Latin Name:
Geosesarma tiomanicum
Trade Names:
Disco, Carnaval, Red Carnaval, Disco Orange
Discoverer:
P.K.L. Ng, 1986
Scientifically Described:
Yes
Availability in Trade:
Popular (02.2025)
Distribution:
Pulau Tioman, Malaysia
Distribution Map:
Source: Own work based on Google Maps
Habitat:
Tropical forest floor, near streams. Found in mountainous regions, sometimes far from water sources, deep in the forest.
Additional Information:
Prefers a terrestrial lifestyle and likes to dig burrows.
Reproduction:
The female releases juvenile crabs after birth.
Appearance:
May have various colors. Sometimes the legs change to a dark gray.
- Carapace: orange-salmon
- Legs: orange-salmon
- Claws: purple
- Eyes: orange/red
- Underside: brown/black/purple
Male:
Female:
Juvenile:
Source: garnelio.de