Life Mammalia Carnivora Mustelidae

• Lutra lutra (Linnaeus, 1758) Palearctic (except Siberian tundra), Himalayas, S.China - Malaya, S.India, Sri Lanka, Taiwan, Sumatra. See [maps] European Otter Otter Saukko Eurasian Otter

  • Mustela lutra Linnaeus, 1758; Syst. Nat. (Edn 10) 1: 45; TL: Upsala, Sweden

  • Lutra lutra aurobrunnea; [CoL]
  • Lutra lutra barang; [iNaturalist]
  • Lutra lutra kutab; [iNaturalist]
  • Lutra lutra; [CoL] ; [iNaturalist]
  • Mustela lutra; [MPR], 176

  760x800 (~105Kb) Russia, Moscow Zoo, 12.3.2010, Photo © D. Smirnov

  • L. l. lutra

    • piscatoria
    • vulgaris
    • amurensis
    • angustifrons; (Algeria)
    • baicalensis; (L. Baikal)
    • ?fluviatilis
    • japonica
    • kamtschatica
    • oxiana
    • meridionalis; (N. Iran)
    • marinus Billberg
    • nudipes
    • roensis; (Ireland)
    • seistanica; (Seistan, Iran)
    • splendida
    • Lutra stejnegeri Goldman, 1936; Journ. Mamm. 17 (2): 164; TL: Near Petropavlovsk, Kamchatka, Siberia
    • whitleyi; (Japan)
    • bareng; (Sumatra)
    • chinensis; (S. China)
    • monticola; (Nepal)
    • nair; (S.India)

    • Lutra lutra angustifrons; [CoL]
    • Lutra lutra chinensis; [CoL] ; [iNaturalist]
    • Lutra lutra lutra; [CoL] ; [iNaturalist]
    • Lutra lutra meridionalis; [CoL] ; [iNaturalist]
    • Lutra lutra monticola; [CoL] ; [iNaturalist]
    • Lutra lutra nair; [CoL] ; [iNaturalist]
    • Lutra lutra seistanica; [CoL]

• Lutra sumatrana (Gray, 1865) Thailand, Malaya, S.Kampuchea, S.Vietnam, Sumatra, Borneo. See [maps]

  • sumatrana (Gray, 1865); Proc. Zool. Soc. Lond. 1865: 123; TL: Sumatra

  • Lutra sumatrana; [CoL] ; [iNaturalist]

• Lutra maculicollis Lichtenstein, 1835 from (Liberia - Ethiopia) - South Africa. See [maps]

  • Lutra maculicollis Lichtenstein, 1835; Arch. Naturgesch., 1: 89; TL: Namibia,Orange River, Babusbergen

  • Hydrictis maculicollis; ; [CoL] ; [iNaturalist]

• Lutra perspicillata Geoffroy, 1826 Iraq, Oriental, India - Indochina, Malaya, Sumatra, Borneo?. See [maps] Indian Smooth-coated Otter

  • Lutra perspicillata Geoffroy, 1826; Dict. Class. Hist. Nat., 9: 519; TL: Sumatra

  • Lutrogale perspicillata; ; [CoL] ; [iNaturalist]
  • L. p. perspicillata India - Sumatra, ?Borneo

    • Lutra perspicillata perspicillata; [MPR], 176
    • Lutrogale perspicillata perspicillata; [CoL] ; [iNaturalist]
  • L. p. maxwelli (Hayman, 1957) Iraq

    • Lutrogale perspicillata maxwelli Hayman, 1957; ; TL: Abusakhair, 5 miles W. of Persian frontir, 35 miles SE of Amtra, Iraq

    • Lutra perspicillata maxwelli; [MPR], 176
    • Lutrogale perspicillata maxwelli; [CoL] ; [iNaturalist]
  • L. p. sindica (Pocock, 1940) Indus valley, Pakistan

    • Lutra perspicillata sindica; [MPR], 176
    • Lutra sindica Pocock, 1940;
    • Lutrogale perspicillata sindica; [CoL] ; [iNaturalist]

• Lutra canadensis (Schreber, 1776) -. See [maps] North American River Otter

  • Lontra canadensis; ; [CoL] ; [iNaturalist]
  • L. c. canadensis E.Canada - Connecticut, Pennsylvania, New Jersey, N.NA.Georgia, N.Minnesota, Wisconsin, Michigan, Tennessee, Alabama

    • Mustela lutra canadensis Schreber, 1776; Die Säugthiere ..., Theil 3 (Heft 18): pl. 126b; TL: Eastern Canada (Province of Quebec)
    • Lutra destructor Barnston, 1863; Canadian Nat. Geol., 8 (2): 152; TL: Michipicoten Island, Lake Superior, Ontario, Canada

    • Lontra canadensis canadensis; [CoL] ; [iNaturalist]
    • Lutra canadensis canadensis; [LNAM], 762
    • Lutra canadensis; Sabine, 1823, in Franklin, Narrative of a journey to the shores of Polar Sea in ... 1819-22, : 653; True, 1884, Proc. U.S. Nat Mus., 7 (App. Circ. 29): 609
  • L. c. degener Bangs, 1898 Newfoundland

