | 66 | |
| New Caledonia | 59 | |
| Kenya | 53 | |
| Cook Islands | 48 | |
| Japan | 46 | |
| Fiji | 44 | |
| Mayotte | 33 | |
| Mozambique | 31 | |
| Philippines | 31 | |
| South Africa | 30 | |
| Maldives | 29 | |
| Guam | 26 | |
| British Indian Ocean Territory | 23 | |
| Kiribati | 23 | |
| Australia | 22 | |
| Sri Lanka | 20 | |
| United States Minor Outlying Islands | 20 | |
| Mauritius | 19 | |
| Micronesia | 15 | |
| Thailand | 14 | |
| Vanuatu | 14 | |
| Papua New Guinea | 13 | |
| Malaysia | 10 | |
| Yemen | 10 | |
| Northern Mariana Islands | 9 | |
| Samoa | 8 | |
| Comoros | 7 | |
| ZZ | 7 | |
| Solomon Islands | 6 | |
| Mexico | 5 | |
| Palau | 5 | |
| Réunion | 5 | |
| French Southern Territories | 5 |
Showing the top 40 of 62 places.
Related animals
Others in the family Gecarcinidae.
Status from the records: resident
Recorded across many years and months — an established presence. This is inferred from how many years and months the animal appears in, not from a range map — treat it as evidence, not a formal assessment.
Recorded across many years and months — an established presence. This is inferred from how many years and months the animal appears in, not from a range map — treat it as evidence, not a formal assessment.