Shore life · La Saladita, Guerrero

Red-leg Hermit Crab

Calcinus californiensis

Spanish: Cangrejo ermitaño de patas rojas

Red-leg Hermit Crab (Calcinus californiensis) is a species recorded near La Saladita, Guerrero, Mexico, with 23 research-grade iNaturalist observations within about 50 km of La Saladita (the survey box also takes in Zihuatanejo, Ixtapa and Troncones).

TaxonomyMalacostraca › Decapoda › Diogenidae

Local records23 research-grade observations within about 50 km of La Saladita (the survey box also takes in Zihuatanejo, Ixtapa and Troncones)

Global records517 on iNaturalist

Most recent records2025 – 2026

Months of the 8 most recent records

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec

Recent local sightings

2026-05-20 — iNaturalist observation
2026-03-28 — iNaturalist observation
2026-01-20 — iNaturalist observation
2026-01-18 — iNaturalist observation
2025-11-23 — iNaturalist observation
2025-11-13 — iNaturalist observation

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Cite as: “Red-leg Hermit Crab (Calcinus californiensis) at La Saladita”, La Saladita Field Guide, lasaladita.com/species/calcinus-californiensis/, updated 2026-11-08. Observation counts and months come from iNaturalist research-grade records within about 50 km of 17.8375°N, 101.7606°W (the survey box also takes in Zihuatanejo, Ixtapa and Troncones); summary text from Wikipedia where present.