CERCOPITHECIDAE Gray, 1821
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Family CERCOPITHECIDAE Gray, 1821 View in CoL
Cercopithecus erythrogaster erythrogaster Gray, 1866 ▶ ( Fig. 18 View FIG )
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 View FIG ).
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).
CAMPBELL G., TEICHROEB J. & PATERSON J. D. 2008. - Distribution of diurnal primate species in Togo and Benin. Folia Primatologica 79: 15 - 30.
GROVES C. P. 2005. - Order Primates, in WILSON D. E. & REEDER D. M. (eds), Mammal Species of the World. A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference, Smithsonian Institution Press, Washington D. C., 111 - 184.
HOUNGBEDJI M. G., DJOSSA B. A., ADOMOU A. C., DAKPOGAN S. C., SINSIN B. & MENSAH G. A. 2012. - Conservation status of the Red-bellied Guenon (Cercopithecus erythrogaster erythrogaster) in the western Dahomey Gap in southwestern Benin and the adjacent Togodo Forest Reserve, South Togo. African Primates 7 (2): 184 - 192.
MALLON D. P., HOFFMANN M., GRAINGER M. J., HIBERT F., VAN VLIET N. & MCGOWAN P. J. K. 2015. - An IUCN Situation Analysis of Terrestrial and Freshwater Fauna in West and Central Africa. Occasional Paper of the IUCN Species Survival Commission No. 54. Gland, Switzerland and Cambridge, UK: IUCN. x + 162 p.
MATSCHIE P. 1893 b. - Saugethiere des Togogebietes, in Beitrage zur Fauna des Togolandes. Mittheilungen aus den deutschen Schutzegebieten 6: 162 - 180.
OATES J. F. 1996. - Survey of Cercopithecus erythrogaster populations in the Dahomey Gap. African Primates 2: 9 - 11.
OATES J. F. 2011. - Primates of West Africa, A field Guide and Natural History. Conservation International Tropical field Guide Series. Arlington, VA 22202 USA, 555 p.
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