Lutra Brisson 1762

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Lutra Brisson 1762

Lutra Brisson 1762 , Regn. Anim., 2nd ed., Vol. 13: 201-203.

Type Species: Mustela lutra Linnaeus 1758

Synonyms: Lutris Duméril 1806 ; Lutrix Rafinesque 1815 ; Lutronectes Gray 1867 ; Mamlutraus Herrera 1899 .

Species and subspecies: 3 species with 11 subspecies:

Species Lutra lutra ( Linnaeus 1758)

Subspecies Lutra lutra subsp. lutra Linnaeus 1758

Subspecies Lutra lutra subsp. angustifrons Lataste 1885

Subspecies Lutra lutra subsp. aurobrunneus Hodgson 1839

Subspecies Lutra lutra subsp. barang F. G. Cuvier 1823

Subspecies Lutra lutra subsp. chinensis Gray 1837

Subspecies Lutra lutra subsp. hainana Xu and Lu 1983

Subspecies Lutra lutra subsp. kutab Schinz 1844

Subspecies Lutra lutra subsp. meridionalis Ognev 1931

Subspecies Lutra lutra subsp. monticolus Hodgson 1839

Subspecies Lutra lutra subsp. nair F. G. Cuvier 1823

Subspecies Lutra lutra subsp. seistanica Birula 1913

Species Lutra nippon Imaizumi and Yoshiyuki 1989

Species Lutra sumatrana Gray 1865

Discussion: Brisson (1762) was ruled unavailable ( International Commission on Zoological Nomenclature, 1955 a); however, Lutra was ruled as still available ( ICZN, 1998). Pocock (1921 c, 1941 a) recognized Lutrogale Gray, 1865 , and Hydrictis Pocock, 1921 . Harris (1968) and van Zyll de Jong (1987, 1991 a) considered lutra , maculicollis , and sumatrana to represent a single monophyletic group; furthermore, van Zyll de Jong's analysis supported separation of perspicillata from other Lutra , which is followed here. Van Zyll de Jong (1972) referred New World otters to Lontra (see comment therein). McKenna and Bell (1997) included Lontra in Lutra ; otherwise allocated according to McKenna and Bell (1997).