Subspecies and Distribution. P. c. cristata Sparrman, 1783 — E African coast (S Egypt, Sudan, Eritrea, Djibouti, Ethiopia, Somalia, Kenya, NE Uganda to C Tanzania). P. c. septentrionalis Rothschild, 1902 — most of S Africa (S Angola, S Zambia, SW Mozambique, Namibia, Botswana, Zimbabwe, Swaziland, Lesotho, and South Africa). in Hyaenidae - Don E. Wilson (Lynx Edicions, 2009)