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Detailed explanation-1: -Recently Smooth-coated otter was sighted for the first time in the mangrove forest adjacent to the Krishna Wildlife Sanctuary (KWS) in Krishna district, Andhra Pradesh.

Detailed explanation-2: -The mangrove derive their name from the word “Mangal"(Portuguese word for mangroves, “Mangue” ). Krishna Wildlife Sanctuary is located in the Krishna river-estuarine forest area of Bay of Bengal in Krishna and Guntur districts of Andhra Pradesh.

Detailed explanation-3: -Smooth-coated otters occur throughout much of southern Asia, in the Indomalaya ecozone. An isolated population of the species is also found in the marshes of Iraq. Smooth-coated otters are found in areas where fresh water is plentiful-wetlands and seasonal swamps, rivers, lakes, and rice paddies.

Detailed explanation-4: -Distribution and habitat The smooth-coated otter is distributed in Pakistan, India, Nepal, Bhutan, Bangladesh, southern China, Myanmar, Thailand, Vietnam, Malaysia, Singapore, and on Borneo, Sumatra and Java. An isolated population lives in the marshes of Iraq.

Detailed explanation-5: -It includes Sorlagondi Reserve Forest, Nachugunta Reserve Forest, Yelichetladibba Reserve Forest, Kottapalem Reserve Forest, Molagunta Reserve Forest, Adavuladivi Reserve Forest and Lankivanidibba Reserve Forest.