Heliosciurus punctatus subsp. punctatus Temminck 1853
Heliosciurus punctatus subsp. punctatus Temminck 1853, Esquisses Zool. sur la Cote de Guine: 138.
Type Locality: Guinea coast, no exact locality given. "...dans toutes les forĂȘts de la GuinĂ© ..." Given by Ingoldby (1927) as Ghana: "Secondi and Bibiani, Gold Coast." .