Sykes' monkey (''Cercopithecus mitis albogularis''), also known as the white-throated monkey or Samango monkey, is a subspecies of the blue monkey. It is an

Old World monkey Old World monkeys are primates in the family Cercopithecidae (). Twenty-four genera and 138 species are recognized, making it the largest primate family. Old World monkey genera include baboons (genus '' Papio''), red colobus (genus '' Piliocolob ...

found between

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and

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, including south and east

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. It is named after English naturalist Colonel

William Henry Sykes Colonel William Henry Sykes, FRS (25 January 1790 – 16 June 1872) was an English naturalist who served with the British military in India and was specifically known for his work with the Indian Army as a politician, Indologist and ornitholog ...

(1790-1872), and has a large white patch on the throat and upper chest, and a grizzled (not blackish) cap.Kingdon, J. 1997. ''The Kingdon Guide to African Mammals.'' Academic Press Limited, London.

Subspecies

Sykes' monkey was previous considered a species on its own. When it was, it had 12 subspecies: * ''C. a. albogularis'' – Zanzibar Sykes' monkey * ''C. a. albotorquatus'' – Pousargues' Sykes' monkey * ''C. a. erythrarchus'' – white-throated guenon or Samango monkey * ''C. a. francescae'' * ''C. a. kibonotensis'' * ''C. a. kolbi'' – Mount Kenya Sykes' monkey * ''C. a. labiatus'' – White-lipped monkey or Samango monkey * ''C. a. moloneyi'' * ''C. a. monoides'' * ''C. a. phylax'' * ''C. a. schwarzi'' * ''C. a. zammaranoi'' – Zammarano's white-throated guenon

References

{{Taxonbar, from1=Q997728, from2=Q40463494 Guenons Mammals of Ethiopia Mammals of the Democratic Republic of the Congo Mammals of Zambia Mammals of Tanzania Mammals of South Africa Taxa named by William Henry Sykes Mammals described in 1831 Taxobox binomials not recognized by IUCN