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Poiana (African linsang)
Taxonomy
Poiana was named by Gray (1864) [also said to be 1865]. It is extant.
It was assigned to Viverridae by Gaubert et al. (2004); to Viverrinae by Mivart (1882), Wilson and Reeder (2005); and to Genettinae by Burgin et al. (2018).
It was assigned to Viverridae by Gaubert et al. (2004); to Viverrinae by Mivart (1882), Wilson and Reeder (2005); and to Genettinae by Burgin et al. (2018).
Species
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
|---|---|
| 1864 | Poiana Gray p. 520 |
| 1882 | Poiana Mivart p. 142 |
| 2004 | Poiana Gaubert et al. p. 124 |
| 2005 | Poiana Wilson and Reeder |
| 2018 | Poiana Burgin et al. |
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G. Poiana Gray 1864 [African linsang]
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Poiana leightoni Pocock 1907 [Leightons linsang]
Poiana poensis Waterhouse 1838 [King genet]
Poiana richardsonii Thomson 1842 [African linsang]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available