Cercopithecus aethiops (Linnaeus, 1758) . Syst. Nat., 10th ed., 1:28.

TYPE LOCALITY: Sudan, Sennaar .

DISTRIBUTION: Senegal to Ethiopia, south to South Africa; Zanzibar; Pemba; Mafia. Introduced into Lesser Antilles (Caribbean).

COMMENT: Includes pygerythrus, sabaeus, and tantalus; see Struhsaker, 1970:376.

PROTECTED STATUS: CITES - Appendix II as Order Primates .

ISIS NUMBER: 5301406008002001001.