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title: "Blackback Land Crab"
description: "Hartnollius lateralis — Inne zwierzęta. Gecarcinus lateralis, also known by the common names blackback land crab, Bermuda land crab, red land crab (leading to easy confusion with Gecarcoidea natalis) and moon crab (leading to easy confusion with G."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/pl/animal/blackback-land-crab
last_updated: 2026-09-20
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# Blackback Land Crab

> Hartnollius lateralis — Inne zwierzęta. Gecarcinus lateralis, also known by the common names blackback land crab, Bermuda land crab, red land crab (leading to easy confusion with Gecarcoidea natalis) and moon crab (leading to easy confusion with G.

- Scientific name: *Hartnollius lateralis*
- Category: `other` (Inne zwierzęta)
- Habitats: `forest` (Las)
- iNaturalist observations: 2767
- Wikidata: [Q138171937](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q138171937)
- iNaturalist taxon: [1632514](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/1632514)

## Names

- en: Blackback Land Crab
- de: Halloweenkrabbe
- es: Cangrejito rojo
- fr: Crabe Touloulou

## Countries with the most observations

MX (506), PR (300), DO (240), US (211), MQ (148), CU (144), BB (106), BS (104), CR (78), KY (71), AW (67), HN (63)

## Summary

Gecarcinus lateralis, also known by the common names blackback land crab, Bermuda land crab, red land crab (leading to easy confusion with Gecarcoidea natalis) and moon crab (leading to easy confusion with G. quadratus and Cardisoma spp.), is a colourful crab from the family Gecarcinidae.

Text: Wikipedia (en), CC BY-SA 4.0 — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gecarcinus_lateralis

## Photo

![Blackback Land Crab](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/blackback-land-crab/medium.jpg)

Photo: CRISTHIAN MEDINA · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/216295865

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/blackback-land-crab?lang=pl` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).