Subspecies and Distribution. V. p. pallida Cretzschmar, 1827 — Sudan (Kordofan) to Eritrea, and Ethiopia. V. p. edwardsi Rochebrune, 1883 — Mali, S Mauritania, and Senegal. V. p. harterti Thomas & Hinton, 1921 — Burkina Faso, Niger, and N Nigeria. V. p. oertzeni Matschie, 1910 — N Cameroon, Chad, and NE Nigeria to S Libya in the N and Sudan (Darfur province) in the S. in Canidae

Subspecies and Distribution. V. p. pallida Cretzschmar, 1827 — Sudan (Kordofan) to Eritrea, and Ethiopia. V. p. edwardsi Rochebrune, 1883 — Mali, S Mauritania, and Senegal. V. p. harterti Thomas & Hinton, 1921 — Burkina Faso, Niger, and N Nigeria. V. p. oertzeni Matschie, 1910 — N Cameroon, Chad, and NE Nigeria to S Libya in the N and Sudan (Darfur province) in the S.Published as part of Don E. Wilson & Russell A. Mittermeier, 2009, Canidae, pp. 352-446 in Handbook of the Mammals of the World – Volume 1 Carnivores, Barcelona :Lynx Edicions on page 443, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.633115