Suricata suricatta Schreber, 1776 . Die Säugethiere, pl. 117 [1776].

TYPE LOCALITY: Listed as " Cape of Good Hope" by Meester et al. (1986), restricted by Thomas and Schwann (1905: 133) to "Deelfontein" [South Africa] .

DISTRIBUTION: Angola, Namibia, South Africa, S Botswana.

SYNONYMS: capensis Desmarest, 1804; hahni Thomas, 1927; hamiltoni Thomas and Schwann, 1905; lophurus Thomas and Schwann, 1905; marjoriae Bradfield, 1936; namaquensis Thomas and Schwann, 1905; surakatta Smith, 1826; tetradactyla Pallas 1778; typicus Smith, 1834; viverrina Desmarest, 1819; zenik Scopoli, 1786.