    • Lutra degener Bangs, 1898; Proc. Biol. Soc. Washington, 12: 35; TL: Bay St. George, Newfoundland

    • Lutra canadensis degener; Pohle, 1920, Arch. Naturg., Jahrg. 85 Abt. A, (9): 94; [LNAM], 763
  • L. c. chimo Anderson, 1945 N.Labrador, N.Quebec

    • Lutra canadensis chimo Anderson, 1945; Ann. Rep. Provancher Soc. Nat. Hist. Quebec 1944: 59; TL: Chimo, Ungava District, Quebec, about 30 miles south of tip of Bungawa Bay

    • Lutra canadensis chimo; [LNAM], 763
  • L. c. preblei Goldman, 1935 Mackenzie River Basin - Hudson Bay - Alberta, Saskatchewan, W.Manitoba

    • Lutra canadensis preblei Goldman, 1935; Proc. Biol. Soc. Washington 48: 178; TL: Near McTavish Bay, Great Bear Lake, Mackenzie District, Northwest Territories, Canada

    • Lutra canadensis preblei; [LNAM], 763
  • L. c. yukonensis Goldman, 1935 Bering Sea coast, Alaska - Yukon

    • Lutra canadensis yukonensis Goldman, 1935; Proc. Biol. Soc. Washington 48: 180; TL: Unalakleet, Norton Sound, Alaska

    • Lutra canadensis yukonensis; [LNAM], 763
  • L. c. extera Goldman, 1935 Nagai Island

    • Lutra canadensis extera Goldman, 1935; Proc. Biol. Soc. Washington 48: 181; TL: Nagai Island, Shumagin Islands, Alaska

    • Lutra canadensis extera; [LNAM], 763
  • L. c. kodiacensis Goldman, 1935 Alaska (Kodiak Is., Afognak Is.)

    • Lutra canadensis kodiacensis Goldman, 1935; Proc. Biol. Soc. Washington 48: 180; TL: Uyak Bay, Kodiak Island, Alaska

    • Lontra canadensis kodiacensis; [CoL] ; [iNaturalist]
    • Lutra canadensis kodiacensis; [LNAM], 763
  • L. c. optiva Goldman, 1935 Montague Is., Hinchinbrook Is., Kenai Peninsula

    • Lutra canadensis optiva Goldman, 1935; Proc. Biol. Soc. Washington 48: 179; TL: Zaikof Bay, Montague Island, Alaska

    • Lutra canadensis optiva; [LNAM], 763
  • L. c. periclyzomae Elliot, 1905 Queen Charlotte Islands

    • Lutra periclyzomae Elliot, 1905; Proc. Biol. Soc. Washington, 18: 80; TL: Gawi, west coast of Moresby Island, Queen Charlotte Islands, British Columbia

    • Lontra canadensis periclyzomae; [CoL] ; [iNaturalist]
    • Lutra canadensis periclyzomae; Heller, 1909, Univ. California Publ. Zool., 5 (2): 262; [LNAM], 764
  • L. c. evexa Goldman, 1935 British Columbia (western slope of Rocky Mountains)

    • Lutra canadensis evexa Goldman, 1935; Proc. Biol. Soc. Washington 48: ?; TL: Stuart Lake, near headwaters of Fraser River, British Columbia

    • Lutra canadensis evexa; [LNAM], 764
  • L. c. vancouverensis Goldman, 1935 Vancouver Island, San Juan Is.

    • Lutra vancouverensis Goldman, 1935; Proc. Biol. Soc. Washington 48: 186; TL: Quatsino, northwestern Vancouver Island, British Columbia

    • Lutra canadensis vancouverensis; Dalquest, 1948, Univ. Kansas Publ. Mus. Nat. Hist., 2: 210; [LNAM], 764
  • L. c. pacifica Rhoads, 1898 Oregon - Washington - W.British Columbia (coast range) - SE.Alaska

    • Lutra hudsonica pacifica Rhoads, 1898; Trans. Amer. Philos. Soc., new ser., 19: 429; TL: Lake Keechelus, Kittitas Co., Washington

    • Lontra canadensis pacifica; [CoL] ; [iNaturalist]
    • Lutra canadensis pacifica; J. A. Allen, 1898, Bull. Amer. Mus. Nat. Hist., 10: 460; [LNAM], 764
  • L. c. brevipilosus Grinnell, 1914 California - Oregon

    • Lutra canadensis brevipilosus Grinnell, 1914; Univ. California Publ. Zool., 12 (8): 306; TL: Grizzly Island, Suisun Bay, Solano Co., California

    • Lutra canadensis brevipilosus; [LNAM], 764
  • L. c. nexa Goldman, 1935 SE.Oregon, S.Idaho, NE.Nevada

    • Lutra canadensis nexa Goldman, 1935; Proc. Biol. Soc. Washington 48: 182; TL: Near Deeth, Humboldt River, Elko Co., Nevada

    • Lutra canadensis nexa; [LNAM], 764
  • L. c. sonora Rhoads, 1898 California - SW.New Mexico, SE.Nevada

