Summary description from Wikipedia:

Metopograpsus frontalis in languages:

Chinese

寬額大額蟹

English

Purple Climber Crab

Thai

ปูแสมหิน

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Parent Taxon

• Metopograpsus

Sibling Taxa

• Metopograpsus frontalis
• Metopograpsus latifrons
• Metopograpsus messor
• Metopograpsus oceanicus
• Metopograpsus quadridentatus
• Metopograpsus thukuhar

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