Chlorocebus Gray 1870

Chlorocebus Gray 1870, Cat. Monkeys, Lemurs, Fruit-eating Bats Brit. Mus.: 5.

Type Species: Simia sabaea Linnaeus 1766

Synonyms: Cynocebus Gray 1870 .

Species and subspecies: 6 species with 8 subspecies:

Species Chlorocebus aethiops (Linnaeus 1758)

Species Chlorocebus cynosuros (Scopoli 1786)

Species Chlorocebus djamdjamensis Neumann 1902

Species Chlorocebus pygerythrus (F. Cuvier 1821)

Subspecies Chlorocebus pygerythrus subsp. pygerythrus F. Cuvier 1821

Subspecies Chlorocebus pygerythrus subsp. excubutor Schwarz 1926

Subspecies Chlorocebus pygerythrus subsp. hilgerti Neumann 1902

Subspecies Chlorocebus pygerythrus subsp. nesiotes Schwarz 1926

Subspecies Chlorocebus pygerythrus subsp. nifoviridis I. Geoffroy 1843

Species Chlorocebus sabaeus (Linnaeus 1766)

Species Chlorocebus tantalus (Ogilby 1841)

Subspecies Chlorocebus tantalus subsp. tantalus Ogilby 1841

Subspecies Chlorocebus tantalus subsp. budgetti Pocock 1907

Subspecies Chlorocebus tantalus subsp. marrensis Thomas and Hinton 1923

Discussion: Not recognized by McKenna and Bell (1997). Recognized as a full genus distinct from Cercopithecus by Groves (1989, 2001 c).