Suricata suricatta subsp. suricatta Schreber 1776
Suricata suricatta subsp. suricatta Schreber 1776, Die Saugethiere: pl. 117 [1776].
Type Locality: Listed as " Cape of Good Hope" by Meester et al. (1986), restricted by Thomas and Schwann (1905:133) to "Deelfontein" [South Africa].
Synonyms: Suricata suricatta subsp. capensis Desmarest 1804; Suricata suricatta subsp. hahni Thomas 1927; Suricata suricatta subsp. hamiltoni Thomas and Schwann 1905; Suricata suricatta subsp. lophurus Thomas and Schwann 1905; Suricata suricatta subsp. namaquensis Thomas and Schwann 1905; Suricata suricatta subsp. suraktta (A. Smith 1826); Suricata suricatta subsp. tetradactyla (Pallas 1777); Suricata suricatta subsp. typicus (A. Smith 1834); Suricata suricatta subsp. viverrina Desmarest 1819; Suricata suricatta subsp. zenik (Scopoli 1786) .