Scotophilus viridis (Peters, 1852) . Reise nach Mossambique, Säugethiere, p. 67.

TYPE LOCALITY: Mozambique, Mozambique Isl, 15°S .

DISTRIBUTION: Senegal to Ethiopia south to Namibia and South Africa.

SYNONYMS: damarensis, nigritellus .

COMMENTS: Included in leucogaster by Hayman and Hill (1971:50), but see Koopman (1975:414-416) and Schütter et al. (1980). Includes nigritellus, see C. B. Robbins et al. (1985). Includes damarensis, but see C. B. Robbins et al. (1985).