Fourteen subspecies have been described: 
D. j. javensis (Horsfield, 1821) (southern Thailand to Borneo)
D. j. philippinensis (Steere, 1890) (the Philippines; more often subsumed into the nominate subspecies)
D. j. cebuensis Kennedy, 1987 (Cebu Island)
D. j. confusus (Stresemann, 1913) (Luzon; includes esthloterus (Parkes, 1971))
D. j. feddeni (Blyth, 1863) (Thailand, Laos and Burma)
D. j. forresti Rothschild, 1922  (northern Myanmar and Sichuan, China)
D. j. hargitti (Sharpe, 1884) (Palawan)
D. j. hodgsonii (Jerdon, 1840) (mainly the Western Ghats of India, but also known from central India and the Eastern Ghats)
D. j. mindorensis (Steere, 1890) (Mindoro)
D. j. multilunatus (McGregor, 1907) (Basilan, Dinagat, Mindanao)
D. j. parvus (Richmond, 1902) (Simeulue Island)
D. j. pectoralis (Tweeddale, 1878) (Samar, Bohol and other islands)
D. j. richardsi (Tristram, 1879) (Tristram's woodpecker; found only in North Korea, extinct in South Korea and Tsushima, Japan)
D. j. suluensis (W. Blasius, 1890) (Sulu)
The Andaman woodpecker (Dryocopus hodgei) was treated as a subspecies in the past.
The species has in the past been placed in the genus Thriponax and Macropicus.
Fourteen subspecies have been described: 
D. j. javensis (Horsfield, 1821) (southern Thailand to Borneo)
D. j. philippinensis (Steere, 1890) (the Philippines; more often subsumed into the nominate subspecies)
D. j. cebuensis Kennedy, 1987 (Cebu Island)
D. j. confusus (Stresemann, 1913) (Luzon; includes esthloterus (Parkes, 1971))
D. j. feddeni (Blyth, 1863) (Thailand, Laos and Burma)
D. j. forresti Rothschild, 1922  (northern Myanmar and Sichuan, China)
D. j. hargitti (Sharpe, 1884) (Palawan)
D. j. hodgsonii (Jerdon, 1840) (mainly the Western Ghats of India, but also known from central India and the Eastern Ghats)
D. j. mindorensis (Steere, 1890) (Mindoro)
D. j. multilunatus (McGregor, 1907) (Basilan, Dinagat, Mindanao)
D. j. parvus (Richmond, 1902) (Simeulue Island)
D. j. pectoralis (Tweeddale, 1878) (Samar, Bohol and other islands)
D. j. richardsi (Tristram, 1879) (Tristram's woodpecker; found only in North Korea, extinct in South Korea and Tsushima, Japan)
D. j. suluensis (W. Blasius, 1890) (Sulu)
The Andaman woodpecker (Dryocopus hodgei) was treated as a subspecies in the past. The species has in the past been placed in the genus Thriponax and Macropicus.
White-bellied woodpecker