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--> GENUS Lontra
SPECIES Lontra felina
Author: | Molina, 1782. | Citation: | Sagg. Stor. Nat. Chile: 284. | Common Name: | Marine Otter | Type Locality: | "Chili" [Chile]. | Distribution: | Argentina (extreme S), Chile, Peru. | Status: | CITES – Appendix I; U.S. ESA – Endangered; IUCN – Endangered. | Comments: | Placed in Lontra by van Zyll de Jong (1972, 1987) and Larivière (1998). Reviewed by Larivière (1998). Synonyms allocated according to Cabrera (1957). |
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brachydactyla (Wagner, 1841) californica (Gray, 1837) chilensis (Kerr, 1792) cinerea (Thomas, 1908) lutris (Larrañaga, 1923) montana (Tschudi, 1844) paranensis (Burmeister, 1861) peruensis (Pohle, 1920) peruviensis (Gervais, 1841)
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