Where does the Little Nipper live?
Geograpsus grayi has 642 records in 40 countries and territories, from 1899 to 2026. Most records come from Taiwan.
- 642 records
- 40 places
- 50 years recorded
- Malacostraca class
AnimaliaArthropodaMalacostracaDecapodaGrapsidaeGeograpsus
When it is recorded
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Peak month: May. 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 | 122 | |
| Japan | 76 | |
| Christmas Island | 71 | |
| Réunion | 54 | |
| Maldives | 50 | |
| French Polynesia | 27 | |
| United States Minor Outlying Islands | 24 | |
| British Indian Ocean Territory | 23 | |
| New Caledonia | 16 | |
| Niue | 16 | |
| Cook Islands | 15 | |
| Marshall Islands | 15 | |
| Vanuatu | 13 | |
| Mauritius | 12 | |
| Seychelles | 11 | |
| Mayotte | 11 | |
| Indonesia | 10 | |
| Tanzania | 10 | |
| Papua New Guinea | 7 | |
| Norfolk Island | 6 | |
| Cocos Islands | 5 | |
| Kenya | 5 | |
| New Zealand | 5 | |
| Micronesia | 4 | |
| India | 4 | |
| Madagascar | 4 | |
| Northern Mariana Islands | 4 | |
| Pitcairn | 4 | |
| French Southern Territories | 3 | |
| Wallis & Futuna | 3 | |
| Solomon Islands | 2 | |
| Tonga | 2 | |
| American Samoa | 1 | |
| Fiji | 1 | |
| Guam | 1 | |
| Kiribati | 1 | |
| Comoros | 1 | |
| Sri Lanka | 1 | |
| Tokelau | 1 | |
| ZZ | 1 |
Related animals
Others in the family Grapsidae.
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.