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Mammals
Small Carnivores
Smooth-coated Otter
Lutrogale perspicillata
Local name: Ud / ऊदबिलाव
lightbulbThe otter most often seen on Indian rivers.
Identification
The Smooth-coated Otter (Lutrogale perspicillata) is part of the WRK FO field reference used for incident intake and ground reports. Local names include Ud / ऊदबिलाव.
Habitat. Rivers, lakes, canals and estuaries
Diet. Fish, crabs, frogs
Field notes. Group-living otter. Fishing-net entanglement and river-pollution cases are typical. Listed under the Wildlife (Protection) Act as Schedule I.
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Habitat
Rivers, lakes, canals and estuaries
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Diet
Fish, crabs, frogs
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Behavior
Group-living otter. Fishing-net entanglement and river-pollution cases are typical.
