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Civettictis civetta
(Schreber, 1776)
- African civet
(mammal)
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Civettictis (Genus) - African civet
..Civettictis civetta (Species) - African civet
....Civettictis civetta australis (Subspecies)
....Civettictis civetta civetta (Subspecies)
....Civettictis civetta congica (Subspecies)
....Civettictis civetta pauli (Subspecies)
....Civettictis civetta schwarzi (Subspecies)
....Civettictis civetta volkmanni (Subspecies)
Authorship
SN2000 author citation
:
(Schreber, [1776])
Original name
:
Schreber, [1776]:pl. 111.
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:
Subsequent generic combination
:
Types
Type, by monotypy, of
:
Civettictis
(Genus)
Pocock, 1915
Nominotypical taxon [ICZN]
:
Civettictis civetta civetta
(Schreber, 1776)
Ref:
D.E. Wilson & D.M. Reeder (eds.), 2005
: 2 Apr 2013.
[inferred]
Combinations
Basionym
:
Viverra civetta
Schreber, 1776
Vernacular Names (Dutch)
Full name
:
Afrikaanse civetkat
Vernacular Names (English)
Full name
:
African civet
Ref:
W.C. Wozencraft, 2005
: 554.
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