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Lontra provocax Thomas 1908

Description

Lontra provocax Thomas 1908

Lontra provocax Thomas 1908, Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist., ser. 8, 1: 391.

Type Locality: "south of Lake Nahuel Huapi, Patagonia" [Argentina].

Vernacular Names: Southern River Otter.

Synonyms: Lontra huidobria (Gay 1847); Lontra paranensis (Thomas 1908).

Distribution: Patagonia (C and S Chile, W Argentina), between 36°S and 52°S.

Conservation: CITES – Appendix I; U.S. ESA – Endangered; IUCN – Endangered.

Discussion: Placed in Lontra by van Zyll de Jong (1987). Reviewed by Larivière (1999 a).

Notes

Published as part of Wilson, Don E. & Reeder, DeeAnn, 2005, Order Carnivora, pp. 532-628 in Mammal Species of the World: a Taxonomic and Geographic Reference (3 rd Edition), Volume 1, Baltimore :The Johns Hopkins University Press on page 604, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.7316519

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Biodiversity

Scientific name authorship
Thomas
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Chordata
Order
Carnivora
Family
Mustelidae
Genus
Lontra
Species
provocax
Taxon rank
species
Taxonomic concept label
Lontra provocax Thomas, 1908 sec. Wilson & Reeder, 2005

References

  • van Zyll de Jong, C. G. 1987. A phylogenetic study of the Lutrinae (Carnivora; Mustelidae) using morphological data. Canadian Journal of Zoology, 65: 2536 - 2544.