Imprinted engraved crab

Glyptograpsus impressus

Classification

Class: Malacostraca
Order: Decapoda
Family: Glyptograpsidae

The Esmeraldas-Pacific Colombia mangroves (NT1409) is an ecoregion of mangrove forests along the Pacific coast of Colombia and Ecuador. It is threatened by human population growth, leading to over-exploitation for wood and clearance for farming and aquaculture. Geography Location Mangroves are found along the coast of Colombia and Ecuador from the Gulf of Tribugá in the north to Mompiche Bay in the south.

Distribution

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Countries in the Picchu catalog

Sources and credits

Photo(c) Martín Sánchez Vilchis, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA) · CC-BY-SA DescriptionEsmeraldas–Pacific Colombia mangroves, Wikipedia contributors

Imprinted engraved crab

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