Cercocebus galeritus Peters, 1879 . Monatsb. Preuss. Akad. Wiss. Berlin, p. 830.

TYPE LOCALITY: Kenya, Tana River, Mitole (2.10° S. 40.10° E.) .

DISTRIBUTION: Lower Tana River (Kenya).

COMMENT: Formerly included agilis; but see Groves, 1978, Primates, 19:1 -34. A mangabey, probably of this species, was recently discovered in Uzungwa Mtns., E. Tanzania (CPG).

PROTECTED STATUS: CITES - Appendix II as Order Primates . CITES - Appendix I as C. g. galeritus (subspecies only) and U.S. ESA - Endangered as C. galeritus .

ISIS NUMBER: 5301406008001003001.