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Lutra Brunnich, 1771

Lutra Brunnich, 1771; Zool. Fundamenta: 34, 42
Lutra Brisson, 1762; Regnum animale ..., (ed. 2): 201 (unavailable?), TS: Mustela lutra Linnaeus
Lutris
Lutrix
Lutrogale
Lutronectes
Lontra
Hydrictis

Lutra lutra (Linnaeus, 1758)

Palearctic (except Siberian tundra), Himalayas, S.China - Malaya, S.India, Sri Lanka, Taiwan, Sumatra. See [About maps] Saukko European Otter Otter Eurasian Otter
Mustela lutra Linnaeus, 1758; Syst. Nat. (edn. 10) 1: 45, TL: Upsala, Sweden
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 sumatrana (Gray, 1865)

Thailand, Malaya, S.Kampuchea, S.Vietnam, Sumatra, Borneo. See [About maps] sumatrana (Gray, 1865); Proc. Zool. Soc. Lond. 1865: 123, TL: Sumatra

Lutra maculicollis Lichtenstein, 1835

from (Liberia - Ethiopia) - South Africa. See [About maps] Lutra maculicollis Lichtenstein, 1835; Arch. Naturgesch., 1: 89, TL: Namibia,Orange River, Babusbergen
Hydrictis maculicollis ;

Lutra perspicillata Geoffroy, 1826

Iraq, Oriental, India - Indochina, Malaya, Sumatra, Borneo?. See [About maps] Indian Smooth-coated Otter
Lutra perspicillata Geoffroy, 1826; Dict. Class. Hist. Nat., 9: 519, TL: Sumatra
Lutrogale perspicillata ;

L. p. perspicillata

India - Sumatra, ?Borneo Lutra perspicillata perspicillata ; [MPR, 176]

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]

L. p. sindica (Pocock, 1940)

Indus valley, Pakistan Lutra perspicillata sindica ; [MPR, 176]

Lutra canadensis (Schreber, 1776)

-. See [About maps] North American River Otter
Lontra canadensis ;

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
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
Lutra canadensis canadensis ; [LNAM, 762]

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
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
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
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
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
Lutra hudsonica lataxina ; Rhoads, 1898, Trans. Amer. Philos. Soc., new ser., 19: 427
Lutra canadensis lataxina ; J. A. Allen, 1898, Bull. Amer. Mus. Nat. Hist., 10: 460; [LNAM, 765]

?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
Lutra mira ; [LNAM, 766]

Lutra felina (Molina, 1782)

Peru - Chile. See [About 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 ;

Lutra annectens Major, 1897

-. See [About 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 provocax Thomas, 1908

S.Chile, W.Argentina. See [About maps] Lutra provocax Thomas, 1908; Ann. Mag. nat. Hist. 1: 391, TL: Argentina, S. of Lake Nahuel Huapi
Lontra provocax ;

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References:

[About maps]

Warning! The maps are automatically generated from the textual information, and the process does not always produce acceptable result; See about maps for more info.

[D. Smirnov]

Russia, Moscow; e-mail: D. Smirnov

[LNAM]

Gerrit S. Miller Jr., Remington Kellog, 1955; List of North American Recent Mammals; United States National Museum, Bulletin 205

[MPR]

Corbet, 1978; The Mammals of the Palearctic Region: a taxonomic review

Some related literature:

Molina, 1782

Saggio sulla storia naturale del Chili Sagg. Stor. Nat. Chile: -

Additional information sources:

• Nisäkäshavaintojen kerääjät Suomessa; (in Finnish only, various contacts for mammals observations within Finland)

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Keep in mind that the taxonomic information is copied from various sources, and may include many inaccuracies. Expert help is welcome.