Spotted-Necked Otter in the Lower Orange River, Northern Cape, South Africa

R. John Power; Sandy Slater-Jones

doi:10.3957/056.040.0211

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R. John Power,^1,* Sandy Slater-Jones²

¹1North West Department of Agriculture, Conservation & Environment, P.O. Box 6806, Mafekeng, 2735 Sou
²2Trees of Goodness, P.O.Box 760, Plettenberg Bay, 6600 South Africa

^*To whom correspondence is to be addressed. E-mail: jpower@nwpg.gov.za

Abstract

An out-of-range sighting of a spotted-necked otter, Lutra maculicollis, was recorded on the lower Orange River at Senderling's drift (28°7′S; 16°53′E), in the Ais/Ais Richtersveld Transfrontier Park. Notes are provided on its observed behaviour, which corresponds with that of its known biology. This record is 1200 km downstream from the known distribution. Mammal species inventories need to be more meticulously undertaken so as not to overlook any species, and particularly larger mammals.

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R. John Power and Sandy Slater-Jones "Spotted-Necked Otter in the Lower Orange River, Northern Cape, South Africa," South African Journal of Wildlife Research 40(2), 181-183, (1 October 2010). https://doi.org/10.3957/056.040.0211

Received: 19 March 2010; Accepted: 1 June 2010; Published: 1 October 2010

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