Madagascar, Reunion I.. See [About maps]
borbonicus (Geoffroy, 1806); Ann. Mus. Hist. Nat. Paris 8: 201, TL: Reunion I.
Sulawesi. See [About maps]
Scotophilus celebensis Sody, 1928; Natuurk. Tijdschr. Ned.-Ind., 88: 90, TL: Sulawesi, Toli Toli
Senegal, Sierra Leone - Somalia - South Africa, Namibia, S.Yemen. See [About maps]
dinganii (A. Smith, 1833); S. Afr. J., 2: 59, TL: South Africa, Port Natal (= Durban)
Afghanistan - S.China, Hainan, India, Sri Lanka, Vietnma. See [About maps]
heathi (Horsfield, 1831); Proc. Zool. Soc. Lond., 1831: 113, TL: India, Madras
Pakistan - Taiwan, India, Sri Lanka, Malaya, Philippines, Aru, Nicobar, Hainan. See [About maps]
Scotophilus kuhlii Leach, 1822; Trans. Linn. Soc. Lond., 13: 71, TL: "India"
Maritania, Senegal - N.Kenya, Ethiopia - South Africa. See [About maps]
Nycticejus leucogaster Cretzschmar, 1826; in Ruppell, Atlas Reise Nordl. Africa Saugeth.: 71, TL: Sudan, Kordofan Region, Brunnen Nedger (Nedger Well)
Senegal - Sudan, Kenya - Mozambique. See [About maps]
nigrita (Schreber, 1774); Die Saugethiere, 1: 171, TL: Senegal
Senegal - Sudan. See [About maps]
Scotophilus nigritellus De Winton, 1899; Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist., (7) 4: 355, TL: Ghana, Gambaga
Sierra Leone - Kenya. See [About maps]
Scotophilus nux Thomas, 1904; Ann. Mag. nat. Hist., (7) 13: 208, TL: Cameroon, Efulen
Madagascar. See [About maps]
Scotophilus robustus Milne-Edwards, 1881; C. R. Acad. Sci. Paris, 91: 1035, TL: Madagascar
Ethiopia - Mozambique, South Africa. See [About maps]
viridis (Peters, 1852); Reise nach Mossambique, Saugeth.: 67, TL: Mozambique, Mozambique I., 15°S25.8.2002 (11)
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