Record of the Giant Otter, Pteronura brasiliensis (Zimmermann, 1780), (Carnivora: Mustelidae) in a fragmented landscape of Maranhão state, Brazil | Zendy

Paula Ribeiro Prist | Zendy; Rubem A.P. Dornas | Zendy; Raphael Hipólito Dos Santos | Zendy; Leonardo Gabriel Campos de Oliveira Torres | Zendy; Estevão Luís Pereira Lima | Zendy

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Record of the Giant Otter, Pteronura brasiliensis (Zimmermann, 1780), (Carnivora: Mustelidae) in a fragmented landscape of Maranhão state, Brazil

Author(s) -

Paula Ribeiro Prist,

Rubem A.P. Dornas,

Raphael Hipólito Dos Santos,

Leonardo Gabriel Campos de Oliveira Torres,

Estevão Luís Pereira Lima

Publication year - 2017

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Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 0.276

H-Index - 22

ISSN - 1809-127X

DOI - 10.15560/13.1.2041

Subject(s) - mustelidae , otter , geography , endangered species , ecology , zoology , biology , habitat

Three individuals of the endangered Giant Otter ( Pteronura brasiliensis ) were sighted in a small river in the municipality of Buriticupu, Maranhao state, Brazil. Information on the distribution of this species is contradictory, with some authors ignoring while others confirming the presence of this species in this state, but only in the Rebio do Gurupi region. We document the presence of this species in Maranhao state, outside the Rebio do Gurupi area. Our record of P. brasiliensis expands the known regional distribution 290 km eastwards from the closest previously known occurrence.

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