Cercopithecus nictitans Linnaeus 1766

Cercopithecus nictitans Linnaeus 1766, Syst. Nat., 12th ed., Vol. 1: 40.

Type Locality: Equatorial Guinea, Benito River.

Vernacular Names: Greater spot-nosed Monkey.

Synonyms: Cercopithecus signatus Jentink 1886 .

Subspecies::

Subspecies Cercopithecus nictitans subsp. nictitans Linnaeus 1766

Subspecies Cercopithecus nictitans subsp. martini Waterhouse 1838

Distribution: Liberia; Côte d’Ivoire; Nigeria apparently to Itimbiri River in NW Dem. Rep. Congo, Central African Republic; Rio Muni and Bioko (Equatorial Guinea).

Conservation: CITES – Appendix II; IUCN – Critically Endangered as C. n. stampflii, Endangered as C. n. martini, otherwise Lower Risk (lc).

Discussion: C. mitis species group. C. signatus Jentink, 1886, probably represents a hybrid between this species and one of the cephus group (Oates, 1985).