Cercopithecus Linnaeus 1758

Mammalia - Primates - Cercopithecidae

Alternative spelling: Simia (Cercopithecus)

Synonym: Lasiopyga Illiger 1811

Parent taxon: Cercopithecini according to A. J. Tosi et al. 2004

See also Allen 1895, Elliot 1910, Gray 1821, Gray 1825, Illiger 1811, Jablonski 2002, Linnaeus 1758, McKenna and Bell 1997, Pilgrim 1915 and Wilson and Reeder 2005

Sister taxa: Allenopithecus, Allochrocebus, Chlorocebus, Erythrocebus, Miopithecus, Nanopithecus

Subtaxa: Cercopithecus albogularis Cercopithecus ascanius Cercopithecus campbelli Cercopithecus cephus Cercopithecus denti Cercopithecus diana Cercopithecus doggetti Cercopithecus dryas Cercopithecus erythrogaster Cercopithecus erythrotis Cercopithecus hamlyni Cercopithecus kandti Cercopithecus leucampyx Cercopithecus lomamiensis Cercopithecus lowei Cercopithecus mitis Cercopithecus mona Cercopithecus neglectus Cercopithecus nictitans Cercopithecus petaurista Cercopithecus pogonias Cercopithecus pygerythrus Cercopithecus roloway Cercopithecus sabaeus Cercopithecus sclateri Cercopithecus wolfi

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Distribution:

• Quaternary of the Congo-Kinshasa (2 collections), Ethiopia (6), Kenya (3), South Africa (2), Sudan (1)

• Pliocene to Pleistocene of Ethiopia (2), Kenya (1)

• Pliocene of Ethiopia (3), Kenya (1), Malawi (1)

• Miocene to Pleistocene of Ethiopia (1)

Total: 23 collections each including a single occurrence

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