Spotted-necked otter
The spotted-necked otter (Hydrictis maculicollis) is a type of otter. It is also called the speckle-throated otter. It is native to sub-Saharan Africa.[3]
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Order: | Carnivora |
| Family: | Mustelidae |
| Genus: | Hydrictis Pocock, 1921 |
| Species: | H. maculicollis
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| Hydrictis maculicollis (Lichtenstein, 1835)
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Lutra maculicollis | |
Spotted-necked Otter Media
Skull of a spotted-neck otter
Spotted-necked otter swimming in Lake Tanganyika.
References
- ↑ Wozencraft, W. C.. Mammal Species of the World (2005)Johns Hopkins University Press. p. 532–628. ISBN 978-0-8018-8221-0. OCLC 62265494.
- ↑ Reed-Smith, J.. Hydrictis maculicollis. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2015 (2015)IUCN. p. e.T12420A21936042. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2015-2.RLTS.T12420A21936042.en. Retrieved 14 December 2017.
- ↑ Mammal species of the world : a taxonomic and geographic reference (2005). Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. ISBN 0-8018-8221-4. OCLC 57557352.