Herpestes smithii subsp. smithii Gray 1837
Herpestes smithii subsp. 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).
Synonyms: Herpestes smithii subsp. ellioti Blyth 1851 .