Subspecies and Distribution. P. l. larvata C. E. H. Smith, 1827 — China (and Taiwan & Hainan Is), Cambodia, Laos, Myanmar, and Vietnam. P. l. annectens Robinson & Kloss, 1917 — Peninsular Malaysia and Thailand. P. l. grayi Bennett, 1835 — Bhutan, India, Nepal, and Pakistan. P. l. leucocephala Gray 1865 — Borneo. P. l. leucomystax Gray, 1837 — Sumatra. P. l. tytlerii Tytler, 1864 — Andaman Is. A possible sighting in western Java in 1993; however, there are no other records for this island. Introduced to Japan. in Viverridae

Subspecies and Distribution. P. l. larvata C. E. H. Smith, 1827 — China (and Taiwan & Hainan Is), Cambodia, Laos, Myanmar, and Vietnam. P. l. annectens Robinson & Kloss, 1917 — Peninsular Malaysia and Thailand. P. l. grayi Bennett, 1835 — Bhutan, India, Nepal, and Pakistan. P. l. leucocephala Gray 1865 — Borneo. P. l. leucomystax Gray, 1837 — Sumatra. P. l. tytlerii Tytler, 1864 — Andaman Is. A possible sighting in western Java in 1993; however, there are no other records for this island. Introduced to Japan.