%0 Journal Article
%T A Record of Small-Clawed Otters (Aonyx cinereus) Foraging on an Invasive Pest Species, Golden Apple Snails (Pomacea canaliculata) in a West Sumatra Rice Field
%A Aadrean
%A Wilson Novarino
%A Jabang
%J IUCN Otter Specialist Group Bulletin
%D 2011
%I IUCN Otter Specialist Group
%X A small-clawed otter (Aonyx cinereus) survey in West Sumatran rice fields was conducted from April to September 2010. During this survey, golden apple snail (Pomacea canaliculata) shell remains were found on a rice field bank as suspected prey remains of small-clawed otters. This suspicion was later proved by the occurrence of snail material (pieces of operculum and shell) in otter spraints. This is the first evidence of small-clawed otters foraging on this invasive pest species. Characteristics of the shell remains and spraints are described.
%K small-clawed otter
%K invasive species
%K spraint
%K snail shell
%K operculum
%U http://www.otterspecialistgroup.org/Bulletin/Volume28/Aadrean_et_al_2011.pdf