Lutra perspicillata

I. Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire, 1826

Smooth-coated Otter

Taxonomy

Subclass : Theria
Infraclass : Placentalia
Magnorder : Boreoeutheria
Superorder : Laurasiatheria
Order : Carnivora
Suborder : Caniformia
Infraorder : Arctoidea
Superfamily : Musteloidea
Family : Mustelidae
Subfamily : Lutrinae
Genus : Lutra

Species status

Living
Found in the wild
Listed in MSW3 2005

Authority citation

Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire, I. 1826. Loutre. _Lutra._ Mam. Pp. 515–520 in Bory de Saint-Vincent, J.-B. (eds.). Dictionnaire classique d'Histoire naturelle. Tome neuvième. IO-MACIS. Rey et Gravier, Dictionnaire Classique d'Histoire Naturelle, 596 pp.

Authority publication link

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/48196384

Original name as described

Lutra perspicillata

Type material

MNHN-ZM-MO-2001-350

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

http://coldb.mnhn.fr/catalognumber/mnhn/zm/mo-2001-350

Type locality

Sumatra.

Biogeographic realm

Indomalaya

Country distribution

Iraq · Pakistan · India · Nepal · Bhutan · Bangladesh · Myanmar · China · Laos · Vietnam · Thailand · Cambodia · Malaysia · Singapore · Indonesia · Brunei

Taxonomy notes

moved from Lutrogale to Lutra

Taxonomy notes citation

de Ferran, V., Figueiró, H. V., de Jesus Trindade, F., Smith, O., Sinding, M. H. S., Trinca, C. S., ... & Eizirik, E. (2022). Phylogenomics of the world’s otters. Current Biology, 32(16), 3650-3658.

IUCN Red List status

Not Evaluated

Species Permalink

https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1005851

Country distribution map

The map below provides a general overview. Most species inhabit only specific regions within countries. Hover over the highlighted regions to see the country name.

Names and synonyms

Present and past (if available) associated names to the species. Click on a name to view its details. If the list is long, scroll down to see more.

Lutra tarayensis

Hodgson, 1839

Family

Mustelidae

Root name

tarayensis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BMNH:Mamm:1843.1.12.101

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/5c89e23f-6a86-46b9-ad88-90ebbb7adc2e

Authority page

319

Authority publication

Journal of the Asiatic Society of Bengal

Name usages

Wozencraft (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8533)

Lutra macrodus

J. E. Gray, 1865

Family

Mustelidae

Root name

macrodus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BMNH:Mamm:1846.11.9.11

Type kind

lectotype

Authority page

128

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/28497059

Authority publication

Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London

Name usages

  1. Gray (1865:128, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/28497059) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/18241)
  2. Wozencraft (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8533)

Lutrogale perspicillata sindica

(Pocock, 1940)

Family

Mustelidae

Root name

sindica

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BMNH:Mamm:1915.11.1.79

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/ad4a35c2-db6b-45aa-aaca-8bc83f469409

Authority page

517

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/47818955

Authority publication

Journal of the Bombay Natural History Society

Name usages

  1. Wozencraft (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8533)
  2. Wilson & Mittermeier (2009:646) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67177)

Lutrogale perspicillata maxwelli

(Hayman, 1957)

Family

Mustelidae

Root name

maxwelli

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BMNH:Mamm:1956.378

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/2b157d2d-6a94-4a2b-aa1b-5561b92a4a0d https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/ee6cf526-f9dd-4951-8bc3-4c5b81ea5776

Authority page

710

Authority publication

Annals and Magazine of Natural History

Name usages

  1. Wozencraft (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8533)
  2. Wilson & Mittermeier (2009:646) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67177)

Lutra perspicillata

I. Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire, 1826

Family

Mustelidae

Root name

perspicillata

Validity status

species

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

MNHN-ZM-MO-2001-350

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

http://coldb.mnhn.fr/catalognumber/mnhn/zm/mo-2001-350

Authority page

519

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/48196384

Authority publication

Dictionnaire Classique d'Histoire Naturelle

Name usages

  1. Corbet & Hill (1980:98) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63069)
  2. Honacki, Kinman & Koeppl (1982:258) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63071)
  3. Mammal Diversity Database (2024, https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1005851) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67250)

Lutra ellioti

J. Anderson, 1879

Family

Mustelidae

Root name

ellioti

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

ZSI 16542

Type kind

holotype

Authority page

212

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/34124788

Authority publication

London

Name usages

Wozencraft (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8533)

Lutrogale perspicillata

(Wozencraft, 2005)

Family

Mustelidae

Root name

perspicillata

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority publication

Baltimore

Name usages

  1. Wozencraft (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8533)
  2. Smith & Xie (2008:434) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/64149)
  3. Wilson & Mittermeier (2009:646) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67177)
  4. Mammal Diversity Database (2018:ID #12427) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67336)
  5. Mammal Diversity Database (2019:ID #12427) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67337)
  6. International Union for the Conservation of Nature (2024, https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/12427/164579961) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67246)

Lutrogale perspicillata perspicillata

(Wozencraft, 2005)

Family

Mustelidae

Root name

perspicillata

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority publication

Baltimore

Name usages

  1. Wozencraft (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8533)
  2. Smith & Xie (2008:434) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/64149)
  3. Wilson & Mittermeier (2009:646) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67177)

Lutra simung

Lesson, 1827

Family

Mustelidae

Root name

simung

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Authority page

156

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/54207624

Authority publication

Paris

Name usages

  1. Lesson (1827:156, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/54207624) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/36839)
  2. Wozencraft (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8533)

Lutra taraiyensis

J. E. Gray, 1863

Family

Mustelidae

Root name

taraiyensis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

incorrectsubsequentspelling

Authority page

7

Authority publication

British Museum Catalogue

Lutra monticola

J. E. Gray, 1865

Family

Mustelidae

Root name

monticola

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

misidentification

Authority page

127

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/28497058

Authority publication

Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London

Name usages

Gray (1865:127, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/28497058) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/18241)

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