Lepus capensis subsp. capensis Linnaeus 1758
Lepus capensis subsp. capensis Linnaeus 1758, Syst. Nat., 10th ed., Vol. 1: 58.
Type Locality: "ad Cap. b. Spei" [South Africa, Cape of Good Hope].
Synonyms: Lepus capensis subsp. arenarius Geoffroy 1826; Lepus capensis subsp. centralis Thomas 1903; Lepus capensis subsp. ochropoides Roberts 1929; Lepus capensis subsp. ochropus Wagner 1844 .