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- Title
FIRST BREEDING RECORD OF ASIAN SMALL-CLAWED OTTER Aonyx cinereus (ILLIGER, 1815) FROM SAHYADRI TIGER RESERVE, WESTERN GHATS, INDIA.
- Authors
SHARMA, Shantanu; SAWANT, Uttam; JELIL, Shah Nawaz; PATIL, Akash; SRIVASTAVA, Abhilasha; KRISHNAMURTHY, Ramesh
- Abstract
Sahyadri Tiger Reserve is a very understudied complex of the Western Ghats landscape of India. The presence of diverse and heterogenous habitats supports a diverse species assembly. Here, we report on the occurrence and breeding of Asian Smallclawed Otters in the tiger reserve through opportunistic camera trapping conducted from November 2021–March 2022 at sampled locations along streams. Asian Small-clawed Otters were recorded from five locations with a photographic capture rate of 0.94 (± 0.57 SE) and in group sizes of 1–5 individuals, including pups. However, extensive surveys are necessary to generate reliable abundance estimates and to clearly understand otter distribution patterns in this landscape.
- Subjects
WESTERN Ghats (India); INDIA; TIGERS; OTTERS; MUSTELIDAE; SPECIES; CAMERAS
- Publication
IUCN Otter Specialist Group Bulletin, 2024, Vol 41, Issue 1, p15
- ISSN
1023-9030
- Publication type
Article