A NEW SERVALINE GENET (CARNIVORA, VIVERRIDAE) FROM ZANZIBAR ISLAND

Authors
VANROMPAEY H COLYN M
Citation
H. Vanrompaey et M. Colyn, A NEW SERVALINE GENET (CARNIVORA, VIVERRIDAE) FROM ZANZIBAR ISLAND, South African journal of zoology, 33(1), 1998, pp. 42-46
Citations number
31
Categorie Soggetti
Zoology
Journal title
South African journal of zoology → ACNP
ISSN journal
02541858
Volume
33
Issue
1
Year of publication
1998
Pages
42 - 46
Database
ISI
SICI code
0254-1858(1998)33:1<42:ANSG(V>2.0.ZU;2-Z
Abstract
A new subspecies of Genetta servalina is described based on the first and only specimen of genet collected in 1995 on the Island of Zanzibar , Tanzania. The skin and skull of G. servalina archeri were compared w ith those of other known G. servalina subspecies from continental Afri ca and differences were noted.