Taxonomy Profile: Hydrictis maculicollis (Lichtenstein 1835)

Hydrictis maculicollis: Taxonomy and Nomenclature
Kingdom:
Animalia
Taxonomic Rank:
Species
Synonym(s):
Lutra maculicollis
Lichtenstein 1835
Hydrictis maculicollis maculicollis
Lichtenstein 1835
Hydrictis maculicollis nilotica
Thomas 1911
Hydrictis maculicollis matschiei
Cabrera 1903
Hydrictis maculicollis chobiensis
Roberts 1932
Hydrictis maculicollis kivuana
Pohle 1920
Lutra grayii
Gerrard 1862
Lutra matschiei
Cabrera 1903
Lutra maculicollis nilotica
Thomas 1911
Common Name(s):
speckle-throated otter []
spot-necked otter []
Spotted-necked Otter []
Taxonomic Status:
Current Standing:
valid
Data Quality Indicators:
Record Credibility Rating:
TWG standards met
Hydrictis maculicollis: Taxonomic Hierarchy
Kingdom : Animalia
animals |
Animal |
animaux |
Subkingdom : Bilateria
Infrakingdom : Deuterostomia
Phylum : Chordata
chordates |
cordado |
cordés |
Subphylum : Vertebrata
vertebrates |
vertebrado |
vertébrés |
Infradivision : Gnathostomata
Superclass : Tetrapoda
Class : Mammalia
mammals |
mamífero |
mammifères |
Subclass : Theria
Infraclass : Eutheria
Order : Carnivora
carnivores |
cachorro do mato |
carnívoro |
gato do mato |
lontra |
carnivores |
Suborder : Caniformia
dog-like carnivores |
Family : Mustelidae
mustelids |
Subfamily : Lutrinae
otters |
Genus : Hydrictis
Species : Hydrictis maculicollis
speckle-throated otter |
spot-necked otter |
Spotted-necked Otter |
Hydrictis maculicollis Direct Children(s):
Hydrictis maculicollis: References
Expert(s):
Source(s):
Publication(s):
Author(s)/Editor(s):
Rice, Dale W.
Publication Date (Listed/Actual):
1998-01-01 / 1998-01-01
Article/Chapter Title:
Marine Mammals of the World: Systematics and Distribution
Journal/Book Name, Vol. No.:
Special Publications of the Society for Marine Mammals, no. 4
Page(s):
ix + 231
Publisher:
The Society for Marine Mammalogy
Publication Place:
Lawrence, Kansas, USA
ISBN/ISSN:
1-891276-03-4/
Notes:
Reference for:
Hydrictis maculicollis
Author(s)/Editor(s):
Wilson, Don E., and DeeAnn M. Reeder, eds.
Publication Date (Listed/Actual):
2005-10-01 / 2005-10-01
Article/Chapter Title:
Journal/Book Name, Vol. No.:
Mammal Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference, 3rd ed., vols. 1 & 2
Page(s):
2142
Publisher:
Johns Hopkins University Press
Publication Place:
Baltimore, Maryland, USA
ISBN/ISSN:
0-8018-8221-4/
Notes:
Reference for:
Hydrictis maculicollis
Author(s)/Editor(s):
Kingdon, Jonathan, and Michael Hoffmann, eds.
Publication Date (Listed/Actual):
2013-01-01 / 2013-01-01
Article/Chapter Title:
Journal/Book Name, Vol. No.:
Mammals of Africa, vol. 5: Carnivores, Pangolins, Equids and Rhinoceroses
Page(s):
560
Publisher:
Bloomsbury Publishing
Publication Place:
London, England
ISBN/ISSN:
978-1-4081-22556/
Notes:
Reference for:
Hydrictis maculicollis
Hydrictis maculicollis: Geographic Information
Geographic Division:
Africa
Jurisdiction/Origin:
Hydrictis maculicollis: Comments
Comment:
Status: CITES - Appendix II; IUCN - Vulnerable as Lutra maculicollis
Comment:
Comments: Reviewed by Larivière (2002c). Pocock (1921c) and Cabrera (1929) placed maculicollis in the monotypic Hydrictis; however, Ansell (1978) and Harris (1968) considered Hydrictis a subgenus of Lutra (see comments under Lutra). Two recent studies (Koepfli and Wayne, 1998, and Bininda-Emonds et al., 1999) concluded that inclusion in Lutra would make Lutra paraphyletic. Van Zyll de Jong (1987) and Bininda-Emonds et al. (1999) suggested that Hydrictis and Lutrogale may be sister taxa. Subspecies no...