Anomalurus pelii Schlegel and S. Müller 1845

Anomalurus pelii Schlegel and S. Müller 1845, in: Temminck, Verh. Nat. Gesch. Nederland. Overz. Bezitt., Zool., Mammalia, Vol. 1, pt. 2: 109 [1843-1845].

Type Locality: Ghana, "Daboeram" ("Daboerom (or Dabocrom), aan de Goudkust" were mis-spellings, see Grubb et al., 1998:184).

Vernacular Names: Pel's Scaly-tailed Squirrel.

Subspecies::

Subspecies Anomalurus pelii subsp. pelii Schlegel and S. Müller 1845

Subspecies Anomalurus pelii subsp. auzembergeri Matschie 1914

Distribution: NE Liberia, Côte d'Ivoire to Ghana.

Conservation: CITES – Appendix III (Ghana); IUCN – Lower Risk (nt). Not mentioned in Schlitter (1989).

Discussion: Kuhn (1966:337) considered auzembergeri a distinct subspecies, which was confirmed by A. C. Schunke (in litt.).