Potos flavus subsp. flavus Schreber 1774

Wilson, Don E. & Reeder, DeeAnn, 2005, Order Carnivora, Mammal Species of the World: a Taxonomic and Geographic Reference (3 rd Edition), Volume 1, Baltimore: The Johns Hopkins University Press, pp. 532-628 : 626

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scientific name	Potos flavus subsp. flavus Schreber 1774
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Potos flavus subsp. flavus Schreber 1774 , Die Saugethiere, Vol. 1, 9: pl. 42 [1774]; see also text, p. 187 [189] (index) [1774].

Type Locality: "Er ist, der Sage nach, auf den Gebirgen in Jamaica einheimisch"; restricted by Thomas (1902 b) to " Surinam ". Ford and Hoffmann (1988) and Husson (1978) discussed the confusion over the name and type locality .

Synonyms: Potos flavus subsp. brachyotos ( Schinz 1844) ; Potos flavus subsp. brachyotus (Martin 1836) ; Potos flavus subsp. caudivolvula ( Schreber 1777) ; Potos flavus subsp. caudivolvulus (Cuvier 1798) ; Potos flavus subsp. caudivolvulus (Lacépède 1799) ; Potos flavus subsp. potto (Müller 1776) ; Potos flavus subsp. simiasciurus (Schreber 1774) .