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vervet Vervet (Chlorocebus pygerythrus).

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Also known as: Chlorocebus, savanna monkey, vervet monkey
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vervet, (genus Chlorocebus), any of six known species of widely distributed semiarboreal African monkeys. Vervet monkeys are quadrupedal and occur throughout sub-Saharan Africa in savannas and dry deciduous forests. They may be found as far north as Egypt or as far south as South Africa. The six Chlorocebus species are: the grivet (C. aethiops) of Ethiopia and northeastern Africa, the Malbrouck monkey (C. cynosuros) of Angola and the southern Congo, the bale monkey (C. djamdjamensis)...

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