Latin Name:
Geosesarma wongi
Trade Names:
Discoverer:
Ng, 2026
Scientifically Described:
Yes
Availability in Trade:
No
Distribution:
Tapah Hill, Batang Padang area, Perak, Malay Peninsula, Malaysia
Source of graphic: own elaboration based on Google Maps
Habitat:
Tropical forest near streams and watercourses.
Behavior:
Probably a more terrestrial species that also inhabits carnivorous plants such as pitcher plants (Nepenthes).
Additional Information:
Females and males differ slightly in morphology; females have smaller claws and lack tufts of setae on the legs.
G. wongi was found together with G. malayanum; both species occur in the same areas.
Etymology:
Named in honor of the person who collected the species.
Adult carapace length:
Male 12.7 mm, Female 12.6 mm
Appearance:
- Carapace – dark brown
- Legs – brown
- Claws – dark orange
- Eyes – black
- Underside – light brown
Source of photo: Geosesarma wongi sp. nov., a distinctive new species of semiterrestrial crab from Tapah Hills in Perak, Peninsular Malaysia; with notes on G. peraccae (Nobili, 1903) and G. cataracta Ng, 1986 (Crustacea, Brachyura, Sesarmidae) Peter K. L. Ng