Spotted-necked Otter

• The mottling on its throat is unique to each individual, like a fingerprint, and researchers photograph it to identify animals without catching them.
• It is highly demanding about water quality: it disappears from turbid or polluted rivers even where fish remain, so its presence certifies a clean, well-preserved river.

Skeleton type

Vertebrate - internal bony skeleton (mammal)

Habitat and environment

Rivers, lakes and wetlands of clean, permanent water in sub-Saharan Africa

Sexual maturity

2.3 years

Gestation / incubation

2 months

Litter / clutch size

2

Sources consulted: https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hydrictis_maculicollis

The pins mark the parks where its presence is documented.