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Amblonyx cinereus
(Illiger,
1815). Abh. Phys. Klasse K. Preuss. Akad. Wiss., 1804-1811:99 [1815].
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ORDER—CARNIVORA
FAMILY—Felidae
COMMON NAME—Oriental
small-clawed otter
DISTRIBUTION—India
to Taiwan and Java; Philippine records from Palawan Island only (FMNH).
HABITAT—Along
coastal rivers and bays (Sanborn, 1952).
STATUS—Widespread,
but limited distribution within Philippines; probably uncommon
COMMENT—Amblonyx
was recognized as a valid genus, rather than a subgenus of Aonyx,
by Wozencraft (1993).
COMMENT ADDED IN 2005––Reported to be sighted fairly frequently along beaches and lower portions of rivers on Palawan Island (Esselstyn et al., 2004).
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