Tantalus monkey
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C. tantalus
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| Chlorocebus tantalus Ogilby, 1841[verification needed]
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The tantalus monkey (Chlorocebus tantalus) is an Old World monkey from Africa that ranges from Ghana to Sudan.[1] It was originally described as a subspecies of the grivet (Chlorocebus aethiops).[1] All species in Chlorocebus were formerly in the genus Cercopithecus.[1]
This species has three recognized subspecies:[1]
- Chlorocebus tantalus tantalus
- Chlorocebus tantalus budgetti
- Chlorocebus tantalus marrensis
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