Eupleridae Chenu 1850

Eupleridae Chenu 1850, Ency. Hist. Nat., Vol. 21: 165.

Synonyms: Euplerini Simpson 1945; Cryptoproctina Gray 1864; Galidiina Gray 1864; Cryptoproctidae Flower 1869; Galidictinae Mivart 1882; Cryptoproctinae Trouessart 1885; Fossinae Pocock 1915 .

Genera: 7 genera with 8 species in 2 subfamilies:

Subfamily Euplerinae Chenu 1850

Genus Cryptoprocta Bennett 1833 (1 species)

Genus Eupleres Doyère 1835 (1 species with 2 subspecies)

Genus Fossa Gray 1864 (1 species)

Subfamily Galidiinae Gray 1864

Genus Galidia I. Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire 1837 (1 species with 3 subspecies)

Genus Galidictis I. Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire 1839 (2 species with 2 subspecies)

Genus Mungotictis Pocock 1915 (1 species with 2 subspecies)

Genus Salanoia Gray 1864 (1 species)

Discussion: The Malagasy carnivores have been problematic since their discovery. They have been placed in the Viverridae, the Herpestidae, and separated into monotypic families. Veron and Catzeflis (1993) and Yoder et al. (2003) provided the strongest evidence that all Malagasy carnivores represent a single radiation.