Eupleridae Chenu 1850

Wilson, Don E. & Reeder, DeeAnn, 2005, Order Carnivora, Mammal Species of the World: a Taxonomic and Geographic Reference (3 rd Edition), Volume 1, Baltimore: The Johns Hopkins University Press, pp. 532-628 : 559

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.