Aonyx is a genus of otters, containing three species, the African clawless otter, the Congo clawless otter, and the Asian small-clawed otter. The word aonyx means "clawless", derived from the prefix a- ("without") and onyx ("claw/hoof").
Species
Three species are currently recognised:[10][11]
Zoologists differ as to whether or not to include the Asian small-clawed otter in this genus, or in its own genus Amblonyx.[12][13] They also differ as to whether the Congo clawless otter is a species, or is conspecific with the African clawless otter.[14][15]
Notes
References
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^ 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.
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^ Lesson, Réné-Primeverre (1827). "XCIIe Genre. Aonyx, Aonyx". Manuel de mammalogie, ou histoire naturelle des mammifères. Paris: Roret. p. 157. BHL page 54207625.
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^ 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.
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^ 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.
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^ Murray, Andrew (1860). "Contributions to the Fauna of Old Calabar—Mammals". Proceedings of the Royal Physical Society of Edinburgh. 2: 156–159.
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^ Agassiz, L. (1846). Nomenclatoris Zoologici: Index Universalis. Solodurum: Jent et Gassmann. pp. 24, 27.
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^ Lesson, R. P. (1842). "S.-Genre: Leptonyx, Less.". Nouveau Tableau du Règne Animal: Mammifères. Paris: Arthus Bertrand. p. 72.
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^ 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.
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^ 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.
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^ "Aonyx". ASM Mammal Diversity Database. American Society of Mammalogists. Retrieved 20 August 2020.
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^ "Search for "Aonyx"". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Retrieved 20 August 2020.
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^ Larivière, Serge (2003). "Amblonyx cinereus". Mammalian Species (720): 1–5. doi:10.1644/0.720.1. JSTOR 3504404.
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^ 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.
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