Cercopithecus nictitans Linnaeus 1766

Wilson, Don E. & Reeder, DeeAnn, 2005, Order Primates, Mammal Species of the World: a Taxonomic and Geographic Reference (3 rd Edition), Volume 1, Baltimore: The Johns Hopkins University Press, pp. 111-184 : 157

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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).