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SPECIES Lutra nippon

Author:Imaizumi and Yoshiyuki, 1989.
Citation:Bull. Nat. Sci. Mus., Tokyo. Ser. A, 15(3): 178.
Common Name:Japanese Otter
Type Locality:"Nenokubi Seaside, Shimoda, Nakamura City, Kôchi Prefecture."
Distribution:Formerly widely distributed in Japan, now probably extinct. May now only exist on Shikoku Isl (Abe et al., 1997).
Status:CITES – Appendix II.
Comments:Distinctiveness of the Japanese otter was supported by Suzuki et al. (1996b).
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