Sykes' monkey (Cercopithecus mitis albogularis), also known as the white-throated monkey or Samango monkey, is a subspecies of the blue monkey.[2] It is an Old World monkey found between Ethiopia and South Africa, including south and east Democratic Republic of Congo. It is named after English naturalist Colonel William Henry Sykes (1790-1872), and has a large white patch on the throat and upper chest, and a grizzled (not blackish) cap.[3]
| Sykes' monkey[1] | |
|---|---|
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| Cercopithecus mitis erythrarchus, Mount Sheba, South Africa | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Primates |
| Suborder: | Haplorhini |
| Infraorder: | Simiiformes |
| Family: | Cercopithecidae |
| Genus: | Cercopithecus |
| Species: | |
| Subspecies: | C. m. albogularis |
| Trinomial name | |
| Cercopithecus mitis albogularis (Sykes, 1831) | |
Subspecies
Sykes' monkey was previous considered a species on its own.[1] When it was, it had 12 subspecies:[1]
- C. a. albogularis – Zanzibar Sykes' monkey
- C. a. albotorquatus – Pousargues' Sykes' monkey
- C. a. erythrarchus – white-throated guenon or Samango monkey
- C. a. francescae
- C. a. kibonotensis
- C. a. kolbi – Mount Kenya Sykes' monkey
- C. a. labiatus – White-lipped monkey or Samango monkey
- C. a. moloneyi
- C. a. monoides
- C. a. phylax
- C. a. schwarzi
- C. a. zammaranoi – Zammarano's white-throated guenon
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