Lontra longicaudis (Olfers, 1818)

W. Christopher Wozencraft, 1993, Order Carnivora, Mammal Species of the World (2 nd Edition), Washington and London: Smithsonian Institution Press, pp. 279-348 : 311

Lontra longicaudis (Olfers, 1818) . In Eschwege, J. Brasilien, Neue Bibliothek Reisenb., 15(2):233.

TYPE LOCALITY: " Brasilien."

DISTRIBUTION: Mexico, Central America, W South America south to Peru, E South America south to Uruguay.

STATUS: CITES - Appendix I; U.S. ESA - Endangered; IUCN - Vulnerable as L. I. longicaudis .

SYNONYMS: annectens Major, 1897 ; colombiana J. A. Allen, 1904 ; emerita Thomas, 1908 ; enudris Cuvier, 1823 ; fusco-rufa Gray, 1865; incarum Thomas, 1908 ; insularis Cuvier, 1823 ; latidens J. A. Allen, 1908 ; latifrons Nehring, 1887 ; lutris Larranaga, 1923 ; mesopetes Cabrera, 1924 ; mitis Thomas, 1908 ; paraensis Burmeister, 1861; parilina Thomas, 1914 ; platensis Waterhouse, 1838 ; pratensis Gerrard, 1862; repanda Goldman, 1914 ; solitaria Wagner, 1842 .

COMMENTS: Van Zyll de Jong (1972) included annectens , enudris , incarum , mesopetes , and platensis ; however, Pohle (1920), Cabrera (1958), and Harris (1968) recognized these taxa as distinct species. These taxa, often referred to as the annectens-group were chiefly distinguished by variation in the shape of the rhinarium; van Zyll de Jong's (1972) analysis suggested that these should be considered conspecific.