Bdeogale nigripes Pucheran, 1855 . Rev. Mag. Zool. Paris, 7(2):111.

TYPE LOCALITY: "Gubon" [Gabon] .

DISTRIBUTION: Nigeria to N Angola.

COMMENTS: Rosevear (1974) placed nigripes in Galeriscus . Kingdon (1977) considered jacksoni conspecific with nigripes; however, Rosevear (1974) and Coetzee (19776) noted skull and skin differences.