Galictis vittata (Schreber 1776)

[Viverra] vittata Schreber 1776, Die Saugethiere, Vol. 3, 18: pl. 124 [1776], see also text, 3 (26): 418, 447 [1777].

Type Locality: " Surinam ".

Vernacular Names: Greater Grison.

Subspecies::

Subspecies Galictis vittata subsp. vittata Schreber 1776

Subspecies Galictis vittata subsp. andina Thomas 1903

Subspecies Galictis vittata subsp. brasiliensis Thunberg 1820

Subspecies Galictis vittata subsp. canaster Nelson 1901

Distribution: Argentina, Bolivia, Colombia, Costa Rica, Guatemala, Guyana, Mexico (San Luis Potosi and Veracruz), Panama, Peru, Venezuela.

Conservation: CITES – Appendix III (Costa Rica).

Discussion: Krumbiegel (1942) included allamandi . Reviewed by Yensen and Tarifa (2003 a).