Mungotictis decemlineata

(A. Grandidier, 1867)

Narrow-striped Boky

Taxonomy

Subclass : Theria
Infraclass : Placentalia
Magnorder : Boreoeutheria
Superorder : Laurasiatheria
Order : Carnivora
Suborder : Feliformia
Infraorder : Viverroidea
Family : Eupleridae
Subfamily : Galidiinae
Genus : Mungotictis

Species status

Living
Found in the wild
Listed in MSW3 2005

Authority citation

Grandidier, A. 1867-03. Mammifres et Oiseaux nouveaux découverts à Madagascar et décrits par M. Alfred Grandidier. Revue et Magasin de Zoologie pure et appliquée (2)19:84-88.

Authority publication link

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/2704265

Original name as described

Galidia decemlineata

Other common names

Narrow-striped Mongoose · Boky · Boky-boky

Type material

RMNH.MAM.34431.a, RMNH.MAM.34431.b

Type kind

syntypes

Type specimen URI

https://data.biodiversitydata.nl/naturalis/specimen/RMNH.MAM.34431.a https://data.biodiversitydata.nl/naturalis/specimen/RMNH.MAM.34431.b

Type locality

"à la côte ouest de Madagascar". The previous statement that the type locality is the "east coast of Madagascar" is incorrect.

Biogeographic realm

Afrotropic

Country distribution

Madagascar

IUCN Red List status

Endangered

Species Permalink

https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1006034

Country distribution map

The map below provides a general overview. Most species inhabit only specific regions within countries. Hover over the highlighted regions to see the country name.

Names and synonyms

Present and past (if available) associated names to the species. Click on a name to view its details. If the list is long, scroll down to see more.

Galidictis vittata

(J. E. Gray, 1848)

Family

Eupleridae

Root name

vittata

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

preoccupied

Type

BMNH:Mamm:1847.10.19.3, BMNH:Mamm:1848.5.12.2

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/5aa9fab6-c001-42d8-89e9-0f22b3545f17 https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/7f82d025-45ab-4fc3-a8da-89bddb98ba15

Authority page

22

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/12861862

Authority publication

Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London

Name usages

Wozencraft (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8533)

Mungotictis lineatus

Pocock, 1915

Family

Eupleridae

Root name

lineata

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

nomen_novum

Type

BMNH:Mamm:1847.10.19.3, BMNH:Mamm:1848.5.12.2

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/5aa9fab6-c001-42d8-89e9-0f22b3545f17 https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/7f82d025-45ab-4fc3-a8da-89bddb98ba15

Authority page

506

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/22131603

Authority publication

Annals and Magazine of Natural History

Mungotictis substriatus

Pocock, 1915

Family

Eupleridae

Root name

substriata

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BMNH:Mamm:1915.9.18.1

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/25e38cb9-6106-4fb2-83ce-ac555e08b160

Authority page

121

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/16003743

Authority publication

Annals and Magazine of Natural History

Name usages

Wozencraft (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8533)

Galidia decemlineata

(A. Grandidier, 1867)

Family

Eupleridae

Root name

decemlineata

Validity status

species

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

RMNH.MAM.34431.a, RMNH.MAM.34431.b

Type kind

syntypes

Type specimen URI

https://data.biodiversitydata.nl/naturalis/specimen/RMNH.MAM.34431.a https://data.biodiversitydata.nl/naturalis/specimen/RMNH.MAM.34431.b

Authority page

85

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/2704265

Authority publication

Revue et Magasin de Zoologie pure et appliquée

Mungotictis decemlineata

Coetzee, 1971

Family

Eupleridae

Root name

decemlineata

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

34

Authority publication

Washington

Name usages

  1. Coetzee (1971:34) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67173)
  2. Corbet & Hill (1980:101) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63069)
  3. Honacki, Kinman & Koeppl (1982:275, 276) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63071)
  4. Wozencraft (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8533)
  5. Wilson & Mittermeier (2009:350) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67177)
  6. Mammal Diversity Database (2018:ID #13923) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67336)
  7. Mammal Diversity Database (2019:ID #13923) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67337)
  8. Mammal Diversity Database (2024, https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1006034) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67250)
  9. International Union for the Conservation of Nature (2024, https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/13923/45199764) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67246)

Mungotictis decemlineata decemlineata

Coetzee, 1971

Family

Eupleridae

Root name

decemlineata

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

34

Authority publication

Washington

Name usages

  1. Coetzee (1971:34) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67173)
  2. Wozencraft (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8533)
  3. Wilson & Mittermeier (2009:350) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67177)

Mungotictis decemlineata lineata

Coetzee, 1971

Family

Eupleridae

Root name

lineata

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

35

Authority publication

Washington

Name usages

  1. Coetzee (1971:35) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67173)
  2. Wilson & Mittermeier (2009:350) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67177)

Mungotictis decemlineata lineatus

Wozencraft, 2005

Family

Eupleridae

Root name

lineatus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority publication

Baltimore

Name usages

Wozencraft (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8533)

Galidictis vittata, var. rufa

(A. Grandidier, 1869)

Family

Eupleridae

Root name

rufa

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Authority page

338

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/33749362

Authority publication

Revue et Magasin de Zoologie pure et appliquée

Name usages

Wozencraft (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8533)

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