HERPESTIDAE Bonaparte, 1845

Amori, Giovanni, Segniagbeto, Gabriel Hoinsoude, Decher, Jan, Assou, Delagnon, Gippoliti, Spartaco & Luiselli, Luca, 2016, Non-marine mammals of Togo (West Africa): an annotated checklist, Zoosystema 38 (2), pp. 201-244 : 213-214

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https://doi.org/ 10.5252/z2016n2a3

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scientific name

HERPESTIDAE Bonaparte, 1845
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Family HERPESTIDAE Bonaparte, 1845 View in CoL

Atilax paludinosus (G. Cuvier, 1829)

HISTORICAL LITERATURE. — Reported for the country by IUCN (2014), and by Kingdon (1997).

VOUCHERS. — Six vouchers are deposited in the ZMB. These vouchers originated from Bismarckburg (Adéle) and Sokodé.

Crossarchus obscurus F. G. Cuvier, 1825 ▶ ( Fig. 9 View FIG )

HISTORICAL RECORDS. — Old records from the border area between Ghana and Togo ( Grubb et al. 1998). It was also cited from Loecher ( Ghana) by Matschie (1893b).

VOUCHERS. — Two vouchers, from Haho-Baoué, are deposited in the ZMB.

ORIGINAL DATA. — Recently observed at Kpalimé (year 2012- 2015) ( Fig. 9 View FIG ).

Herpestes ichneumon (Linnaeus, 1758)

HISTORICAL LITERATURE. — Reported for the country by IUCN (2014), and indirectly by Wozencraft (2005).

VOUCHERS. — Sixteen vouchers, deposited in the ZMB, came from Misahohe, Haho-Baoué, Moba, Bismarckburg (Adéle), Sokodé, and Bassau.

Galerella sanguinea (Rüppell, 1835)

HISTORICAL LITERATURE. — This species was first listed for Togo as Herpestes melanurus Martin, 1836 by Matschie (1893b).

VOUCHERS. — A voucher specimen, captured at Dapaong, is currently stored in the NMNH.

Ichneumia albicauda (G. [Baron] Cuvier, 1829)▶

HISTORICAL LITERATURE. — First listed from Togo as Herpestes loempo Temminck, 1853 by Matschie (1893b). This species was also reported for the country by IUCN (2014), and by Kingdon (1997).

VOUCHERS. — Eleven vouchers are deposited in the ZMB. These vouchers originated from Haho-Baoué, Sokodé, Lomé, and the “ Volta hills”.

Mungos gambianus (Ogilby, 1835)

VOUCHERS. — Four vouchers from Haho-Baloue and Sokodé are deposited in the ZMB.

Mungos mungo (Gmelin, 1788)

VOUCHERS. — Two vouchers, originating from Sokodé (one specimen) and from another unknown Togo locality, are currently stored in the ZMB.

Kingdom

Animalia

Phylum

Chordata

Class

Mammalia

Order

Carnivora

Family

Herpestidae

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