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- Title
CONFIRMED SIGHTING OF Lutra sumatrana IN THE ULU MUDA FOREST RESERVE IN KEDAH, MALAYSIA.
- Authors
SALAHSHOUR, Fariman
- Abstract
A hairy-nosed otter was observed swimming in the Labua River at Kuala Labua (confluence of Labua and Muda rivers and location of Earth Lodge) in the Ulu Muda Forest Reserve, which is part of a 160k ha area of tropical rainforest in the state of Kedah in northern Malaysia. The sighting might be significant insofar that this is the first confirmed record of the species in the state of Kedah as well as for the habitat type. Other sightings and scientific literature generally associate the species with peat swamp forest. In this instance, the animal was observed in the small, clear, and fairly fast-flowing Labua river. No peat swamp habitat type is known in the immediate area.
- Subjects
MALAYSIA; LUTRA; FOREST reserves; HABITATS
- Publication
IUCN Otter Specialist Group Bulletin, 2016, Vol 33, Issue 2, p68
- ISSN
1023-9030
- Publication type
Article