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Herpestes Illiger, 1811

Herpestes Illiger, 1811; Prodr. Syst. Mamm. et Avium: 135, TS: Viverra ichneumon Gmelin
Calogale
Mangusta

Herpestes auropunctata (Hodgson, 1836)

Iraq, Iran - N.India - Malaya, Hainan, Hawaii (introduced), Caribbean Islands, Guyana - French Guiana. See [About maps] Small Indian Mongoose Indian Mongoose
Mangusta auropunctata Hodgson, 1836; J. Asiat. Soc. Bengal, 5: 236, TL: Nepal
pallustris

= javanicus?

H. a. pallipes (Blyth, 1845)

auropunctata pallipes (Blyth, 1845); , TL: Kandahar
helvus
persicus

Herpestes brachyurus Gray, 1837

Malaysia, Philippines, Borneo, Sumatra. See [About maps] Herpestes brachyurus Gray, 1837; Proc. Zool. Soc. Lond. 1836: 88, TL: Malaysia, Malacca
Herpestes hosei Jentink, 1903; Notes Leyden Mus. 23: 226, TL: Sarawak, Baram River
?fuscus

Herpestes edwardsi (Geoffroy, 1818)

NE.Arabia - Iran - Baluchistan, India, Bahrain, Sri Lanka, Malaya (introduced), Mauritus, Ryukyu Islands. See [About maps] Indian Grey Mongoose
Ichneumon edwardsii Geoffroy, 1818; Descrip. de L'Egypte 2: 139, TL: Madras
edwardsi ferrugineus Blanford, 1874; , TL: Sind
andersoni
montanus
pallens

Herpestes fuscus Waterhouse, 1838

Sri Lanka, S.India. See [About maps] Herpestes fuscus Waterhouse, 1838; Proc. Zool. Soc. Lond. 1838: 55, TL: India

= brachyurus?

Herpestes ichneumon (Linnaeus, 1758)

S.Spain, Portugal, Morocco - Tunisa, Egypt, E.Libya?, Palestine, S.Asia Minor, Africa (south of Sahara, savanna zones). See [About maps] Egyptian Mongoose
Viverra ichneumon Linnaeus, 1758; Syst. Nat. (edn. 10) 1: 43, TL: Egypt, Nile River

H. i. ichneumon aegyptiae

(major)
(pharaon)

H. i. numidicus (Cuvier, 1834)

ichneumon numidicus (Cuvier, 1834); (Morocco - Tunisia)
sangronizi

H. i. widdringtoni Gray, 1842

ichneumon widdringtoni Gray, 1842; (Iberia)
dorsalis
ferruginea Seabra
grisea Seabra

Herpestes javanicus (Geoffroy, 1818)

Java, Malay Peninsula, Thailand, Kampuchea, C.Vietnam. See [About maps] javanicus (Geoffroy, 1818); Descrip. de L'Egypte 2: 138, TL: Indonesia, West Java

Herpestes naso De Winton, 1901

SE.Nigeria - Gabon, Zaire. See [About maps] Herpestes naso De Winton, 1901; Bull. Liverpool Mus. 3: 35, TL: Cameroun, Cameroun River
Xenogale naso
microdon

Herpestes pulverulentus (Wagner, 1839)

S.Angola, Namibia, S.Africa. See [About maps] pulverulentus (Wagner, 1839); Gelehrte Anzeign. I. K. Bayer Akad. Wiss. Munchen, 9: 426, TL: Cape of Good Hope
Galerella pulverulenta ;

Herpestes semitorquatus Gray, 1846

Borneo, Sumatra. See [About maps] Herpestes semitorquatus Gray, 1846; Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist. (1) 18: 211, TL: Mainland opposite Labuan (Brunei)

Herpestes smithii Gray, 1837

India, Sri Lanka. See [About maps] Herpestes smithii Gray, 1837; Mag. Nat. Hist. (Charlesworth), 1: 578, TL: India, Bombay

Herpestes urva (Hodgson, 1836)

S.China, Taiwan, Nepal - Indochina. See [About maps] urva (Hodgson, 1836); J. Asiat. Soc. Bengal, 5: 238, TL: Nepal

Herpestes vitticollis Bennett, 1835

S.India, Sri Lanka. See [About maps] Herpestes vitticollis Bennett, 1835; Proc. Zool. Soc. Lond. 1835: 67, TL: India, Travancore

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