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spotted-necked otter
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otter native to sub-Saharan Africa
Species
Near ThreatenedSpotted-necked Otter
species
Observations264
Maximum longevity: 22.9 years (captivity) Observations: One captive specimen lived 22.9 years (Richard Weigl 2005).
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Encyclopedic overview
The spotted-necked otter (Hydrictis maculicollis), or speckle-throated otter, is an otter native to sub-Saharan Africa.
Description
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “spotted-necked otter” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.