Lutra maculicollis Lichtenstein, 1835 . Arch. Naturgesch., 1:89.

TYPE LOCALITY: Namibia, Orange River, Bambusbergen .

DISTRIBUTION: Liberia to Ethiopia south to South Africa, except east coast and S. W. African deserts.

COMMENT: Davis, 1978, in Otters, IUCN Publ., N.S., 1:14-33, placed this species in genus Hydrictis, as does ND; but see Ansell, 1978:36, who considered Hydrictis a subgenus.

PROTECTED STATUS: CITES - Appendix II as Lutrinae .

ISIS NUMBER: 5301412004024002001.