Family

Family : Coenobitidae

Genus : Birgus - Species : Birgus latro L.


Birgus latro
Birgus latro

Genus : Coenobita - (species found on the Seychelles islands)


Coenobita perlata
Coenobita perlata
Coenobita brevimanus
Coenobita brevimanus

Coenobita cavipes

Species : Other Coenobitidae - (not occuring in Seychelles)


Coenobita purpurea in an Achatina shell
Coenobita sp.

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