A reassessment of the distribution and taxonomy of the Endangered otter civet Cynogale bennettii (Carnivora: Viverridae) of South-east Asia

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Volumn 40, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 42-49

  Veron, Géraldine ^a,d   Gaubert, Philippe ^a,e   Franklin, Neil ^b,f,g   Jennings, Andrew P ^a   Grassman Jr , Lon I ^c  

^a MUSÉUM NATIONAL D'HISTOIRE NATURELLE   (France)

^b Sumatran Tiger Trust Indonesia Program   (Indonesia)

^c TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY KINGSVILLE   (United States)

^d IUCN   (France)

^e Small Carnivore Specialist Group

^f Sumatran Tiger Trust's Indonesia Program   (Indonesia)

^g Sumatran Tiger Conservation Programme   (United States)

Author keywords

Conservation; Cynogale bennettii; Distribution; Otter civet; South east Asia; Taxonomy; Viverridae

Indexed keywords

ENDANGERED SPECIES; GEOGRAPHICAL DISTRIBUTION; TAXONOMY;

ASIA; EURASIA; SOUTHEAST ASIA;

CARNIVORA; CYNOGALE BENNETTII; VIVERRIDAE;

EID: 33645007868     PISSN: 00306053     EISSN: 13653008     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0030605306000068     Document Type: Article

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