CERCOPITHECIDAE Gray, 1821

Amori, Giovanni, Segniagbeto, Gabriel Hoinsoude, Decher, Jan, Assou, Delagnon, Gippoliti, Spartaco & Luiselli, Luca, 2016, Non-marine mammals of Togo (West Africa): an annotated checklist, Zoosystema 38 (2), pp. 201-244 : 222

Family CERCOPITHECIDAE Gray, 1821

Cercopithecus erythrogaster erythrogaster Gray, 1866 ▶ ( Fig. 18 )

HISTORICAL LITERATURE. — In Togo the nominal subspecies is only found in Réserve National de Togodo (310 km 2) ( Oates 1996; Houngbédji et al. 2012; Mallon et al. 2015).

ORIGINAL DATA. — This species was direclty sighted by the authors in Togodo during 2013-2014 ( Fig. 18 ).

Cercopithecus mona (Schreber, 1774) ▶ ( Fig. 19)

HISTORICAL LITERATURE. — This species was first recorded in Togo by Matschie (1893b). Directly observed at Lagbé by Campbell et al. (2008), but the same authors also report several sites with interview data of presence.

VOUCHERS. — Two vouchers from Pagala and Agou are currently at NMNH, and from Bismarckburg, Anyanga, Misahohe, Dapaong, Agaonde, Kago (along Mono River) at ZMB.

ORIGINAL DATA. — Currently, this species is widespread in the forested natural reserves of Togo: in 2012-2015 it has been observed in Fazao-Malkafassa and Togodo National Parks, and also in Asseve and Fontan forests and the Togoville Sacred Forest ( Fig. 19; Houngbédji et al. 2012).

Cercopithecus nictitans (Linnaeus, 1766) •

REMARK

Two vouchers are stored in the ZMB; one from a undefined Togo locality, and another from the Volta Region of Ghana across the border with Togo (Kratshi). However, this species should not be present in Togo according to Groves (2005), Oates (2011) and IUCN (2014).

Cercopithecus petaurista (Schreber, 1774) ▶

HISTORICAL LITERATURE. — Reported for Nangbéto Yikpa-Gigbé and Mont Klouto from interviews with hunters ( Campbell et al. 2008).

VOUCHERS. — There are vouchers from Ezimé, Agou (NMNH), Klouto (IFAN), Misahohe, and Kuma Alala (ZMB).

REMARK

This species is mostly restricted to forests at the border with Ghana ( Campbell et al. 2008).

Figures

FIG. 18.— Cercopithecus erythrogaster Gray,1866 one of the rare primate species of Togo. Photograph: Gabriel Hoinsoudé Segniagbeto.