Subspecies
- Dynastes hercules baudrii Pinchon, 1976
- Origin: Martinique
- Male size: 50–100 mm; female: 45–55 mm
- Dynastes hercules bleuzeni Silvestre and Dechambre, 1995
- Origin: Venezuela
- Male size: 55–155 mm; female: 45–75 mm
- Dynastes hercules ecuatorianus Ohaus, 1913
- Origin: Colombia, Peru, Ecuador, Brazil
- Male size: 55–165 mm; female: 50–80 mm
- Dynastes hercules hercules Linnaeus, 1753.
- Origin: Guadeloupe, Dominica
- Male size: 45–178 (max: 220 mm?); female: 50–80 mm
- Dynastes hercules septentrionalis
- Origin: Extreme Southern Mexico, Central America
- Male size: 50–150 mm; female: 40–80 mm
- Dynastes hercules tuxtlaensis Moron, 1993
- Origin: Mexico
- Male size: 70–110 mm; female: 45–60 mm
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