Potos flavus subsp. flavus Schreber 1774

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) .