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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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Synonyms:

    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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