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Lutra capensis (African clawless otter)
Taxonomy
Lutra capensis was named by Schinz (1821). It is extant.
It was recombined as Aonyx capensis by Allen (1919), Willemsen (1992), Marmi et al. (2004) and Cherin et al. (2016).
It was recombined as Aonyx capensis by Allen (1919), Willemsen (1992), Marmi et al. (2004) and Cherin et al. (2016).
Synonyms
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Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
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| 1821 | Lutra capensis Schinz |
| 1823 | Lutra inunguis Cuvier |
| 1827 | Aonyx delalandi Lesson |
| 1919 | Aonyx capensis Allen p. 23 |
| 1992 | Aonyx capensis Willemsen p. 114 |
| 2004 | Aonyx capensis Marmi et al. p. 489 |
| 2016 | Aonyx capensis Cherin et al. p. 100 figs. Fig. 9 |
| 2022 | Lutra capensis de Ferran et al. p. 3652 |
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Lutra capensis Schinz 1821 [African clawless otter]
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Invalid names: Aonyx delalandi Lesson 1827 [synonym], Lutra inunguis Cuvier 1823 [synonym]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available