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The Servaline Genet (Genetta servalina) is a species of carnivore of the family Viverridae, related to civets and linsangs. Like all genets, it is outwardly feline, although not a close relative of the cat family.
A number of subspecies of servaline are recognised. These include:
Lowe's Servaline Genet (G. s. lowei). For many years this was only known from the type specimen, a single pelt collected in the Udzungwa Mountains, Tanzania, in 1932. It was rediscovered during a live trapping survey in 2000, and made the news in 2002 when it was photo-trapped in Udzungwa for the first time. It has since been caught in camera traps in the Uluguru and Nguru ranges, raising the possibility that it is even more widely distributed in Tanzania's Eastern Arc Mountains.[2]
The Zanzibar Servaline Genet (G. s. archeri) is endemic to Unguja Island, Zanzibar. It only became known to science in 1995 when a skin and skull were obtained in Kitogani village in south-central Unguja. A number of individuals were photo-trapped for the first time in January 2003 in nearby Jozani-Chwaka Bay National Park.[3]
The endangered Crested Servaline Genet (G. cristata) was also considered to be a subspecies of the Servaline Genet, but is now generally regarded as a valid species.[1]
A number of subspecies of servaline are recognised. These include:
Lowe's Servaline Genet (G. s. lowei). For many years this was only known from the type specimen, a single pelt collected in the Udzungwa Mountains, Tanzania, in 1932. It was rediscovered during a live trapping survey in 2000, and made the news in 2002 when it was photo-trapped in Udzungwa for the first time. It has since been caught in camera traps in the Uluguru and Nguru ranges, raising the possibility that it is even more widely distributed in Tanzania's Eastern Arc Mountains.[2]
The Zanzibar Servaline Genet (G. s. archeri) is endemic to Unguja Island, Zanzibar. It only became known to science in 1995 when a skin and skull were obtained in Kitogani village in south-central Unguja. A number of individuals were photo-trapped for the first time in January 2003 in nearby Jozani-Chwaka Bay National Park.[3]
The endangered Crested Servaline Genet (G. cristata) was also considered to be a subspecies of the Servaline Genet, but is now generally regarded as a valid species.[1]
Facts about the servaline genet:
The Servaline or Crested Genet (genetta servalina) is native to Central Africa.
Lowe's servaline genet is named after the British explorer Willoughby Lowe
The Lowe's servaline genet is a relative of the mongoose family, and is about three feet (one meter) long including the tail.
Apart from the assumption that the Lowe's servaline genet is - like other servaline genets - nocturnal and tree-dwelling, De Luca points out that nothing is known about the genet's ecology, distribution and abundance.
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Photographed by a camera trap on the eastern side of Tanzania's Udzungwa Mountain National Park, the Lowe's servaline genet - a three-foot-long relative of the mongoose family - was previously known only from a single skin collected in 1932.
The rest of the above article can be read by clicking here:
http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2002/...20621082039.htm
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"This is the first ever photograph of Lowe's servaline genet and confirms the animal's existence after 70 years," saysWCS researcher Daniela De Luca.
The rest of the above article can be read by clicking on the link:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/sci/tech/2056227.stm
The National Geographic also wrote an article and it can be found here:
http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/20...0620_genet.html
As far as I know, there is only one picture on the web of this animal and I have tried to get in touch with the photographer but with no success . The photo though can be found on the bbc website and the link is above.