Ictonyx

Ictonyx Kaup, 1835

Poecilictis Thomas & Hinton, 1920; ; TS: Mustela libyca Hemprich & Ehrenberg

Ictonyx; [CoL] ; [iNaturalist]

Subgenus Ictonyx

Ictonyx striatus Senegal, Nigeria - South Africa (savanna, open country). See [maps] Zorilla
- Ictonyx striatus albescens; [CoL] ; [iNaturalist]
- Ictonyx striatus arenarius; [CoL] ; [iNaturalist]
- Ictonyx striatus elgonis; [CoL] ; [iNaturalist]
- Ictonyx striatus erythreae; [CoL] ; [iNaturalist]
- Ictonyx striatus ghansiensis; [CoL] ; [iNaturalist]
- Ictonyx striatus giganteus; [CoL] ; [iNaturalist]
- Ictonyx striatus intermedius; [CoL] ; [iNaturalist]
- Ictonyx striatus kalaharicus; [CoL] ; [iNaturalist]
- Ictonyx striatus lancasteri; [CoL] ; [iNaturalist]
- Ictonyx striatus limpopoensis; [CoL] ; [iNaturalist]
- Ictonyx striatus maximus; [CoL] ; [iNaturalist]
- Ictonyx striatus obscuratus; [CoL] ; [iNaturalist]
- Ictonyx striatus orangiae; [CoL] ; [iNaturalist]
- Ictonyx striatus ovamboensis; [CoL] ; [iNaturalist]
- Ictonyx striatus pretoriae; [CoL] ; [iNaturalist]
- Ictonyx striatus senegalensis; [CoL] ; [iNaturalist]
- Ictonyx striatus shoae; [CoL] ; [iNaturalist]
- Ictonyx striatus shortridgei; [CoL] ; [iNaturalist]
- Ictonyx striatus striatus; [CoL] ; [iNaturalist]
- Ictonyx striatus; [CoL] ; [iNaturalist]

Subgenus Poecilictis

Ictonyx libyca (Hemprich & Ehrenberg, 1833) Sahara (circum), N.Africa, Sudan, Tchad, Nigeria, Niger, Mauritania. See [maps] Saharan Striped Weasel
- Mustela libyca Hemprich & Ehrenberg, 1833; (Libya)
- Ictonyx libycus libycus; [CoL]
- Ictonyx libycus; [CoL] ; [iNaturalist]
- I. l. libyca Libya
  - Pocilictis libyca libyca; [MPR], 174
- I. l. vaillanti Loche, 1856² Tunis - Morocco
  - Poecilictis libyca vaillanti Loche, 1856²; ; TL: Algeria
  - Poecilictis libyca vaillanti; [MPR], 174
- I. l. multivittata Wagner, 1841² C.Sudan
  - Poecilictis libyca multivittata Wagner, 1841²
  - Ictonyx libycus multivittatus; [CoL]
  - Poecilicis libyca multivittata; [MPR], 174
- I. l. oralis (Thomas & Hinton, 1920) Sudan (coastal)
  - Poecilictis libyca oralis Thomas & Hinton, 1920
  - Ictonyx libycus oralis; [CoL]
  - Poecilictis libyca oralis; [MPR], 174
- I. l. rothschildi (Thomas & Hinton, 1920) SW.Sahara
  - Poecilictis libyca rothschildi Thomas & Hinton, 1920; ; TL: N.Nigeria
  - Ictonyx libycus rothschildi; [CoL]
  - Poecilictis libyca rothschildi; [MPR], 174
- I. l. alexandrae (Setzer, 1958) Lower Egypt
  - Poecilictis libyca alexandrae Setzer, 1958; J. Egypt. publ. Hlth Ass. 33: 199-204; TL: El Qatta, Imbaba, Giza Province, Egypt
  - Poecilictis libyca alexandrae; [MPR], 174

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References:

[CoL] Catalogue of Life
Bánki, O., Roskov, Y., Döring, M., Ower, G., Hernández Robles, D. R., Plata Corredor, C. A., Stjernegaard Jeppesen, T., Örn, A., Vandepitte, L., Hobern, D., Schalk, P., DeWalt, R. E., Ma, K., Miller, J., Orrell, T., Aalbu, R., Abbott, J., Adlard, R., Aedo, C., et al. (2024). Catalogue of Life Checklist (Version 2024-03-26); https://doi.org/10.48580/dfz8d
[iNaturalist]
iNaturalist
[maps]
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[²] This may require parentheses or not (original genus not verified)

Some related literature:

[MPR]; Corbet, 1978
The Mammals of the Palearctic Region: a taxonomic review
Setzer, 1958
The mustelids of Egypt J. Egypt. publ. Hlth Ass. 33: 199-204

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