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Aonyx (clawless otters)

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Wikipedia Abstract

Aonyx is a genus of otters, containing two species, the African clawless otter and the Cameroon clawless otter. Sometimes even the Oriental small-clawed otter, Amblonyx cinerea is counted in this genus.The word 'Aonyx' means 'clawless', derived from the prefix 'a-' (without) and 'onyx' (claw/hoof).
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Species

Aonyx antiqua
Aonyx aonychoides
Aonyx capensis (African Clawless Otter) (Attributes)

External References

Species taxanomy provided by GBIF Secretariat (2022). GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/39omei accessed via GBIF.org on 2023-06-13; License: CC BY 4.0