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Tom Larson
Grey Vervet Monkey
Genus species - Cercopithecus aethiops pygerythus
Family - Callithricidae
Superfamily - Ceboidea
Suborder - ANTHROPOIDEA
Order - PRIMATES
KM-13493 σ, 16 May 1948, Kei Road, C.P.
willis, 640,600,140,44
Desc - face black, a whitish band across fore
head around to throat, below lower arms and
legs and ventral body, above on top of head.
Back, grey speckled with white and black,
tail as long as body and black tipped,
pads black, 5 fingers with nails (black)
feet black with 5 toes with nails, reddish undertail.
Cercopithecus aethiops whytei
KM-11553 σ, 27 June 1946, Sibalula ft. of
Mlanje Mt. Mt. Nyasaland, 2500-3000
B.C. Shortridge, 570,700,146,43.
Larger than Cape Vervet monkey, face black
but back and head a grey brown speckled
appearance, reddish under tail by arms, ears
black.
(aobanelt vervet) Cercopithecus aethiops "helvoscens"
KM-10689 σ, 2 Sept. 1927 Ehombo, M.Kookveld, S.W.
Afr. 800 m Shortridge, 480,545,115,32.
Desc above a yellowish brown streaked with black,
below pale whitish grey, arms light grey and
legs same, tail faintly black tipped.