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Record details

MammalMAP:   43688
Province:   North-east
Country:   Nigeria
Locus:   NE_009010DC
Observer:   Atabo
Date of record:   2023-02-04
Number of photos:   1
Notes:  
Last updated:   2024-02-26 18:39:09
Sp. code:   195120
Species name:   Genetta genetta
Common name:   Common Genet -- Small-spotted Genet
Family:   Viverridae
Record status:   ACCEPTED
Collector's species id:   Genetta genetta?
Institution:   ADU-UCT
Record URL:   https://vmus.adu.org.za/?vm=MammalMAP-43688
Links:   • Locus: Summary | Records       • Species: Records | Distribution map
VM-number: 43688 - photo: 1

Comments by the Expert Panel on this record:

Comment number:   1
By:   Lisl van Deventer
Comment:   Agree with ID - tail with well-defined rings and a dark tip; coat with rows of blotches (not randomly spaced blotches).
Date:   2024-02-26 18:39:09
Species name:   Genetta genetta -- Common Genet; Small-spotted Genet
Species code:   195120

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