Hyaena hyaena (Linnaeus, 1758) . Syst. Nat., 10th ed., 1:40.

TYPE LOCALITY: S. Iran, Laristan, Benna Mtns .

DISTRIBUTION: N. and E. Africa south to Tanzania; Asia Minor to Arabia; Iran; Transcaucasia; Turkmenia (U.S. S. R.); India; Nepal.

COMMENT: Type locality restricted by Thomas, 1911, Proc. Zool. Soc. Lond., 1911: 134. Reviewed by Rieger, 1981, Mamm. Species, 150: 105.

PROTECTED STATUS: U.S. ESA - Endangered as H. h. barbara subspecies only.

ISIS NUMBER: 5301412006002002001.