I found this purple crab while made a collection trip to Tungareshwar, Maharashtra, Inda. Although I am working on mushrooms, I would like to know the name of this purple species
Both the images display different crabs. The lower image shows affinity with Zombie crab (Gecarcinus ruricola) popularly known as Purple land crab. Provide scale and images in different views for better assessment.
I have clicked these photos. Both the images represent the same crab. This species was found in fresh water stream in Tungareshwar forest area. I found only one crab having this colour.
Hi, I am attaching an article authored by Dr. Frietag who use to worked in our University. He recorded crabs in Palawan in this paper, including I . palawanense. You can use this to validate your crab specimen. Hope this can help your study. Good Luck!