masked palm civet, gem-faced civet (Paguma larvata) English: « Paradoxurus larvatus » = Paguma larvata (Masked palm civet)
Français: « Paradoxurus larvatus » = Paguma larvata (Civette masquée)
Date between 1833 and 1834
Source Illustrations of Indian Zoology - volume 2
Author Thomas Hardwicke (1755–1835)  
Source: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Paguma_larvata_Hardwicke.jpg
The masked palm civet or gem-faced civet (Paguma larvata) is a civet species native to the Indian Subcontinent and Southeast Asia. The masked palm civet is distributed from the northern parts of the Indian Subcontinent, especially the Himalayas, ranging eastwards all the way across Bhutan, Myanmar, Laos, Cambodia, Peninsular Malaysia, China, Thailand and to Vietnam. It is also found on Borneo, Sumatra, Taiwan, and the Andaman and Nicobar islands.