Arctocebus aureus de Winton 1902

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 : 121

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scientific name	Arctocebus aureus de Winton 1902
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Arctocebus aureus de Winton 1902 , Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist., ser. 7, 9: 48.

Type Locality: Equatorial Guinea, 50 mi. (80 km) up Benito River.

Vernacular Names: Calabar Angwantibo.

Synonyms: Arctocebus ruficeps Thomas 1913 .

Distribution: C Africa, south of Sanaga River, W and N of Congo /Oubangui River system.

Conservation: CITES – Appendix II; IUCN – Lower Risk (nt).

Discussion: Formerly classified as a subspecies of Arctocebus calabarensis , but considered a full species by Maier (1980:567) and Groves (1989:100-101; 2001 c).