Genus of carnivores
| Aonyx[1] |
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| Aonyx cinereus |
Scientific classification  |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Carnivora |
| Family: | Mustelidae |
| Subfamily: | Lutrinae |
| Genus: | Aonyx
Lesson, 1827[2] |
| Type species |
Aonyx delalandi[a][1]
Lesson, 1827 |
| Synonyms[3][1] |
- Amblonyx Rafinesque, 1832[4]
- Anahyster Murray, 1860[5]
- Anonyx Agassiz, 1846[6]
- Leptonyx Lesson, 1842[7]
- Micraonyx J. A. Allen, 1919[8]
- Paraonyx Hinton, 1921[9]
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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").
Species
Three species are currently recognised:[10][11]
| Image | Scientific name | Common name | Distribution |
 | Aonyx capensis | African clawless otter also known as the Cape clawless otter | sub-Saharan Africa |
 | Aonyx congicus | Congo clawless otter, also known as the Cameroon clawless otter, and formerly considered a subspecies of the African clawless otter | Angola, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Republic of the Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, Rwanda, Uganda, and possibly Burundi and Nigeria |
 | Aonyx cinereus | Asian small-clawed otter, also known as the oriental small-clawed otter | South and Southeast Asia |
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
- ^ 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.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "Aonyx". ASM Mammal Diversity Database. American Society of Mammalogists. Retrieved 20 August 2020.
- ^ "Search for "Aonyx"". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Retrieved 20 August 2020.
- ^ 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.
- ^ 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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- 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.
External links
- World Register of Marine Species link: Aonyx Lesson, 1827 (+species list)
- "Aonyx" at the Encyclopedia of Life
