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Spotted-neck otter
Genus species - Lutra maculicollis chobiensis
Subfam - Lutrinae
Fam - Mustelidae
Suborder - FISSIPEDA
Order - CARNIVORA
Example Specimen - KM (not given yet) ♀, 23 July 1949,
Linyanti E. Caprivi, 2900', B.Corp.
HB-640, TI-380, HF-122, Ear 18.5
Head - black or very dark brown, cheeks
dark brown, little white on upper lip, throat
dark brown, neck with white irregular spots.
Body - Black above on sides, very dark
brown below, several faint white spots near
posterior ventral quarters.
Tail - black, 1/3 length of body.
Fore feet - 5 toes and claws, foot webbed,
and dark brown.
Hind feet - 5 toes with claws, webbed, 1st
toe and shorter than others, pads dark brown,
feet hair brown.