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MammalMAP:   16683
Province:   Western Cape
Country:   South Africa
Locus:   3118CA
Observer:   Jenkins Paul and Cathy
Date of record:   2015-09-26
Number of photos:   1
Notes:   lighter in the frame for size ref. Site was next to a river and the area adjacent to where the scat was found was quite damp
Last updated:   2020-12-03 13:24:54
Sp. code:   201180
Species name:   Aonyx capensis
Common name:   African Clawless Otter -- Cape Clawless Otter
Family:   Mustelidae
Record status:   ACCEPTED
Collector's species id:   Cape clawless otter / Aonyx capensis
Institution:   ADU-UCT
Record URL:   https://vmus.adu.org.za/?vm=MammalMAP-16683
Links:   • Locus: Summary | Records       • Species: Records | Distribution map
VM-number: 16683 - photo: 1

Comments by the Expert Panel on this record:

Comment number:   1
By:   Megan Loftie-Eaton
Comment:   aka Cape Clawless
Date:   2015-12-31 10:07:49
Species name:   Aonyx capensis -- African Clawless Otter; Cape Clawless Otter
Species code:   201180

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