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Preferred term

Chlorocebus aethiops  

Type

  • mesh:Descriptor

Definition

  • A species of CERCOPITHECUS containing three subspecies: C. tantalus, C. pygerythrus, and C. sabeus. They are found in the forests and savannah of Africa. The African green monkey is the natural host of SIMIAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS and is used in AIDS research.

Broader concept

Synonym(s)

  • African Green Monkey
  • Cercopithecus aethiops
  • Cercopithecus griseoviridis
  • Cercopithecus griseus
  • Lasiopyga weidholzi
  • Savanah Monkey
  • txid460675
  • txid60710
  • txid9534

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URI

http://data.loterre.fr/ark:/67375/JVR-MWMCCSJZ-W

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