Evidence found
122 records across 31 countries and territories, 1861–2026.
Cardisoma carnifex · GBIF taxon key 4382787
Where has the Chestnut crab been recorded?
Cardisoma carnifex occurrence evidence comes from 122 records in 31 countries and territories, from 1861 to 2026. Most records come from French Polynesia.
- 122 records
- 31 places
- 38 years recorded
- Malacostraca class
Observation evidence passport
Source coverage
CC0 GBIF Animalia occurrence facets, including country, month and year summaries.
Refreshed 2026-08-23. Inspect the taxon on GBIF.
What this means
The species has been recorded in the listed places in the stated source universe. Peak month: August.
12 months reach at least 10% of the peak facet count.
What this does not mean
repeated describes the record pattern, not a formal range, residency, abundance or conservation assessment.
A single record remains evidence of a recording, not proof that a population lives there.
Compare this animal’s observation pattern
When it is recorded
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Peak month: August. 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.
Records over time
18612026
Recording effort has risen steeply almost everywhere since the 1990s, so a rising line usually shows more observers rather than more animals.
Where Chestnut crab has been recorded
The countries below show where occurrence evidence exists for Chestnut crab. They do not define a complete habitat range: survey effort differs by place, and historical or one-off records can appear alongside repeated presence.
| Place | Records | Share |
|---|---|---|
| French Polynesia | 25 | |
| Taiwan | 21 | |
| Cook Islands | 8 | |
| British Indian Ocean Territory | 8 | |
| Philippines | 7 | |
| Tanzania | 6 | |
| Mauritius | 5 | |
| Mexico | 5 | |
| Seychelles | 5 | |
| Indonesia | 4 | |
| Costa Rica | 2 | |
| Ecuador | 2 | |
| Micronesia | 2 | |
| Kenya | 2 | |
| Kiribati | 2 | |
| Thailand | 2 | |
| Samoa | 2 | |
| Cocos Islands | 1 | |
| DR Congo | 1 | |
| Guam | 1 | |
| Japan | 1 | |
| Comoros | 1 | |
| Sri Lanka | 1 | |
| Panama | 1 | |
| Peru | 1 | |
| Papua New Guinea | 1 | |
| Timor-Leste | 1 | |
| United States Minor Outlying Islands | 1 | |
| United States | 1 | |
| Vanuatu | 1 | |
| Wallis & Futuna | 1 |
Related animals
Others in the family Gecarcinidae.
Record pattern: repeated
Repeated records across many years and months. 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.
Repeated records across many years and months. 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.