NATURAL HISTORY · CATALOGUE RECORD
Speckle-throated Otter
Hydrictis maculicollis (Lichtenstein, 1835)
Source-backed taxonomic record
Accepted species in Catalogue of Life’s 11 September 2026 base release. This preserves the source classification and available supporting data; it is not a completed species monograph.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Hydrictis maculicollis (Lichtenstein, 1835)
- Name authority
- (Lichtenstein, 1835)
- Common name
- Speckle-throated Otter
- Rank
- species
- Accepted status
- accepted
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Mammalia
- Order
- Carnivora
- Family
- Mustelidae
- Genus
- Hydrictis
- Extinction status
- Recorded extant
Classification family tree
Nested taxonomic groups from the source. This is not a direct-ancestor chain, a dated evolutionary tree or a phylogenetic reconstruction.
- domainEukaryota (Chatton, 1925) Whittaker & Margulis, 1978
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- subphylumVertebrata
- infraphylumGnathostomata
- parvphylumOsteichthyes
- megaclassTetrapoda
- classMammalia Linnaeus, 1758
- subclassTheria Parker & Haswell, 1897
- infraclassEutheria Gill, 1872
- orderCarnivora Bowdich, 1821
- suborderCaniformia Kretzoi, 1938
- familyMustelidae G. Fischer von Waldheim, 1817
- subfamilyLutrinae Bonaparte, 1838
- genusHydrictis Pocock, 1921
- speciesHydrictis maculicollis (Lichtenstein, 1835)
Close classified relatives
No other member of this genus is present in the selected snapshot.
Names & synonyms
Names explicitly linked to this accepted taxon in the source. Synonymy can change with revision.
| Recorded name | Source status |
|---|---|
| Lutra maculicollis Lichtenstein, 1835 Lichtenstein, 1835 | synonym |
| Hydrictis maculicollis maculicollis (Lichtenstein, 1835) (Lichtenstein, 1835) | synonym |
| Hydrictis maculicollis matschiei (Cabrera, 1903) (Cabrera, 1903) | synonym |
| Lutra maculicollis nilotica Thomas, 1911 Thomas, 1911 | synonym |
| Lutra grayii Gerrard, 1862 Gerrard, 1862 | synonym |
| Lutra matschiei Cabrera, 1903 Cabrera, 1903 | synonym |
| Hydrictis maculicollis chobiensis (Roberts, 1932) (Roberts, 1932) | synonym |
| Hydrictis maculicollis kivuana (Pohle, 1920) (Pohle, 1920) | synonym |
| Hydrictis maculicollis nilotica (Thomas, 1911) (Thomas, 1911) | synonym |
Documented distribution
Source distribution statements, not a complete range map. A listed locality is not necessarily a place of origin.
Source literature & publication evidence
References attached to this source record, including nomenclatural citations where supplied. This is a selected bibliography; abbreviated citations remain in the source’s form.
- https://www.itis.gov/servlet/SingleRpt/SingleRpt?search_topic=TSN&search_value=622024 Source fields: Taxon.tsv dwc:namePublishedIn, Taxon.tsv dcterms:references
Origins, evidence & remaining research
Name authority and publication references document nomenclature where the source supplies it. They do not establish evolutionary origins or the earliest fossil occurrence.
Specimen-level evidence, morphology, ecological research, phylogenetic studies, a comprehensive bibliography and a located literary passage have not yet been compiled for this record. A suitable sourced image remains to be added.
Dataset citation & attribution
This exact taxon in ChecklistBank · Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11
Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11; dataset 316321; doi:10.48580/dgz5n. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ . Retrieved 5 October 2026.
Stable key: col:3N527. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.