Figure 1: Lutrogale perspicillata distribution map including modern (white circles) and archival (black squares) sampling localities (see insets for Iraq, Pakistan and Singapore).

In Iraq, the white star indicates the site (TaqTaq, Kurdistan) where the sample of Omer et al.47 was collected. The positions of the Rann of Kachchh and of the Isthmus of Kra Seaways are reported. Legend:?, unknown locality; PU, Pulau Ubin; PT, Pulau Tekong. See Supplementary Table S1. Geographic ranges were adapted from IUCN (Lutrogale perspicillata. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2016-1)96. The Figure was modified using CorelDraw! v. 12 (2003) software. Digital images (insets) were obtained from Google Earth v. 7.1.5.1557 (2015 Google Inc.) and modified with CorelDraw! Google Earth map data: [Data SIO, NOAA, U.S. Navy, NGA, GEBCO - Image Landsat] for Iraq and Pakistan digital images, and [Data SIO, NOAA, U.S. Navy, NGA, GEBCO - Image © 2016 Digital Globe - Image © 2016 CNES/Astrium] for Singapore digital image.