Genetta genetta subsp. genetta Linnaeus 1758

Genetta genetta subsp. genetta Linnaeus 1758, Syst. Nat., 10th ed., Vol. 1: 45.

Type Locality: "oriente juxta rivos", restricted by Linnaeus (1766) to "oriente juxta rivos, Hispania", later listed by Thomas (1911 a) as " Spain ". Cabrera (1914), synonymizing G. peninsulae, further restricted the type locality to "El Pardo, cerca de Madrid " [Spain, El Pardo, near Madrid (40°32'N, 3°46'W)] .

Synonyms: Genetta genetta subsp. balearica Thomas 1902; Genetta genetta subsp. barbar (Wagner 1841); Genetta genetta subsp. communis Burnett 1830; Genetta genetta subsp. gallica (Oken 1816); Genetta genetta subsp. hispanica (Oken 1816); Genetta genetta subsp. isabelae Delibes 1977; Genetta genetta subsp. lusitanica Seabra 1924; Genetta genetta subsp. melas Graells 1897; Genetta genetta subsp. peninsulae Cabrera 1905; Genetta genetta subsp. pyrenaica E. Bourdelle and De Zillière 1951; Genetta genetta subsp. rhodanica Matschie 1902; Genetta genetta subsp. terraesanctae Neumann 1902; Genetta genetta subsp. vulgaris (Lesson 1827) .