Caribbean hermit crab Caribbean hermit crab The Caribbean hermit crab, Coenobita clypeatus, also known as the soldier crab, the West Atlantic crab, the tree crab, and the purple pincher (due to the distinctive purple claw), is a species of land hermit crab native to the west Atlantic, Bahamas, Belize, southern Florida, Venezuela, the Virgin Islands, and the West Indies. Adults burrow and hide under the roots of large trees, and can be found a considerable distance inland. As with other terrestrial crabs, they utilize modified gills to breathe air. Their shell helps maintain the humidity necessary for gas exchange to function. Caribbean hermit
Cinnamon-throated hermit analysis by Hinkelmann where it merely is considered the male plumage of "P. nattereri". But as it seems, the Maranhao hermit only occurs in the northern part of the range of "P. nattereri", and as the two have different voices they seem to warrant recognition as distinct species "P. maranhaoensis". It is pending of confirmation by molecular work. Cinnamon-throated hermit The cinnamon-throated hermit ("Phaethornis nattereri") is a species in the hummingbird family, Trochilidae. It is found in a broad dry to semi-humid belt along the southern edge of the Amazon Rainforest from far north-eastern Bolivia north-east to Maranhão in Brazil.