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Lontra longicaudis (neotropical otter)
Taxonomy
Lutra longicaudis was named by Olfers (1818). It is extant.
It was recombined as Lontra longicaudis by Larivière (1998), Larivière (1999), Marmi et al. (2004) and Cherin et al. (2016).
It was recombined as Lontra longicaudis by Larivière (1998), Larivière (1999), Marmi et al. (2004) and Cherin et al. (2016).
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
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| 1818 | Lutra longicaudis Olfers |
| 1991 | Lutra longicaudis Vidal p. 6 |
| 1992 | Lutra longicaudis Willemsen p. 114 |
| 1998 | Lontra longicaudis Larivière p. 1 |
| 1999 | Lontra longicaudis Larivière p. 1 |
| 2004 | Lontra longicaudis Marmi et al. p. 489 figs. Fig. 2 |
| 2016 | Lontra longicaudis Cherin et al. p. 100 figs. Fig. 9 |
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If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.
Lontra longicaudis Olfers 1818 [neotropical otter]
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Lontra longicaudis annectens Forsyth Major 1897
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Invalid names: Lutra colombiana Allen 1904 [synonym], Lutra emerita Thomas 1908 [synonym], Lutra latidens Allen 1908 [synonym], Lutra mesopetes Cabrera 1924 [synonym], Lutra parilina Thomas 1914 [synonym], Lutra repanda Goldman 1914 [synonym]
Lontra longicaudis enudris Cuvier 1823
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Invalid names: Lutra incarum Thomas 1908 [synonym], Lutra insularis Cuvier 1823 [synonym], Lutra mitis Thomas 1908 [synonym]
Lontra longicaudis longicaudis Olfers 1818
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Invalid names: Lutra latifrons Nehring 1887 [synonym], Lutra platensis Waterhouse 1838 [synonym], Lutra solitaria Wagner 1842 [synonym]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
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| References: Lillegraven 1979, Gingerich 2003, Hendy et al. 2009, Ji et al. 2002, Nowak 1991, Carroll 1988 | |||||
Age range
Maximum range based only on fossils: base of the Late/Upper Pleistocene to the top of the Holocene or 0.12900 to 0.00000 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 0.012 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 0.012 Ma
Collections (6 total)
| Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
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| Lujanian | Argentina (Buenos Aires) | Lutra platensis (71303) | |
| Lujanian | Uruguay | Lontra longicaudis (71325) | |
| Late/Upper Pleistocene (glacial) | Brazil (Bahia) | Lontra longicaudis (136498) | |
| Holocene | Panama | Lutra annectens (21691) | |
| Holocene | Brazil (Districto Agropecura) | Lutra longicaudis (21687) | |
| Holocene | Peru | Lutra longicaudis (21689) |