New records of Lontra longicaudis (Olfers, 1818) (Carnivora, Mustelidae) in El Salvador

By

Funes, Guillermo
Pocasangre-Orellana, Xochilt

Type

Article

Date of Publication

2020-10-8

Original Publication

Check list : journal of species lists and distribution

Volume

16

Series / Issue

Issue: 5

Pages

1329--1335

Subjects

Central America , Distribution , Neotropical otter , Río Lempa , Río Sapo

Contributed by

Pensoft Publishers

Language

English

Published by

[São Paulo, Brazil] Luís Felipe Toledo 2005-

Identifiers

DOI: https://doi.org/10.15560/16.5.1329

 

Abstract

Lontra longicaudis Olfers, 1818 (Neotropical Otter) has been poorly studied in El Salvador. We report sightings and traces of L. longicaudis which were found in Río Angue, in the department of Santa Ana, and Río Sapo, Río Negro, and Quebrada de Perquín, in the department of Morazán. Moreover, we review the sight records of the species in the scientific literature, the mammal collection of the University of California, Los Angeles, and citizen reports with verifiable evidence. This is the first compilation of information on L. longicaudis occurrences in El Salvador.