Where does the Caribbean Hermit Crab live?
Coenobita clypeatus has 8,837 records in 46 countries and territories, from 1850 to 2026. Most records come from Puerto Rico.
- 8,837 records
- 46 places
- 120 years recorded
- Malacostraca class
AnimaliaArthropodaMalacostracaDecapodaCoenobitidaeCoenobita
When it is recorded
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Peak month: January. 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Puerto Rico | 1,369 | |
| United States | 1,041 | |
| Mexico | 888 | |
| Martinique | 729 | |
| US Virgin Islands | 517 | |
| Bahamas | 455 | |
| Costa Rica | 452 | |
| Dominican Republic | 337 | |
| Belize | 335 | |
| Cuba | 326 | |
| Guadeloupe | 281 | |
| Bonaire | 214 | |
| Jamaica | 210 | |
| Cayman Islands | 203 | |
| Honduras | 189 | |
| Curaçao | 178 | |
| Panama | 132 | |
| Colombia | 104 | |
| British Virgin Islands | 89 | |
| Trinidad & Tobago | 85 | |
| Dominica | 78 | |
| Antigua & Barbuda | 73 | |
| Aruba | 73 | |
| Saint Lucia | 63 | |
| Barbados | 49 | |
| St Kitts & Nevis | 49 | |
| Saint Martin | 46 | |
| Turks and Caicos Islands | 40 | |
| Haiti | 37 | |
| St Vincent & the Grenadines | 29 | |
| Montserrat | 24 | |
| Sint Maarten | 23 | |
| Venezuela | 23 | |
| Saint Barthélemy | 18 | |
| Bermuda | 17 | |
| Grenada | 17 | |
| Anguilla | 15 | |
| Nicaragua | 9 | |
| Indonesia | 6 | |
| Papua New Guinea | 4 |
Showing the top 40 of 46 places.
Related animals
Others in the family Coenobitidae.
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.