General Description
Body dark blue or green-brown, abdomen smooth and as wide as the thorax. First pair of limbs are large with claws. Up to 25 cm long (head to tail tip).
Biology
In areas that dry up, Yabbies dig and hide in a burrow, re-emerging when water returns. They breed from October to March, and they eat mostly plant matter.
Distribution
Eastern Mainland Australia and Tasmania.
Habitat
Ponds, farm dams, lakes and small creeks.
More Information
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Brief Id
Dark blue to green-brown, smooth abdomen, claws.
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Maximum Size
25 cm
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Diet
Omnivore
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Diet Categories
Plant matter, Animal matter
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Endemicity
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Conservation Statuses
CITES: Not listed, FFG Threatened List: Not listed, EPBC Act 1999: Not listed, IUCN Red List: Vulnerable
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Scientific Author
Clark, 1936
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Common Name
Yabby
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Other Names
Common Yabbie , Inland Yabbie
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Species Name
destructor
