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Cercopithecinae Gray 1821

Description

Cercopithecinae Gray 1821

Cercopithecinae Gray 1821, London Med. Repos., 15: 297.

Synonyms: Cercocebini Jolly 1966; Cynopithecinae Osman Hill 1966; Macacidae Owen 1843; Papinae Chiarelli 1966; Papioninae Burnett 1828; Theropithecini Jolly 1966.

Genera: 11 genera with 73 species:

Genus Allenopithecus Lang 1923 (1 species)

Genus Cercocebus E. Geoffroy 1812 (6 species with 2 subspecies)

Genus Cercopithecus Linnaeus 1758 (25 species with 44 subspecies)

Genus Chlorocebus Gray 1870 (6 species with 8 subspecies)

Genus Erythrocebus Trouessart 1897 (1 species)

Genus Lophocebus Palmer 1903 (3 species with 3 subspecies)

Genus Macaca Lacépède 1799 (21 species with 22 subspecies)

Genus Mandrillus Ritgen 1824 (2 species with 2 subspecies)

Genus Miopithecus I. Geoffroy 1862 (2 species)

Genus Papio Erxleben 1777 (5 species with 6 subspecies)

Genus Theropithecus I. Geoffroy 1841 (1 species with 2 subspecies)

Discussion: Divided by Groves (2001 c) into two tribes: Cercopithecini (Allenopithecus, Cercopithecus, Chlorocebus, Erythrocebus, Miopithecus) and Papionini (Cercocebus, Lophocebus, Macaca, Mandrillus, Papio, Theropithecus).

Notes

Published as part of Wilson, Don E. & Reeder, DeeAnn, 2005, Order Primates, pp. 111-184 in Mammal Species of the World: a Taxonomic and Geographic Reference (3 rd Edition), Volume 1, Baltimore :The Johns Hopkins University Press on page 152, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.7316519

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Biodiversity

Scientific name authorship
Gray
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Chordata
Order
Primates
Family
Cercopithecidae
Taxon rank
subFamily
Taxonomic concept label
Cercopithecinae Gray, 1821 sec. Wilson & Reeder, 2005

References

  • Gray, J. E. 1821. On the natural arrangement of vertebrose animals. London Medical Repository, 15 (1): 296 - 310.
  • Hill, J. E. 1966. A review of the genus Philetor (Chiroptera; Vespertilionidae). Bulletin of the British Museum (Natural History), Zoology Series, 14: 371 - 387.
  • Linnaeus, C. 1758. Systema Naturae per regna tria naturae, secundum classis, ordines, genera, species cum characteribus, differentiis, synonymis, locis. Tenth ed. Vol. 1. Laurentii Salvii, Stockholm, 824 pp.
  • Gray, J. E. 1870. Catalogue of monkeys, lemurs and fruit eating bats in the collections of the British Museum. British Museum, London, 137 pp.
  • Trouessart, E. L. 1897 - 1905. Catalogus mammalium tam viventium quam fossilium. Quinquennale supplementum anno 1904. [Tomus 1 - 1897; Tomus 2 - 1898; Quinquennale supplementum, fascic. 1 & 2 - 1904; fascic. 3 & 4 -- 1905]. R. Friedlander and Sohn, Berlin, 1 & 2: 1469 pp.; Quin supp: 929 pp.
  • Erxleben, J. C. P. 1777. Systema regni animalis per classes, ordines, genera, species, varietates, cum synonymia et historia animalium. Classis I. Mammalia. Weygandianis, Lipsiae, 636 pp.
  • Groves, C. P. 2001 c. Primate taxonomy. Smithsonian Institution Press, Washington, DC, 350 pp.