Aonyx
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Aonyx is a genus of otters, containing three species, the African clawless otter, the Congo clawless otter, and the Asian small-clawed otter. The word aonyx means "clawless", derived from the prefix a- ("without") and onyx ("claw/hoof").
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Aonyx[1] | |
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Aonyx cinereus | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Mammalia |
Order: | Carnivora |
Family: | Mustelidae |
Subfamily: | Lutrinae |
Genus: | Aonyx Lesson, 1827[2] |
Type species | |
Aonyx delalandi[lower-alpha 1][1] Lesson, 1827 | |
Synonyms[3][1] | |
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