Aonyx

Aonyx
	Aonyx cinerea
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Mammalia
Order:	Carnivora
Family:	Mustelidae
Subfamily:	Lutrinae
Genus:	Aonyx; Lesson, 1827
Type species
	Lutra capensis; Schinz, 1821
Synonyms
	Amblonyx Rafinesque, 1832 ; Anahyster Murray, 1860 ; Anonyx Agassiz, 1846 ; Leptonyx Lesson, 1842 ; Micraonyx J. A. Allen, 1919 ; Paraonyx Hinton, 1921;

Aonyx is a genus of otters, containing only one species, the African clawless otter, and two well-known subspecies, the Cape clawless otter and the Cameroon clawless otter. Sometimes also the Oriental small-clawed otter, Amblonyx cinerea is counted in this genus. The word aonyx means "clawless", derived from the prefix a- ("without") and onyx ("claw/hoof").

Species and some subspecies

African clawless otter, Aonyx capensis
Cape clawless otter, Aonyx capensis capensis
Cameroon clawless otter, Aonyx capensis congicus

Zoologists differ as to whether or not to include the Asian small-clawed otter in this genus or in its own genus Amblonyx.^[10]^[11] They also differ as to whether the Congo clawless otter is its own species or conspecific with the African clawless otter.^[12]^[13]

Notes

^ Type species by subsequent designation (Palmer 1904).^[1]

References

^ ^a ^b ^c Wozencraft, W. C. (2005). "Genus Aonyx". In Wilson, D. E.; Reeder, D. M. (eds.). Mammal Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference (3rd ed.). Johns Hopkins University Press. pp. 601–602. ISBN 978-0-8018-8221-0. OCLC 62265494.
^ Lesson, Réné-Primeverre (1827). "XCIIe Genre. Aonyx, Aonyx". Manuel de mammalogie, ou histoire naturelle des mammifères. Paris: Roret. p. 157. BHL page 54207625.
^ Palmer, T. S. (1904). Index generum mammalium. North American Fauna. Vol. 23. Washington: Government Printing Office. pp. 111, 830. doi:10.5962/bhl.title.39809. {{cite book}}: Invalid |ref=harv (help)
^ Rafinesque, C. S. (1832). "Description of a New Otter, Lutra Concolor from Assam in Asia". Atlantic Journal and Friend of Knowledge. 1 (2): 62. BHL page 33519569.
^ Murray, Andrew (1860). "Contributions to the Fauna of Old Calabar—Mammals". Proceedings of the Royal Physical Society of Edinburgh. 2: 156–159.
^ Agassiz, L. (1846). Nomenclatoris Zoologici: Index Universalis. Solodurum: Jent et Gassmann. pp. 24, 27.
^ Lesson, R. P. (1842). "S.-Genre: Leptonyx, Less.". Nouveau Tableau du Règne Animal: Mammifères. Paris: Arthus Bertrand. p. 72.
^ Allen, J. A. (1919). "Preliminary Notes on African Carnivora". Journal of Mammalogy. 1 (1): 23–31. doi:10.1093/jmammal/1.1.23. JSTOR 1373716.
^ Hinton, Martin A.C. (1921). "Paraonyx, a new genus of clawless otter discovered by Capt. J. E. Philipps, M.C., in Central Africa". The Annals and Magazine of Natural History. Ser. 9. 7 (38): 194–200. doi:10.1080/00222932108632510.
^ Larivière, Serge (2003). "Amblonyx cinereus". Mammalian Species. 720: 1–5. doi:10.1644/0.720.1. JSTOR 3504404.
^ Srinivasulu, Chelmala; Srinivasulu, Bhargavi (2012). "Genus Aonyx Lesson, 1827". South Asian Mammals: Their Diversity, Distribution, and Status. New York: Springer. p. 310. doi:10.1007/978-1-4614-3449-8_3.
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Nel, Jan A. J.; Somers, Michael J. (2013). "Genus Aonyx: Clawless Otters". In Kingdon, Jonathan; Hoffmann, Michael (eds.). Carnivores, Pangolins, Equids and Rhinoceroses. Mammals of Africa. Vol. 5. London: Bloomsbury. p. 103. ISBN 978-1-4081-2255-6.
- Somers, Michael J.; Nel, Jan A. J. (2013). "Aonyx capensis African Clawless Otter". In Kingdon, Jonathan; Hoffmann, Michael (eds.). Carnivores, Pangolins, Equids and Rhinoceroses. Mammals of Africa. Vol. 5. London: Bloomsbury. pp. 104–108. ISBN 978-1-4081-2255-6.
- Jacqeus, Hélène; Parnell, Richard; Alary, Franck (2013). "Aonyx congicus Congo Clawless Otter". In Kingdon, Jonathan; Hoffmann, Michael (eds.). Carnivores, Pangolins, Equids and Rhinoceroses. Mammals of Africa. Vol. 5. London: Bloomsbury. pp. 108–110. ISBN 978-1-4081-2255-6.
^
- Larivière, Serge (2001). "Aonyx congicus". Mammalian Species. 650: 1–3. doi:10.2307/0.650.1. JSTOR 3504516.
- Larivière, Serge (2001). "Aonyx capensis". Mammalian Species. 671: 1–6. doi:10.2307/0.671.1. JSTOR 3504541.

