Size: carapace width of about 1.5 cm.

 

Key Features: Major claw pink, sometimes nearly white; broad front; strong tuberculate ridge on palm and a smooth external face of the hand with no triangular depression. Movable finger of claw extends past immobile finger.

 

Diet: feeds on detritus and dead crabs.

 

Habitat: Burrowing to about 50 cm depth. Found primarily higher on the shore but can be found throughout the mangal; can survive in sediments with low organic matter. Found in a wide range of salinities.

 

Conservation status: Not Evaluated

 

Distribution in the GoK: reported along the coast of Noru and Bhaidar region.

 

 

 

 

 

References:

Uca lactea annulipes. In A field Guide to Kenyan Mangroves. Retrieved on August 25, 2014 from http://www.madeinnys.com/mangrove/u_annulipes.htm

 

Integrated Coastal Zone Management (ICZM) Project, Second Interim Progress Report, GEER Foundation, June 2012.