The Asian small-clawed otter (Aonyx cinerea) is one of the five species of otters from Asia. It is the smallest of the world’s otters, rarely weighing more than 5kg. A gregarious species, it is often seen in large groups of up to 15 animals and captive studies suggest that these groups are composed of an alpha breeding pair and their offspring from successive litters. Asian small clawed otters have unusual hand-like front paws with increased tactile sensitivity and reduced webbing, which they use to forage for their prey of crustaceans, mollusks, and small fish. Asia small-clawed otters are found from Palawan (Philippines) through Indonesia, Southeast Asia southern China, and westwards through the Himalayan foothills of Bangladesh, Bhutan, and Nepal. A disjunct population occurs in southern India (Foster-Turley P., Santiapillai C., Action Plan for Asian Otters).
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