Francolinus Oken, 1817
Francolinus shelleyi canidorsalis Lawson, 1963
Francolinus shelleyi macarthuri Someren, 1938
Francolinus shelleyi shelleyi Ogilvie-Grant, 1890
Francolinus shelleyi uluensis Ogilvie-Grant, 1892
Francolinus shelleyi whytei Neumann, 1908