Aonyx
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| Aonyx cinerea | |
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Carnivora |
| Family: | Mustelidae |
| Subfamily: | Lutrinae |
| Genus: | Aonyx |
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Aonyx is a genus of otters, containing two species, the African Clawless Otter and the Oriental Small-clawed Otter. The word 'Aonyx' means 'clawless', derived from the prefix 'a-' (not) and 'onyx' (claw/hoof).
[edit] Species and subspecies
- African Clawless Otter, Aonyx capensis
- Cameroon Clawless Otter, Aonyx capensis congicus
- Oriental Small-clawed Otter, Aonyx cinerea
[edit] References
- ^ Wozencraft, W. Christopher (16 November 2005). "Genus Aonyx". In Wilson, Don E., and Reeder, DeeAnn M., eds. Mammal Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference (3rd ed.). Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press, 2 vols. (2142 pp.). ISBN 978-0-8018-8221-0. OCLC 62265494. http://www.bucknell.edu/msw3/browse.asp?id=14001077.
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