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[3] Type species by subsequent designation (Palmer 1904).^[1]

[MSW3-1] Wozencraft, W. C. (2005). "Genus Aonyx". In Wilson, D. E.; Reeder, D. M. (eds.). Mammal Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference (3rd ed.). Johns Hopkins University Press. pp. 601–602. ISBN 978-0-8018-8221-0. OCLC 62265494.

[Lesson,_1827-2] Lesson, Réné-Primeverre (1827). "XCIIe Genre. Aonyx, Aonyx". Manuel de mammalogie, ou histoire naturelle des mammifères. Paris: Roret. p. 157. BHL page 54207625.

[Palmer,_1904-4] Palmer, T. S. (1904). Index generum mammalium. North American Fauna. Vol. 23. Washington: Government Printing Office. pp. 111, 830. doi:10.5962/bhl.title.39809. {{cite book}}: Invalid |ref=harv (help)

[Rafinesque,_1832-5] Rafinesque, C. S. (1832). "Description of a New Otter, Lutra Concolor from Assam in Asia". Atlantic Journal and Friend of Knowledge. 1 (2): 62. BHL page 33519569.

[Murray,_1860-6] Murray, Andrew (1860). "Contributions to the Fauna of Old Calabar—Mammals". Proceedings of the Royal Physical Society of Edinburgh. 2: 156–159.

[Agassiz,_1846-7] Agassiz, L. (1846). Nomenclatoris Zoologici: Index Universalis. Solodurum: Jent et Gassmann. pp. 24, 27.

[Lesson,_1842-8] Lesson, R. P. (1842). "S.-Genre: Leptonyx, Less.". Nouveau Tableau du Règne Animal: Mammifères. Paris: Arthus Bertrand. p. 72.

[Allen,_1919-9] Allen, J. A. (1919). "Preliminary Notes on African Carnivora". Journal of Mammalogy. 1 (1): 23–31. doi:10.1093/jmammal/1.1.23. JSTOR 1373716.

[Hinton,_1921-10] Hinton, Martin A.C. (1921). "Paraonyx, a new genus of clawless otter discovered by Capt. J. E. Philipps, M.C., in Central Africa". The Annals and Magazine of Natural History. Ser. 9. 7 (38): 194–200. doi:10.1080/00222932108632510.

[Lariviere,_2003-11] Larivière, Serge (2003). "Amblonyx cinereus". Mammalian Species. 720: 1–5. doi:10.1644/0.720.1. JSTOR 3504404.

[Srinivasulu_et_al.,_2012-12] Srinivasulu, Chelmala; Srinivasulu, Bhargavi (2012). "Genus Aonyx Lesson, 1827". South Asian Mammals: Their Diversity, Distribution, and Status. New York: Springer. p. 310. doi:10.1007/978-1-4614-3449-8_3.

[MammalsOfAfrica-13] Nel, Jan A. J.; Somers, Michael J. (2013). "Genus Aonyx: Clawless Otters". In Kingdon, Jonathan; Hoffmann, Michael (eds.). Carnivores, Pangolins, Equids and Rhinoceroses. Mammals of Africa. Vol. 5. London: Bloomsbury. p. 103. ISBN 978-1-4081-2255-6.
Somers, Michael J.; Nel, Jan A. J. (2013). "Aonyx capensis African Clawless Otter". In Kingdon, Jonathan; Hoffmann, Michael (eds.). Carnivores, Pangolins, Equids and Rhinoceroses. Mammals of Africa. Vol. 5. London: Bloomsbury. pp. 104–108. ISBN 978-1-4081-2255-6.

Jacqeus, Hélène; Parnell, Richard; Alary, Franck (2013). "Aonyx congicus Congo Clawless Otter". In Kingdon, Jonathan; Hoffmann, Michael (eds.). Carnivores, Pangolins, Equids and Rhinoceroses. Mammals of Africa. Vol. 5. London: Bloomsbury. pp. 108–110. ISBN 978-1-4081-2255-6.

[14] Somers, Michael J.; Nel, Jan A. J. (2013). "Aonyx capensis African Clawless Otter". In Kingdon, Jonathan; Hoffmann, Michael (eds.). Carnivores, Pangolins, Equids and Rhinoceroses. Mammals of Africa. Vol. 5. London: Bloomsbury. pp. 104–108. ISBN 978-1-4081-2255-6.

[15] Jacqeus, Hélène; Parnell, Richard; Alary, Franck (2013). "Aonyx congicus Congo Clawless Otter". In Kingdon, Jonathan; Hoffmann, Michael (eds.). Carnivores, Pangolins, Equids and Rhinoceroses. Mammals of Africa. Vol. 5. London: Bloomsbury. pp. 108–110. ISBN 978-1-4081-2255-6.

[Lariviere,_2001-14] 
Larivière, Serge (2001). "Aonyx congicus". Mammalian Species. 650: 1–3. doi:10.2307/0.650.1. JSTOR 3504516.

Larivière, Serge (2001). "Aonyx capensis". Mammalian Species. 671: 1–6. doi:10.2307/0.671.1. JSTOR 3504541.

[17] Larivière, Serge (2001). "Aonyx congicus". Mammalian Species. 650: 1–3. doi:10.2307/0.650.1. JSTOR 3504516.

[18] Larivière, Serge (2001). "Aonyx capensis". Mammalian Species. 671: 1–6. doi:10.2307/0.671.1. JSTOR 3504541.

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