Lontra canadensis (Schreber, 1777)

Northern River Otter

The known distribution of L. canadensis was quite limited for the state. Caire et al. (1989) reported only five specimens from three counties and observations records for an additional 12 counties. Since then, specimen records were reported for Adair, Bryan, Coal, Haskell, Johnston, McCurtain, McIntosh, Muskogee, Okfuskee, Tulsa, and Wagoner counties (Barrett and Leslie 2010) and Logan County (Caire et al. 2016). Additionally, observational records were reported for Pushmataha County (Shackelford and Whitaker 1997; White and Hoagland 1997) and Carter, Cherokee, Choctaw, Cleveland, Cotton, Craig, Creek, Hughes, Kay, Kingfisher, Lincoln, McClain, Murray, Nowata, Okmulgee, Osage, Ottawa, Pawnee, Payne, Pontotoc, Pottawatomie, Seminole, and Rogers counties (Barrett and Leslie 2010). New specimen records are reported for the counties of Caddo, Cherokee, Cleveland, and Pushmataha, which were previously known only as observational records.

Specimen records (6). — Caddo County (1): Fort Cobb, 1 (USNM A8097) . Cherokee County (1): entrance of Sequoyah State Park, Hulbert, 1 (OMNH 36247) . Cleveland County (3): N of Tecumseh Rd on E shoulder, I-35N, Norman, 1 (OMNH 31849) ; South Canadian River, near Purcell, 1 (OMNH 36245-36246) . Pushmataha County (1): off SH 144, 34°30'12"N, - 95°07'41"W, 1 (UCOCV-MAM 6060) .