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The Viverrinae represent the largest subfamily within the Viverridae comprising five genera, which are subdivided into 22 species native to Africa and Southeast Asia. This subfamily was denominated and first described by John Edward Gray in 1864.〔Gray, J. E. (1864). (''A revision of the genera and species of viverrine animals (Viverridae), founded on the collection in the British Museum'' ). Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London for the year 1864: 502–579.〕 == Taxonomic history == Gray defined the Viverrinae as comprising the genera ''Proteles'', ''Viverra'', ''Bassaris'' and ''Viverricula''. He subordinated the genera ''Genetta'' and ''Fossa'' to the Genettina, the genera ''Prionodon'' and ''Poiana'' to the Prionodontinae.〔 Reginald Innes Pocock suggested that the African genets (''Genetta'') are also most nearly related to the Viverrinae, but should perhaps form a separate subfamily.〔Pocock, R. I. (1939). (''The fauna of British India, including Ceylon and Burma. Mammalia. – Volume 1'' ). Taylor and Francis, London.〕 William King Gregory and Milo Hellman placed the ''Viverra'', ''Viverricula'', ''Civettictis'', ''Genetta'', ''Osbornictis'', ''Poiana'' and the North-American eucreodine genera ''Didymictis'' and ''Viverravus'' of the Eocene into this viverrid subfamily.〔Gregory, W. K., and M. Hellman. (1939). (''On the evolution and major classification of the civets (Viverridae) and allied fossil and recent Carnivora: Phylogenetic study of the skull and dentition'' ). Proceedings of the American Philosophical Society 81 (3): 309–392.〕 Ellerman and Morrison-Scott also included the genus ''Prionodon''.〔Ellerman, J. R., Morrison-Scott, T. C. S. (1966). (''Checklist of Palaearctic and Indian mammals 1758 to 1946'' ). Second edition. British Museum of Natural History, London.〕 DNA analysis based on 29 Carnivora species comprising 13 Viverrinae species and three species representing ''Paradoxurus'', ''Paguma'' and Hemigalinae supports the placement of ''Prionodon'' in the monogeneric family Prionodontidae as the sister-group of the ''Felidae''. These investigations also clarified the controversial issue of the boundaries of this subfamily supporting the Viverrinae as being constituted by two monophyletic groups, namely the terrestrial civets ''Civettictis''–''Viverra''–''Viverricula'' and ''Poiana''–''Genetta''.〔Gaubert, P. and Veron, G. (2003). ("Exhaustive sample set among Viverridae reveals the sister-group of felids: the linsangs as a case of extreme morphological convergence within Feliformia" ). Proceedings of the Royal Society, Series B, 270 (1532): 2523–2530. 〕 At present, the Viverrinae comprise:〔 * Genus ''Genetta'' * * Abyssinian genet (''Genetta abyssinica'') * * Angolan genet (''Genetta angolensis'') * * Bourlon's genet (''Genetta bourloni'') * * Crested servaline genet (''Genetta cristata'') * * Common genet (''Genetta genetta'') * * Johnston's genet (''Genetta johnstoni'') * * Rusty-spotted genet (''Genetta maculata'') * * Pardine genet (''Genetta pardina'') * * Aquatic genet (''Genetta piscivora'') * * King genet (''Genetta poensis'') * * Servaline genet (''Genetta servalina'') * * Haussa genet (''Genetta thierryi'') * * Cape genet (''Genetta tigrina'') * * Giant forest genet (''Genetta victoriae'') * Genus ''Poiana'' * * African linsang (''Poiana richardsonii'') * * Leighton's linsang (''Poiana leightoni'') * Genus ''Civettictis'' * * African civet (''Civettictis civetta'') * Genus ''Viverra'' * * Malabar large-spotted civet (''Viverra civettina'') * * Large-spotted civet (''Viverra megaspila'') * * Malayan civet (''Viverra tangalunga'') * * Large Indian civet (''Viverra zibetha'') * Genus ''Viverricula'' * * Small Indian civet (''Viverricula indica'') 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Viverrinae」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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