Pteropus speciosus K. Andersen, 1908 . Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist., ser. 8, 2:364.
TYPE LOCALITY: Philippines, Malanipa Isl (off west end of Mindanao) .
DISTRIBUTION: Sulu Arch., Basilan and Mindanao (Philippines); Solombo Besar and Mata Siri (Java Sea); Talaut Isis.
STATUS: CITES - Appendix II.