Leptarma leptosoma
- Water temperature23–29 °C
- Best monthsJanuary, October, and December
- How commonRare
About this species
Leptarma leptosoma, also known as the arboreal crab, is an arboreal, leaf-eating mangrove crab, from East and South Africa where it is found on Rhizophora mucronata and Bruguiera gymnorhiza, but not on Avicennia marina. It occupies an ecological niche similar to that of another sesarmid, Aratus pisonii, from the Americas.
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Where and when
Where it has been recorded
Worldwide
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Best months
Worldwide (open data)
- January: 5 records
- February: 0 records
- March: 0 records
- April: 2 records
- May: 2 records
- June: 1 records
- July: 2 records
- August: 1 records
- September: 0 records
- October: 3 records
- November: 2 records
- December: 3 records
Depth and water temperature
Water temperature
Recorded in surface water of 23–29 °C
Names and classification
Names in 2 more languages
- Japanese
- キノボリベンケイガニ
- Simplified Chinese
- 瘦身瘦相蟹
Other scientific names: Parasesarma leptosoma, Parasesarma leptosomum, Sesarma leptosoma
Similar species
Red-clawed crabChiromantes haematocheir
Violet Tree-climbing CrabEpisesarma versicolor
Sources and credits
Names and taxonomy: WoRMS (CC BY 4.0) and the GBIF Backbone (CC BY 4.0). Photos: iNaturalist observers, each under the licence shown (CC0, CC BY or CC BY-SA).
- Depth, temperature, months and maps: records from OBIS and GBIF under CC0 or CC BY.
- Descriptions: Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA, each linked to its article.
- Conservation status as published by GBIF (IUCN Red List).
- 42 open-data records from 1869 to 2023.
- Species data updated November 4, 2026.
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