Letaba genet explained

The Letaba genet (Genetta letabae) is a genet native to Lesotho, Mozambique, Namibia, South Africa and Eswatini. It is Lesotho and Eswatini's only endemic species of genet.

It was first described in 1906 on the basis of a zoological specimen collected in Knysna, South Africa.^[1] It was formerly thought to be a subspecies of the rusty-spotted genet (G. maculata), but has been recognised as a distinct species in 2005.^[2]

Notes and References

1. Thomas, O. . Oldfield Thomas . Schwann, H. . amp . 1906 . The Rudd Exploration of South Africa.—IV. List of Mammals obtained by Mr. Grant at Knysna . Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London . 76 . 1–2 . 159–168 . 10.1111/j.1469-7998.1906.tb08427.x.
2. Book: Gaubert, P. . Taylor, P. J. . amp . Veron, G. . 2005 . Integrative taxonomy and phylogenetic systematics of the genets (Carnivora, Viverridae, Genetta): a new classification of the most speciose carnivoran genus in Africa . 371–383 . African Biodiversity: Molecules, Organisms, Ecosystems. Proceedings of the 5th International Symposium of Tropical Biology, Museum König, Bonn . Huber, B. A. . Sinclair, B. J. . Lampe, K.-H. . Springer . http://media.withtank.com/3954452aa8/integrative_taxonomy_and_phylo-genetic_systematics_of_the_genets.pdf.