Herpestes edwardsii (E. Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire, 1818) . Descrip, de L'Egypte, 2:139.

TYPE LOCALITY: "Indes orientales" .

DISTRIBUTION: Afghanistan, Bahrain, India, Indonesia, Iran, Japan, Kuwait, Malaya (introduced; Wells, 1989), Nepal, Pakistan, Saudia Arabia, Sri Lanka. Populations believed to be introductions on Ryukyu Isis, Mauritus, and Reunion Isl (Corbet and Hill, 1980).

STATUS: CITES - Appendix III (India).

SYNONYMS: andersoni Murray, 1884; carnaticus Thomas, 1921; ellioti Wroughton; ferrugineus Blanford, 1874; fimbriatus Temminck, 1853; frederici Desmarest, 1823; griseus E. Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire 1818; lanka Wroughton, 1915; malaccensis Fischer, 1829; moerens Wroughton, 1915; montanus Bechthold, 1936; mungo Blanford, 1888; nyula Hodgson, 1836; pallens Ryley, 1914; pallidus Wagner, 1841; pondiceriana Gervais, 1841; ruddi Thomas, 1903.