Herpestes smithii Gray, 1837 . Mag. Nat. Hist. [Charlesworth's], 1:578.

TYPE LOCALITY: Not given. Thomas (1923) suggested that it was from the " Bombay Region" but this was questioned by Pocock (1937) .

DISTRIBUTION: India, Sri Lanka.

STATUS: CITES - Appendix III (India).

SYNONYMS: canens Thomas, 1921; ellioti Blyth, 1851; jerdonii Gray, 1864; monticolus Jerdon, 1867; rubiginosus Kelaart, 1852; rusanus Thomas, 1921; thysanurus Wagner, 1841; torquatus Kelaart, 1852; zeylanius Thomas, 1921.