Life Mammalia Carnivora Viverridae

• Genetta abyssinica (Ruppell, 1836) Ethiopia, N.Somalia. See [maps]

  • abyssinica (Ruppell, 1836); Neue Wirbelt. Fauna Abyssin. Gehorig. Saugeth. 1: 33; TL: Ethiopia, Gondar
• Genetta angolensis Bocage, 1882 N.Angola, NW.Zambia, S.Zaire, S.Tanzania, Mozambique, Malawi. See [maps]

  • Genetta angolensis Bocage, 1882; J. Sci. Math. Phys. Nat. Lisboa. (1) 9: 29
  • mossambica
  • hintoni
• Genetta felina (Thunberg, 1811) Africa (south of Sahara), S.Arabia. See [maps]

  • felina (Thunberg, 1811); K. svenska VetenskAkad Nya Handl. 32: 165; TL: Cape of Good Hope
• Genetta genetta (Linnaeus, 1758) France, Iberia, Majorca, Palestine, SW.Arabia, N.Africa (Morocco - Cyrenaica), Africa (south of Sahara, savanna zones). See [maps] Genet Small-spotted Genet

  • Viverra genetta Linnaeus, 1758; Syst. Nat. (edn. 10) 1: 45; TL: Spain, El Pardo, near Madrid
  • G. g. genetta

    • vulgaris
    • ?communis
    • gallica
    • hispanica
    • melas
    • peninsulae
    • rhodanica
  • G. g. pyrenaica Bourdelle & Dezilière, 1951

    • Genetta genetta pyrenaica Bourdelle & Dezilière, 1951; ; TL: Pyrenees, France
  • G. g. balearica Thomas, 1902

    • genetta balearica (Thomas, 1902); ; TL: Majorca, Balearic Is.
  • G. g. afra Cuvier, 1825

    • genetta afra (Cuvier, 1825); (N. Africa)
    • barbara
    • bonaparti
  • G. g. terraesanctae Neumann, 1902

    • genetta terraesanctae (Neumann, 1902); (Palestine)
  • G. g. granti Thomas, 1902

    • genetta granti (Thomas, 1902); (SW. Arabia)
  • G. g. senegalensis Fischer
• Genetta johnstoni Pocock, 1908 Liberia, Ghana. See [maps]

  • Genetta johnstoni Pocock, 1908; Proc. Zool. Soc. Lond. 1907: 1041; TL: Liberia, W of Putu Mts., W of Cavally River
  • lehmanni
• Genetta maculata (Gray, 1830) Africa (south of Sahara). See [maps]

  • maculata (Gray, 1830); Spicil. Zool. 2: 9
  • pardina
  • amer
  • poensis
  • deorum
  • genettoides
  • rubiginosa
  • suahelica
  • fieldiana
  • aequatorialis
  • stuhlmanni
  • bini
• Genetta servalina Pucheran, 1855 Equatorial Africa

  • Genetta servalina Pucheran, 1855; Rev. Mag. Zool. Paris 7 (2): 154; TL: Gabon
  • cristata
  • aubryana
• Genetta thierryi Matschie, 1902 S.Mauritania - Cameroun. See [maps]

  • Genetta thierryi Matschie, 1902; Verh. V. Internat. Zool. Congr. 1901: 1142
  • villiersi (Dekeyser, 1949)
• Genetta tigrina (Schreber, 1777) Cape - S.Natal, Lesotho. See [maps]

  • tigrina (Schreber, 1777); Die Säugthiere ..., 3: 425, pl. 115 (1776); TL: Cape of Good Hope
• Genetta victoriae Thomas, 1901 E.Zaire. See [maps]

  • Genetta victoriae Thomas, 1901; Proc. Zool. Soc. Lond. 1901: 87; TL: Zaire, Semliki River, 17km W of Beni

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