Chlorocebus pygerythrus

(F. Cuvier in É. Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire & F. Cuvier, 1821)

Vervet Monkey

Taxonomy

Subclass : Theria
Infraclass : Placentalia
Magnorder : Boreoeutheria
Superorder : Euarchontoglires
Order : Primates
Suborder : Haplorhini
Infraorder : Simiiformes
Parvorder : Catarrhini
Superfamily : Cercopithecoidea
Family : Cercopithecidae
Subfamily : Cercopithecinae
Tribe : Cercopithecini
Genus : Chlorocebus

Species status

Living
Found in the wild
Listed in MSW3 2005

Authority citation

Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire, É. and Cuvier, F. 1821-01. Livraison 24. in Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire, É. and Cuvier, F. 1818-1842. Histoire naturelle des mammifères, avec figures originales, coloriées, dessinées d'après des animaux vivants. Blaise, Paris.

Authority publication link

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/43945769

Original name as described

Pygérythra

Other common names

Black-chinned Vervet Monkey · Hilgert's Vervet Monkey · Pemba Vervet Monkey · Reddish-Green Vervet Monkey · Wittu Islands Vervet Monkey

Type locality

Africa (= South Africa).

Biogeographic realm

Afrotropic

Country distribution

Ethiopia · South Sudan · Somalia · Kenya · Uganda · Rwanda · Burundi · Tanzania · Zambia · Malawi · Mozambique · Botswana · Zimbabwe · South Africa · Eswatini · Lesotho · Namibia

IUCN Red List status

Least Concern

Species Permalink

https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1000586

Country distribution map

The map below provides a general overview. Most species inhabit only specific regions within countries. Hover over the highlighted regions to see the country name.

Names and synonyms

Present and past (if available) associated names to the species. Click on a name to view its details. If the list is long, scroll down to see more.

Cercopithecus pygerythrus johnstoni

(Pocock, 1907)

Family

Cercopithecidae

Root name

johnstoni

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BMNH:Mamm:1885.1.17.2

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/8fc1e9d1-a539-476e-8edb-5604d4b75799 https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/ef1f4dba-1119-4e88-a2a0-86928ad49d47

Authority page

738

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/31579160

Authority publication

Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London

Name usages

  1. Allen (1909:174) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/16003)
  2. Groves (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8549)

Cercopithecus pygerythrus whytei

(Pocock, 1907)

Family

Cercopithecidae

Root name

whytei

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BMNH:Mamm:1895.12.7.7

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/a887d2e9-6117-4d38-9fea-e15351064aa2 https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/b6f74861-f833-4f6d-8314-a6cada13b420

Authority page

738

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/31579160

Authority publication

Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London

Name usages

Groves (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8549)

Cercopithecus rubellus

(D. G. Elliot, 1909)

Family

Cercopithecidae

Root name

rubellus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BMNH:Mamm:1906.2.1.1

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/56c29a51-9a19-4910-bd41-d4eed94989b2 https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/b9d92a7d-1669-4db1-8c2c-5b815a3733b6

Authority page

260

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/22097639

Authority publication

Annals and Magazine of Natural History

Name usages

Groves (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8549)

Cercopithecus silaceus

(D. G. Elliot, 1909)

Family

Cercopithecidae

Root name

silaceus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BMNH:Mamm:1907.1.11.1

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/6cb02263-ae99-447d-bd5e-d075b16491a2 https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/af5c8f3d-e978-44e3-b0d3-b8f53dbaf0a4

Authority page

263

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/22097642

Authority publication

Annals and Magazine of Natural History

Name usages

Groves (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8549)

Cercopithecus flavidus

(W. C. H. Peters, 1851)

Family

Cercopithecidae

Root name

flavidus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

lost (number not known)

Type kind

holotype

Authority page

757

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/11056771

Authority publication

Bericht über die zur Bekanntmachung geeigneten Verhandlungen der Königlichen Preussischen Akademie der Wissenschaften zu Berlin

Name usages

  1. Groves (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8549)
  2. Groves (2005:106) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8549)

Cercopithecus pygerythrus

(C. F. Cuvier, 1842)

Family

Cercopithecidae

Root name

pygerythrus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

MNHN-ZM-2005-984

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

http://coldb.mnhn.fr/catalognumber/mnhn/zm/2005-984

Authority page

1

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/44518524

Authority publication

Paris

Name usages

  1. Cuvier (1842:1, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/44518524) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/60227)
  2. Lesson (1842:4) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/36812)
  3. Blyth (1853:416, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/40267902) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67348)
  4. Matschie (1895:7, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/14835381) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67260)
  5. Allen (1909:174) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/16003)
  6. Roberts (1913:101, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/50439559) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/17656)

Cercopithecus rufo-viridis

(I. Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire, 1843)

