Heliosciurus gambianus subsp. gambianus Ogilby 1835
Heliosciurus gambianus subsp. gambianus Ogilby 1835, Proc. Zool. Soc. Lond., 1835: 103.
Type Locality: Gambia, possibly near Ft. St. Mary. "...brought from the Gambia ..." "Through... Mr. Rendall, who has lately arrived from the Gambia, where his brother is lieutenent-governor of Fort St. Mary and the other British possessions in that neighbourhood..." .
Synonyms: Heliosciurus gambianus subsp. albina (Gray 1867); Heliosciurus gambianus subsp. annularis (Schinz 1845); Heliosciurus gambianus subsp. annulatus (Desmarest 1822); Heliosciurus gambianus subsp. simplex (Lesson 1838) .