Genetta G. Cuvier, 1816 . Regne Anim., 1:156.

TYPE SPECIES: Viverra genetta Linnaeus, 1758, by original designation.

SYNONYMS: Paragenetta, Pseudogenetta .

COMMENTS: For reviews, see Crawford-Cabral (1966, 1969, 1970, 1973, 1981), Rosevear (1974), Coetzee (19776), Schlawe (1980, 1981), and Wozencraft (1984, 19896). Includes Paragenetta and Pseudogenetta as subgenera.