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MammalMAP:   3418
Province:  
Country:   Botswana
Locus:   1922BD
Observer:   Kennedy David; Photos by Dave Kennedy, Anne Kennedy, Tina Kennedy, Samantha Kennedy
Date of record:   2012-04-19
Number of photos:   2
Notes:   Two extremely bad pictures, for which I apologise, but the otters were bloody fast and you never knew where they would pop up next. Taken right at Xigera Camp/Lodge, this was a lone individual - another sighting (without my camera)involved a group of probably five individuals porpoising along in and out of the reeds and sedges lining the channel. Camp staff confirmed that they were common around the lodge, and frequently seen.
Last updated:   2020-12-03 13:24:54
Sp. code:   217730
Species name:   Hydrictis maculicollis
Common name:   Spotted-necked Otter -- Spotted-necked Otter
Family:   Mustelidae
Record status:   ACCEPTED
Collector's species id:   Spotted-necked Otter Lutra maculicollis
Institution:   ADU-UCT
Record URL:   https://vmus.adu.org.za/?vm=MammalMAP-3418
Links:   • Locus: Summary | Records       • Species: Records | Distribution map
VM-number: 3418 - photo: 1
VM-number: 3418 - photo: 2

Comments by the Expert Panel on this record:

Comment number:   1
By:   Megan Loftie-Eaton
Comment:  
Date:   2012-09-28 06:30:38
Species name:   Hydrictis maculicollis -- Spotted-necked Otter; Spotted-necked Otter
Species code:   217730

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