FIELD BOOK OF MAMMALS 



tail vertebrae, i8 inches; hind foot, 4.8 inches. Found in 

 Nebraska and adjacent states; hmits of range unknown. 



Carolina Otter. — Lutra canadensis lataxina (F. Cuvier). 



Small, lighter in color than typical canadensis, and soles of 

 feet less hairy. Upperparts Prout's brown washed with pale 

 yellowish on sides of head and neck. Total length, 45 

 inches; tail vertebrae, 18 inches. Found in the southeastern 

 states — NorthandSouthCarolina — limitsof range unknown. 



Florida Otter. — Lutra canadensis vaga (Bangs). 



Slightly larger than typical canadensis, with longer tail and 

 more reddish in color. Upperparts, "Lustrous chestnut- 

 brown, somewhat paler below; cheeks, lips, chin, throat, 

 and sides of neck grizzled yellowish brown." (Bangs) 

 Total length, 51 inches; tail vertebrae, 19.5 inches; hind 

 foot, 5.2 inches. Found in Florida and eastern Georgia. 



Fig. 28. Feet of Otter; hind foot at left, forefoot at right. 



Pacific Otter. — Lutra canadensis pacifica (Rhoads). 



Very large; browner than typical canadensis. Upperparts 

 ruddy seal-brown; pale wood-brown on sides of head, neck, 

 and on breast; underparts much lighter than upperparts. 

 Total length, 45 inches; tail vertebrae, 17 inches; hind foot, 

 5 inches. Found in the Pacific Northwest from Oregon to 

 the coast of Alaska. 



California Otter. — Lutra canadensis hrevipilosus Grinnell. 

 "Similar to L. c. pacifica and L. c. periclyzomce but general 

 size greater, pelage shorter, coloration paler, ..." (Grin- 

 nell) Upperparts bister, grizzled with light-tipped hairs; 

 paler on sides and underparts; much paler, buffy brown, on 

 throat, chin, and upper lip. Total length, 46 inches; tail 

 vertebrce, 1 8 inches; hind foot, 5 inches. Found in California 

 on Sacramento and San Joaquin drainages. 



