Spotted-necked otter

The spotted-necked otter (Hydrictis maculicollis), or speckle-throated otter, is an otter native to sub-Saharan Africa.

Spotted-necked otter
CITES Appendix II (CITES)
Scientific classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Carnivora
Family: Mustelidae
Genus: Hydrictis
Pocock, 1921
Species:
H. maculicollis
Binomial name
Hydrictis maculicollis
(Lichtenstein, 1835)
Distribution of spotted-necked otter
Synonyms

Lutra maculicollis

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