Genetta G. Cuvier 1816

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Genetta G. Cuvier 1816

Genetta G. Cuvier 1816 , Regn. Anim., Vol. 1: 156.

Type Species: Viverra genetta Linnaeus 1758

Synonyms: Odmaelurus Gloger 1841 ; Paragenetta Kuhn 1960 ; Pseudogenetta Dekeyser 1949 .

Species and subspecies: 14 species with 12 subspecies:

Species Genetta abyssinica Rüppell 1836

Species Genetta angolensis Bocage 1882

Species Genetta bourloni Gaubert 2003

Species Genetta cristata Hayman In Sanborn 1940

Species Genetta genetta ( Linnaeus 1758)

Subspecies Genetta genetta subsp. genetta Linnaeus 1758

Subspecies Genetta genetta subsp. afra F. G. Cuvier 1825

Subspecies Genetta genetta subsp. dongolana Hemprich and Ehrenberg 1832

Subspecies Genetta genetta subsp. felina Thunberg 1811

Subspecies Genetta genetta subsp. senegalensis J. B. Fischer 1829

Species Genetta johnstoni Pocock 1907

Species Genetta maculata Gray 1830

Species Genetta pardina I. Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire 1832

Species Genetta piscivora J. A. Allen 1919

Species Genetta poensis Waterhouse 1838

Species Genetta servalina Pucheran 1855

Subspecies Genetta servalina subsp. servalina Pucheran 1855

Subspecies Genetta servalina subsp. archeri Van Rompaey and Colyn 1998

Subspecies Genetta servalina subsp. bettoni Thomas 1902

Subspecies Genetta servalina subsp. lowei Kingdon 1977

Subspecies Genetta servalina subsp. schwarzi Crawford-Cabral 1970

Species Genetta thierryi Matschie 1902

Species Genetta tigrina (Schreber 1776)

Subspecies Genetta tigrina subsp. tigrina Schreber 1776

Subspecies Genetta tigrina subsp. methi Roberts 1948

Species Genetta victoriae Thomas 1901

Discussion: For reviews, see Crawford-Cabral (1966 a, 1969, 1970, 1973, 1981 a, b), Rosevear (1974), Coetzee (1977), Schlawe (1980 a, 1981), Wozencraft (1984, 1989 b), Gaubert et al. (2002 b, 2003 a, b, 2004). Synonyms for the species in this genus follow Gaubert (2003) and Gaubert et al. (2002 a, 2003 a, b). Gaubert et al. (2002 b) suggested that subgenera within the genus should be abandoned.