- Paraxerus alexandri (Thomas & Wroughton, 1907)
- Paraxerus boehmi (Reichenow, 1886)
- Paraxerus cepapi (A. Smith, 1836) - esquilo-da-savana
- Paraxerus cooperi Hayman, 1950
- Paraxerus flavovittis (Peters, 1852)
- Paraxerus lucifer (Thomas, 1897)
- Paraxerus ochraceus (Huet, 1880)
- Paraxerus palliatus (Peters, 1852)
- Paraxerus poensis (A. Smith, 1830)
- Paraxerus vexillarius (Kershaw, 1923)
- Paraxerus vincenti Hayman, 1950
- HOFFMAN, R. S.; THORINGTON, R. W. Family Sciuridae. In: WILSON, D. E.; REEDER, D. M. (Eds.). Mammal Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference. 3. ed. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press, 2005. v. 2, p. 754-818.