Smooth Otters (Lutra perspicillata) are the largest otters in Southeast Asia. They are named for their shorter, smoother coats which appears velvety and shining. Like other otters, they have shorter tightly packed underfur and longer guard hairs which are water repellant.

Head and body to 75cm, tail to 45cm. Long body and a long tail, covered in short sleek fur. It has short limbs with webbed 'fingers' and prominent claws. The upperparts are greyish brown and the underside is buffy.

Smooth otters are generally social and live in pairs or family groups of parents and their young. They are active both during the day and at night.
It eats mainly fish, but also turtles, crustaceans and clams and snails. Babies are born in a litter of 1-2, in a den dun in the river bank. The young stay with the parents in a family group for some time.

The Smooth otter is listed as 'Critically Endangered' in the Red List of threatened animals of Singapore.

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