Family

Cercopithecidae

Root name

rufoviridis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

MNHN-ZM-2005-985

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

http://coldb.mnhn.fr/catalognumber/mnhn/zm/2005-985

Authority page

564

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/25101295

Authority publication

Archives du Muséum d'histoire naturelle

Name usages

Matschie (1895:6, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/14835380) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67260)

Cerpithecus Aethiops Marjoriae

(Bradfield, 1936)

Family

Cercopithecidae

Root name

marjoriae

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

TM (number not known)

Type kind

holotype

Authority page

131

Authority publication

The Auk

Name usages

Groves (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8549)

Cercopithecus aethiops cloetei

(A. Roberts, 1931)

Family

Cercopithecidae

Root name

cloetei

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

TM 4479

Type kind

holotype

Authority page

223

Authority publication

Annals of the Transvaal Museum

Name usages

Groves (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8549)

Cercopithecus aethiops ngamiensis

(A. Roberts, 1932)

Family

Cercopithecidae

Root name

ngamiensis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

TM 6616

Type kind

holotype

Authority page

19

Authority publication

Annals of the Transvaal Museum

Name usages

Groves (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8549)

Lasiopyga pygerythra callida

(Hollister, 1912)

Family

Cercopithecidae

Root name

callidus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

USNM:MAMM:162843

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/31e70f31f-b55b-42c3-9e43-68444c4e67ab

Authority page

1

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/8814679

Authority publication

Smithsonian Miscellaneous Collections

Name usages

Groves (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8549)

Cercopithecus centralis luteus

(D. G. Elliot, 1910)

Family

Cercopithecidae

Root name

luteus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

USNM:MAMM:163086

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/3578b62c1-bfd8-4bd6-89c0-201066ed9852

Authority page

1

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/8813179

Authority publication

Smithsonian Miscellaneous Collections

Name usages

Groves (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8549)

Lasiopyga pygerythra contigua

(Hollister, 1920)

Family

Cercopithecidae

Root name

contiguus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

USNM:MAMM:163327

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/3a720622a-ef65-484f-b08b-1115f9d5e0c0

Authority page

2

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/30039662

Authority publication

Smithsonian Miscellaneous Collections

Name usages

Groves (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8549)

Lasiopyga pygerythra arenaria

(E. Heller, 1913)

Family

Cercopithecidae

Root name

arenarius

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

USNM:MAMM:182201

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/3b086398f-0809-4aa7-a425-bc7341cba213

Authority page

11

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/30095975

Authority publication

Smithsonian Miscellaneous Collections

Name usages

Groves (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8549)

Lasiopyga pygerythra tumbili

(E. Heller, 1913)

Family

Cercopithecidae

Root name

tumbili

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

USNM:MAMM:182229

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/3b48003bd-9dba-42ec-bd65-d2a2c0fd6f64

Authority page

10

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/30095974

Authority publication

Smithsonian Miscellaneous Collections

Name usages

Groves (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8549)

Cercopithecus centralis

(O. R. Neumann, 1900)

Family

Cercopithecidae

Root name

centralis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

ZMB 35502

Type kind

holotype

Authority page

533

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/10197807

Authority publication

Zoologische Jahrbücher

Name usages

Groves (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8549)

Cercopithecus hilgerti

(O. R. Neumann, 1902)

Family

Cercopithecidae

Root name

hilgerti

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

ZMB 35503

Type kind

holotype

Authority page

50

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/7931204

Authority publication

Sitzungsberichte der Gesellschaft Naturforschender Freunde zu Berlin

Cercopithecus ellenbecki

(O. R. Neumann, 1902)

Family

Cercopithecidae

Root name

ellenbecki

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

ZMB 35504

Type kind

holotype

Authority page

50

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/7931204

Authority publication

Sitzungsberichte der Gesellschaft Naturforschender Freunde zu Berlin

Name usages

Groves (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8549)

Cercopithecus aethiops nesiotes

(E. Schwarz, 1926)

Family

Cercopithecidae

Root name

nesiotes

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

ZMB 35510

Type kind

holotype

Authority page

42

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/45481567

Authority publication

Zeitschrift für Säugetierkunde

Cercopithecus aethiops excubitor

(E. Schwarz, 1926)

Family

Cercopithecidae

Root name

excubitor

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

ZMB 35511

Type kind

holotype

Authority page

43

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/45481568

Authority publication

Zeitschrift für Säugetierkunde

Cerc. pygerythraeus

(H. R. Schinz, 1825)

Family

Cercopithecidae

Root name

pygerythraeus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

incorrectsubsequentspelling

Authority page

254

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/51523671

Authority publication

Stuttgart

Cercopithecus lalandii

(I. Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire, 1842)

Family

Cercopithecidae

Root name

lalandii

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

nomen_nudum

Authority page

1038

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/2710424

Authority publication

Comptes rendus hebdomadaires des séances de l'Académie des sciences

Name usages

Groves (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8549)

Cercopithecus rufo-viridis

(I. Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire, 1842)

