Cercopithecus erythrotis Waterhouse 1838

Wilson, Don E. & Reeder, DeeAnn, 2005, Order Primates, Mammal Species of the World: a Taxonomic and Geographic Reference (3 rd Edition), Volume 1, Baltimore: The Johns Hopkins University Press, pp. 111-184 : 156

Cercopithecus erythrotis Waterhouse 1838

Cercopithecus erythrotis Waterhouse 1838 , Proc. Zool. Soc. Lond., 1838: 59.

Type Locality: Equatorial Guinea, Bioko.

Vernacular Names: Red-eared Guenon.

Subspecies: :

Subspecies Cercopithecus erythrotis subsp. erythrotis Waterhouse 1838

Subspecies Cercopithecus erythrotis subsp. camerunensis Hayman 1940

Distribution: S and E Nigeria, Cameroon coast, Bioko.

Conservation: CITES – Appendix II; U.S. ESA – Endangered; IUCN – Endangered as C. c. erythrotis , otherwise Vulnerable.

Discussion: C. cephus species group. Considered a subspecies of cephus by Struhsaker (1970:374-376); but also see Dandelot (1974:23). McAllan and Bruce (1989) argued that the original publication of this species should be: The Analyst, 24:298-299 [publ. 2 July 1838].