Asian Small-Clawed Otter (
Amblonyx cinereus)
The Asian small-clawed otter, aka the Asian clawless otter, is found in southern Asia. As the name suggests, they have tiny blunt claws.
Asian clawless otters are social and playful creatures. They play chase, tug of war, "slip and slide" on muddy hills, and other games which they develop . When otters are not entertaining themselves, they sun on rocks, hunt, or leisurely paddle in water. Otters live in groups of 4 to 12. Breeding pairs mate for life and both parents rear the pups . Females are dominant to their male mates. Males hunt for food for both the mother and pups until the pups can survive on their own. Once reaching adulthood most of the otters stay with their parents. This forms the core of a small social group. These diurnal otters have a vocabulary of at least 12 calls.
In southeast Asia fishermen use these otters to drive schools of fish into their nets. The otters are put on a harness and allowed to keep any fish they catch. Asian small-clawed otters are bred by fishermen for this purpose. A major component of Asian small-clawed otter's diet is crabs, which are pests in rice fields. The otters aid farmers by reducing crab populations in their fields. Source:
http://animaldiversity.ummz.umich.ed..._cinereus.html
Cape Clawless Otter. (
Aonyx capensis)
Cape clawless otter pup.
The Cape clawless otter is found only in Africa. It is solitary and territorial, and is often observed playing with small stones and sticks.
Spotted-Necked Otter. (
Lutra maculicollis)
The spotted-necked otter is found in southeast Asia, India, China, Pakistan, and Iraq. I couldn't find any more info about it.