Family

Cercopithecidae

Root name

rufoviridis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

nomen_nudum

Authority page

1038

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/2710424

Authority publication

Comptes rendus hebdomadaires des séances de l'Académie des sciences

Chlorocebus pygerythrus excubutor

Groves, 2005

Family

Cercopithecidae

Root name

excubutor

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

incorrectsubsequentspelling

Authority page

159

Authority publication

Baltimore

Name usages

Groves (2005:159) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8549)

Chlorocebus pygerythrus hilgerti

Groves, 2005

Family

Cercopithecidae

Root name

hilgerti

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority publication

Baltimore

Name usages

  1. Groves (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8549)
  2. Mittermeier, Rylands & Wilson (2013:673) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59513)

Chlorocebus pygerythrus nesiotes

Groves, 2005

Family

Cercopithecidae

Root name

nesiotes

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority publication

Baltimore

Name usages

  1. Groves (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8549)
  2. Mittermeier, Rylands & Wilson (2013:673) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59513)

Chlorocebus pygerythrus

Groves, 2005

Family

Cercopithecidae

Root name

pygerythrus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority publication

Baltimore

Name usages

  1. Groves (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8549)
  2. Mittermeier, Rylands & Wilson (2013:673) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59513)
  3. Butynski, Kingdon & Kalina (2013:277) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/37955)
  4. Mammal Diversity Database (2018:ID #136271) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67336)
  5. Mammal Diversity Database (2019:ID #136271) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67337)
  6. Mammal Diversity Database (2024, https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1000586) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67250)
  7. International Union for the Conservation of Nature (2024, https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/136271/205998680) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67246)

Chlorocebus pygerythrus pygerythrus

Groves, 2005

Family

Cercopithecidae

Root name

pygerythrus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority publication

Baltimore

Name usages

  1. Groves (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8549)
  2. Mittermeier, Rylands & Wilson (2013:673) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59513)

Chlorocebus pygerythrus excubitor

Mittermeier, Rylands, & D. E. Wilson, 2013

Family

Cercopithecidae

Root name

excubitor

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

673

Authority publication

Barcelona

Name usages

Mittermeier, Rylands & Wilson (2013:673) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59513)

Cercopithecus glaucus

(H. Lichtenstein, 1811)

Family

Cercopithecidae

Root name

glaucus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

nomen_nudum

Authority page

645

Authority publication

book

Name usages

Groves (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8549)

Pygérythra

(F. Cuvier in É. Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire & F. Cuvier, 1821)

Family

Cercopithecidae

Root name

pygerythrus

Validity status

species

Nomenclatural status

notpublishedwithageneric_name

Authority page

pl. 23 (p. 2)

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/43945769

Authority publication

Paris

cercopithecus pygerithraeus

(A. G. Desmarest, 1822)

Family

Cercopithecidae

Root name

pygerithraeus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

incorrectsubsequentspelling

Authority page

534

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/39521978

Authority publication

Paris

Name usages

Lesson (1827:38, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/54207470) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/36839)

Cercopithecus pusillus

(Desmoulins, 1825)

Family

Cercopithecidae

Root name

pusillus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Authority page

568

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/25682630

Authority publication

Dictionnaire Classique d'Histoire Naturelle

Name usages

Groves (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8549)

Simia erythropyga

(G. Cuvier, 1829)

Family

Cercopithecidae

Root name

erythropygus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

nomen_novum

Authority page

92

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/33373934

Authority publication

Paris

Name usages

Groves (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8549)

Cercopithecus lalandii

(I. Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire, 1843)

Family

Cercopithecidae

Root name

lalandii

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

nomen_novum

Authority page

561

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/25101292

Authority publication

Archives du Muséum d'histoire naturelle

Cercopithecus circumcinctus

(H. G. L. Reichenbach, 1862)

Family

Cercopithecidae

Root name

circumcinctus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Authority page

123

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/47618979

Authority publication

Dresden

Name usages

  1. Groves (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8549)
  2. Groves (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8549)

Cercopithecus rufoniger

(J. E. Gray, 1871)

Family

Cercopithecidae

Root name

rufoniger

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

incorrectsubsequentspelling

Authority page

26

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/9994520

Authority publication

British Museum Catalogue

Name usages

Groves (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8549)

Chlorocebus pembae

Matschie, 1923

Family

Cercopithecidae

Root name

pembae

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

nomen_nudum

Authority page

184

Authority publication

book

Name usages

Groves (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8549)

Chlorocebus voeltzkowi

Matschie, 1923

Family

Cercopithecidae

Root name

voeltzkowi

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

nomen_nudum

Authority page

47

Authority publication

book

Name usages

Groves (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8549)

Chlorocebus pygerythrus nifoviridis

Groves, 2005

Family

Cercopithecidae

Root name

nifoviridis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

incorrectsubsequentspelling

Authority page

159

Authority publication

Baltimore

Name usages

Groves (2005:159) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8549)

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