地蟹屬(學名:Gecarcinus)是地蟹科的模式屬。它們分佈在美洲較溫暖的沿海地區,包括加勒比海的島嶼。來自海洋島嶼的四個物種以前作為強蓋蟹亞屬(Johngarthia)被歸類為地蟹屬,但現在被視為一個獨立的屬,即強蓋蟹屬[1]。雖然該屬的物種基本上都是陸生動物,但它們必須返回海洋繁殖(幼蟹被釋放到海裏)。它們通常色彩斑斕,以紅色、橙色、紫色、淡黃色、白色或黑色為主色調。這使得一些物種,特別是方形地蟹和側身地蟹,在寵物交易中頗受歡迎。
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