Estado actual sobre el conocimiento de los patrones de distribución geográfica y sistemática de Lontra longicaudis (Olfers, 1818) en Colombia entre los años 2000 y 2020

Abstract

Lontra longicaudis is a species catalogued as an indicator of the integrity and health of the aquatic ecosystems with which it is associated. and health of the aquatic ecosystems with which it is associated. habitats has led to changes in its distribution to those sites that are optimal for it. currently it is catalogued with deficient data for the country. It is for this reason that This document evidences through the bibliographic review the most important variables on the distribution of this species, establishing distribution of the species, establishing the gaps in information at the departmental, regional and national levels, including aspects on the distribution of the species, and national levels, including aspects on the updating of its systematics. It is established that the variables with the greatest impact are associated with the quality of the riparian zone and the bathymetry of the watercourses. the presence of two intraspecific taxa in the country, represented by L. longica, L. longica and L. longica. represented by L. longicaudis annectens and L. longicaudis enudris. Finally, it is Finally, we recommend further studies in the Orinoquia and Amazonia regions, as well as a revision of the phylogeography with the phylogeography with an expanded geographic sampling.