    • Lutra hudsonica sonora Rhoads, 1898; Trans. Amer. Philos. Soc., new ser., 19: 431; TL: Montezuma Well, Beaver Creek, Yavapai Co., Arizona

    • Lontra canadensis sonora; [CoL] ; [iNaturalist]
    • Lutra canadensis sonora; J. A. Allen, 1898, Bull. Amer. Mus. Nat. Hist., 10: 460; [LNAM], 765
  • L. c. interior Swenk, 1920 Mississippi Valley (Kansas - N.Dakota - Minnesota)

    • Lutra canadensis interior Swenk, 1920; Univ. Studies Nebraska, 18: 2; TL: Lincoln Creek, west of Seward, Seward Co., Nebraska

    • Lutra canadensis interior; [LNAM], 765
  • L. c. texensis Goldman, 1935 Lower Mississippi River Valley (Louisiana, Texas)

    • Lutra canadensis texensis Goldman, 1935; Proc. Biol. Soc. Washington 48: 184; TL: Twenty miles west of Angleton, Brazoria Co., Texas

    • Lutra canadensis texensis; [LNAM], 765
  • L. c. vaga Bangs, 1898 Florida, S.NA.Georgia

    • Lutra hudsonica vaga Bangs, 1898; Proc. Boston Soc. Nat. Hist. 28: 224; TL: Micco, Brevard Co., Florida

    • Lutra canadensis vaga; J. A. Allen, 1898, Bull. Amer. Mus. Nat. Hist., 10: 460; [LNAM], 765
  • L. c. lataxina Cuvier, 1823 New Jersey - S.Carolina

    • Lutra lataxina Cuvier, 1823; in Dictionnaire des sciences naturelle ..., 27: 242; TL: South Carolina

    • Lontra canadensis lataxina; [CoL] ; [iNaturalist]
    • Lutra canadensis lataxina; J. A. Allen, 1898, Bull. Amer. Mus. Nat. Hist., 10: 460; [LNAM], 765
    • Lutra hudsonica lataxina; Rhoads, 1898, Trans. Amer. Philos. Soc., new ser., 19: 427
  • ?L. c. mira Goldman, 1935 SE.Alaska (Alexander Archipelago)

    • Lutra mira Goldman, 1935; Proc. Biol. Soc. Washington 48: 185; TL: Kasaan Bay, Prince of Wales Island, Alaska

    • Lontra canadensis mira; [CoL] ; [iNaturalist]
    • Lutra mira; [LNAM], 766
• Lutra felina (Molina, 1782) Peru - Chile. See [maps]

  • felina (Molina, 1782); Sagg. Stor. Nat. Chile: 284; TL: Chile
  • ?Lutra felina True, 1884; Proc. U.S. Nat Mus., 7 (App. Circ. 29): 609
  • ?Lutra brasiliensis True, 1884; Proc. U.S. Nat Mus., 7 (App. Circ. 29): 609

  • Lontra felina; ; [CoL] ; [iNaturalist]
• Lutra annectens Major, 1897 -. See [maps]

  • Lutra annectens Major, 1897; Zool. Anzeiger, 20: 142; TL: Rio de Tepic, Nayarit, Mexico
  • L. a. annectens ?Mexico

    • Lutra annectens annectens; [LNAM], 766
  • L. a. latidens J. A. Allen, 1908 Nicaragua, Honduras, ?N.Costa Rica

    • Lutra latidens J. A. Allen, 1908; Bull. Amer. Mus. Nat. Hist., 24: 660; TL: Lavala [Savala], Matagalpa, Nicaragua

    • Lutra annectens latidens; Pohle, 1920, Arch. Naturg., Jahrg. 85 Abt. A, (9): 95; [LNAM], 766
  • L. a. mesopotes Cabrera, 1924 Costa Rica

    • Lontra mesopotes Cabrera, 1924; Bol. Real Soc. Española Hist. Nat., Madrid, 24: 52; TL: Costa Rica

    • Lutra annectens mesopotes; [LNAM], 766
  • L. a. repanda Goldman, 1914 Panama, Costa Rica

    • Lutra repanda Goldman, 1914; Smithsonian Misc. Coll. 63 (5): 3; TL: Cana (Santa Cruz de Cana), upper Rio Tuyra, Darien, Eeastern Panama

    • Lutra annectens repanda; Pohle, 1920, Arch. Naturg., Jahrg. 85 Abt. A, (9): 96; [LNAM], 766
• Lutra longicaudis (Olfers, 1818)

  • longicaudis (Olfers, 1818); in Eschwege, J. Bras. 15 (2): 233; TL: Brazil
  • ?annectens
  • ?enudris
  • ?incarum
  • ?platensis

  • Lontra longicaudis; ; [CoL] ; [iNaturalist]
• Lutra provocax Thomas, 1908 S.Chile, W.Argentina. See [maps]

  • Lutra provocax Thomas, 1908; Ann. Mag. nat. Hist. 1: 391; TL: Argentina, S. of Lake Nahuel Huapi

  • Lontra provocax; ; [CoL] ; [iNaturalist]

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