C. aethiops -- *vzoo -- (at right) |
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How many species are there? Can you tell species and subspecies apart based on photographs? Are common names as distinctive as scientific names?
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Chlorocebus aethiops -- Grivet or Vervet Monkey-- [ *afcam | amd | *zoorg | *dutch | *vzoo | *momm ]
C a. djiamdjiamensis -- Djam-djam Monkey
Chlorocebus pygerythrus -- Vervet Monkey -- [ *djuma | *szg | *encm | *momm ]
C a. helvescens -- [ *cites ]
C a. rufoviridis -- [ *cites ] -- Black Vervet ? -- [ *sshow ]
C. p. cynosurus -- Angolan doubtful species
Chlorocebus sabaeus -- Green Monkey -- [ *mlab ]
Chlorocebus tantalus -- Savanna Vervet -- [ *momm ]
Photo Quality Can Make a Big Difference
It may be difficult to believe that the photographs grouped in the next two rows are of the same species. Not only does the camera equipment, light, film, skill of the photographer and photo development process all contribute to the end product, but electronic scanning equipment and art editors (enlarging or reducing size) all affect the picture you finally see. Also, photos are rarely labeled to indicate age, sex or geographic population to which the animal belongs. These comments are not meant to criticize any photo shown on this website. |
C. pygerythrus - *djuma | C. pygerythrus -- *encm | C. pygerythrus -- *momm | C. pygerythrus -- *szg |
C. aethiops -- *dutch | C. aethiops -- *afcam | C. aethiops -- *momm |
Webpages May Lack Signicant Information
Scientific or common names may be omitted. Is the "Black Vervet" from Northern Kenya shown here the same as C. a. rufoviridis, which lacks a common name. Based upon comments made on the webpage, the black vervets were a minority among a population of the "common East African race." Perhaps this is what is known as a "dark morph." Time to hit some reference books in search of an answer. |
Kenyan Black Vervet - *sshow | C. a. helvescens -- *cites | C. a. rufoviridis -- *cites |
Sabaeus, Tantalus or Just Plain Aethiops?
C. a. sabaeus -- *mlab | C. tantalus -- *momm and C. sabaeus -- *wpin1 |
C. aethiops -- *vzoo -- (at right) |
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