EDIT: I actually have my Yale webspace fixed up finally, and new version of the document can be found here:
http
/pantheon.yale.edu/~dvq2/hermits.html
It contains a lot more stuff, but it's still a draft. If you want to spread a link around to the pdf, please link to the html page rather than the pdf directly - the only reason I ask that is that I will be updating the pdf file over time. When I do, I will update the html page. If you link to the file name directly, it may be that a few months later the link dies because the old file is gone and a new one was uploaded with a different filename.
Also, I must note that the new version fixes some diagram errors/inaccuracies in the species section for Clibanarius erythropus, C. digueti, and C. vittatus.
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Original post:
Since last summer I've been compiling a rather long-winded hermit crab-related document that included a species identification section in it. Although the figures aren't the best in the world and probably need redoing eventually (the color is a little funny in the C. vittatus illustration, for example), it occured to me that the species list section could still be useful for those interested in knowing what species are running around their tanks. Even if the figures are a bit off in some cases, the textual descriptions will hopefully be sufficient to clear up ambiguity.
http/engr.smu.edu/~dquick/species_IDs_v1.pdf
(hosted on my old university's webspace since I can't seem to get into my new one)
It's very much a draft (since the longer document that it's a subset of is still a draft), but it covers many of the common species that seem to be in the US pet trade. The temperment classifications are subjective and based on a combination of best-case scenarios (such as a species tank or very carefully chosen two-species combination) and my own experience & experimentation. Other things are obviously missing as well such as additional references, native ranges & environments for each species, etc. Also keep in mind that I've found taxonomic references with good physical descriptions hard to come by and in some cases greatly conflicting. Although I've done my best to ensure that I've seen some photo confirmation from reliable sources of each species listed, it's possible I might have to correct one or two of the species names in the future if the literature changes.
http
/pantheon.yale.edu/~dvq2/hermits.htmlIt contains a lot more stuff, but it's still a draft. If you want to spread a link around to the pdf, please link to the html page rather than the pdf directly - the only reason I ask that is that I will be updating the pdf file over time. When I do, I will update the html page. If you link to the file name directly, it may be that a few months later the link dies because the old file is gone and a new one was uploaded with a different filename.
Also, I must note that the new version fixes some diagram errors/inaccuracies in the species section for Clibanarius erythropus, C. digueti, and C. vittatus.
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Original post:
Since last summer I've been compiling a rather long-winded hermit crab-related document that included a species identification section in it. Although the figures aren't the best in the world and probably need redoing eventually (the color is a little funny in the C. vittatus illustration, for example), it occured to me that the species list section could still be useful for those interested in knowing what species are running around their tanks. Even if the figures are a bit off in some cases, the textual descriptions will hopefully be sufficient to clear up ambiguity.
http
/engr.smu.edu/~dquick/species_IDs_v1.pdf(hosted on my old university's webspace since I can't seem to get into my new one)
It's very much a draft (since the longer document that it's a subset of is still a draft), but it covers many of the common species that seem to be in the US pet trade. The temperment classifications are subjective and based on a combination of best-case scenarios (such as a species tank or very carefully chosen two-species combination) and my own experience & experimentation. Other things are obviously missing as well such as additional references, native ranges & environments for each species, etc. Also keep in mind that I've found taxonomic references with good physical descriptions hard to come by and in some cases greatly conflicting. Although I've done my best to ensure that I've seen some photo confirmation from reliable sources of each species listed, it's possible I might have to correct one or two of the species names in the future if the literature changes.
