African Clawless Otter

Aonyx capensis (Schinz, 1821) — also called Cape Clawless Otter, African Small-clawed Otter. Occurrence records of the African Clawless Otter are shared on GBIF from around 62 parks and reserves in the directory, most of all Table Mountain National Park (90 records), in 6 provinces.

IUCN: Near threatenedMustelidae

62reserves with records

459records around them

6provinces

NTIUCN category

African Clawless Otter (Aonyx capensis) — Photo: Irene Forbes · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons

Where it is recorded

Reserve	Province	Records
Table Mountain National ParkNational park	WC Western Cape	90
Betty's Bay Marine Protected AreaMarine protected area	WC Western Cape	30
Stony Point Nature ReserveNature reserve	WC Western Cape	26
Stony Point Penguin ColonyNature reserve	WC Western Cape	26
Muizenberg CaveNature reserve	WC Western Cape	21
Boulders Penguin ColonyGame reserve	WC Western Cape	19
Grysbok ParkNature reserve	WC Western Cape	16
Garden Route National ParkNational park	WC Western Cape	15
St. James SpringNature reserve	WC Western Cape	14
Silvermine Nature ReserveNature reserve	WC Western Cape	13
Jock's BayNature reserve	WC Western Cape	13
Hottentots-HollandProtected area	WC Western Cape	12
Tsitsikamma National ParkNational park	EC Eastern Cape	9
Tsitsikamma Marine Protected AreaMarine protected area	EC Eastern Cape	9
Raapenberg Bird SanctuaryGame reserve	WC Western Cape	8
Stilbaai Marine Protected AreaMarine protected area	WC Western Cape	7
Morris point / Uitkyk puntNature reserve	WC Western Cape	7
Rondevlei Nature ReserveProtected area	WC Western Cape	5
False Bay Nature ReserveNature reserve	WC Western Cape	5
T.C. Robertson Nature ReserveNature reserve	KZN KwaZulu-Natal	5
Nkomba Bird SanctuaryWildlife sanctuary	KZN KwaZulu-Natal	5
De Mond Nature ReserveNature reserve	WC Western Cape	4
Rietvlei Nature ReserveProtected area	GP Gauteng	4
UKhahlamba / Drakensberg ParkProtected area	KZN KwaZulu-Natal	4
Kogelberg Nature ReserveProtected area	WC Western Cape	4
Tokai ParkNational park	WC Western Cape	3
Medike Mountain SanctuaryNature reserve	LP Limpopo	3
SterkfonteinProtected heritage site	GP Gauteng	3
Marievale Bird SanctuaryGame reserve	GP Gauteng	3
Helderberg Nature ReserveNature reserve	WC Western Cape	3
Jan Marias Nature ReserveNature reserve	WC Western Cape	3
Robberg Marine Protected AreaMarine protected area	WC Western Cape	3
Umhlanga LagoonProtected area	KZN KwaZulu-Natal	3
Bolt's FarmProtected heritage site	GP Gauteng	3
Garden Route Safari CampPrivate game reserve	WC Western Cape	3
Lower Guinea-Fowl TrailNature reserve	EC Eastern Cape	3
Wellington ParkNature reserve	EC Eastern Cape	3
EWT Medike ReserveNature reserve	LP Limpopo	3
Settlers Park Nature ReserveNature reserve	EC Eastern Cape	3
Paradise ValleyNature reserve	KZN KwaZulu-Natal	2
Botterblom Nature ReserveNature reserve	WC Western Cape	2
Cape Recife Nature ReserveNature reserve	EC Eastern Cape	2
Boland Mountain ComplexProtected area	WC Western Cape	2
Moreleta Kloof Nature ReserveNature reserve	GP Gauteng	2
Table Mountain National Park Marine Protected AreaMarine protected area	WC Western Cape	2
Assegaaibosch Nature ReserveProtected area	WC Western Cape	2
Blaauwberg Conservation AreaNature reserve	WC Western Cape	2
Dick Dent Bird SanctuaryGame reserve	WC Western Cape	2
Fernkloof Nature ReserveNature reserve	WC Western Cape	2
Roosfontein Nature ReserveProtected area	KZN KwaZulu-Natal	2
Jonkershoek Nature ReserveNature reserve	WC Western Cape	2
Sardinia Bay Marine Protected AreaMarine protected area	EC Eastern Cape	2
Golden Gate Highlands National ParkNational park	FS Free State	2
Clara Anna Fontein Game ReservePrivate game reserve	WC Western Cape	2
Greyton Nature ReserveNature reserve	WC Western Cape	2
Walter Sisulu National Botanical GardenBotanical garden	GP Gauteng	2
Seal IslandNature reserve	WC Western Cape	2
Karkloof Conservation CentreWildlife sanctuary	KZN KwaZulu-Natal	2
Pauline Bohnen Nature ReserveNature reserve	WC Western Cape	2
Marais DamNature reserve	GP Gauteng	2

and 2 more reserves with fewer records.

By province

Western Cape: 37 reserves
Eastern Cape: 8 reserves
KwaZulu-Natal: 7 reserves
Gauteng: 7 reserves
Limpopo: 2 reserves
Free State: 1 reserve

Taxonomy

Class: Mammalia
Order: Carnivora
Family: Mustelidae
Scientific name: Aonyx capensis
GBIF taxon: 2433900
Wikidata: Q46148

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Source: GBIF.org occurrence records within the radius of each reserve's point; taxonomy and IUCN category from the GBIF backbone; photo from Wikimedia Commons, credit on the picture. Records near a reserve do not prove the species lives inside it.