Sykes' Monkey
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Sykes' Monkey (Cercopithecus albogularis) is an Old World monkey found between Ethiopia and South Africa, in the south and east of the Democratic Republic of Congo and in north west Angola.
[edit] Subspecies
There are 12 subspecies of Sykes' Monkey:[1]
- Zanzibar Sykes' Monkey, Cercopithecus albogularis albogularis, found in Angola.
- Pousargues's Sykes' Monkey, Cercopithecus albogularis albotorquatus
- Cercopithecus albogularis erythrarchus
- Cercopithecus albogularis francescae
- Cercopithecus albogularis kibonotensis
- Cercopithecus albogularis kolbi
- White-lipped Monkey, Cercopithecus albogularis labiatus
- Cercopithecus albogularis moloneyi
- Cercopithecus albogularis monoides
- Cercopithecus albogularis phylax
- Cercopithecus albogularis schwarzi
- Zammarano's White-throated Guenon, Cercopithecus albogularis zammaranoi
[edit] References
- ^ a b Groves, Colin (16 November 2005). in Wilson, D. E., and Reeder, D. M. (eds): Mammal Species of the World, 3rd edition, Johns Hopkins University Press, Cercopithecus albogularis154. ISBN 0-801-88221-4.
- ^ Butynski, T. & Members of the Primate Specialist Group (2000). Cercopithecus mitis ssp. albogularis. 2007 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. IUCN 2007. Retrieved on 2008-04-19.
