Johnston's Mangabey
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Johnston’s mangabey is a species of crested mangabey
in the Cercopithecidae family. It was formerly considered a subspecies of the gray-cheeked mangabey (L. albigena), but recently (2007) was given the status of species by Groves
, with Osman Hill's mangabey
(L. osmani) and the Uganda mangabey
(L. ugandae).
Crested mangabey
The crested mangabeys are West-African Old World monkeys, belonging to the genus Lophocebus. They tend to have dark skin, eyelids that match their facial skin, and crests of hair on their heads. Another genus of mangabeys, Cercocebus, was once thought to be very closely related, so much so that all...
in the Cercopithecidae family. It was formerly considered a subspecies of the gray-cheeked mangabey (L. albigena), but recently (2007) was given the status of species by Groves
Colin Groves
Colin Peter Groves is Professor of Biological Anthropology at the Australian National University in Canberra, Australia.Born in England on 24 June 1942, Colin Groves completed a Bachelor of Science at University College London in 1963, and a Doctor of Philosophy at the Royal Free Hospital School of...
, with Osman Hill's mangabey
Osman Hill's Mangabey
Osman Hill’s mangabey is a species of crested mangabey in the Cercopithecidae family. It was formerly considered a subspecies of the gray-cheeked mangabey, L. albigena. It was named after William Charles Osman Hill, a primatologist, anthropologist, and anatomist from the 20th century....
(L. osmani) and the Uganda mangabey
Uganda Mangabey
The Uganda mangabey is a species of Old World monkey found only in Uganda. This crested mangabey was previously thought to be just be a population of the grey-cheeked mangabey . Colin Groves upgraded the Ugandan population into the new species L. ugandae on February 16, 2007...
(L. ugandae).