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The Servaline Genet (Genetta servalina) is a species of carnivore of the family Viverridae, related to civets and linsangs. Like all genets, it is outwardly feline, although not a close relative of the cat family.
[edit] Subspecies
A number of subspecies of servaline are recognised. These include:
- The Zanzibar Servaline Genet (G. s. archeri) is endemic to Unguja Island, Zanzibar. It only became known to science in 1995 when a skin and skull were obtained in Kitogani village in south-central Unguja. A number of individuals were photo-trapped for the first time in January 2003 in nearby Jozani-Chwaka Bay National Park.[3]
The endangered Crested Servaline Genet (G. cristata) was also considered to be a subspecies of the Servaline Genet, but is now generally regarded as a valid species.[1]
[edit] References
- ^ a b Mustelid Specialist Group (1996). Genetta servalina. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. IUCN 2006. Retrieved on 2007-01-22.
- ^ Rovero, F., Doggart, N., Bowkett, A. & Burgess, N. (2006). "New Records for Lowe's Servaline Genet from the Eastern Arc Mountains of Tanzania". Oryx 40 (2): 139.
- ^ Goldman, H. V. & Winther-Hansen, J. (2003). The Small Carnivores of Unguja: Results of a Photo-trapping Survey in Jozani Forest Reserve, Zanzibar, Tanzania. Retrieved on 2007-01-11.
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