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Aonyx
Sign in to saveAonyx 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
GENUS
- KingdomAnimalia
- PhylumChordata
- ClassMammalia
- OrderCarnivora
- FamilyMustelidae
Habitatmarine, freshwater
Observations recorded1,475
via GBIF
Museum specimens
- Specimen records
- 217
- With media
- 129
- Family
- Mustelidae
- Collections
- RBINS-SCIENTIFIC HERITAGE, AMNH, FMNH, DMNS
- Recorded in
- Dr Congo, Central African Republic, Cameroon, Indonesia, Netherlands, Malaysia, United States
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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").
==Taxonomy== Three species are currently recognised:
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