Vervet Monkey Chlorocebus pygerythrus

Classification

Cercopithecidae [family]
Chlorocebus [genus] (1)
pygerythrus [species]

Classification

Cercopithecidae [family]
Chlorocebus [genus] (1)
pygerythrus [species]

Presence

Recorded on
  • Sint Eustatius
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  • Sint Maarten
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    Presence status
  • Introduced (2) - Sint Maarten
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  • No longer present (0) - Sint Eustatius
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    Natural distribution Africa
    Distribution description Native to Africa. Introduced to St. Kitts, Nevis and Barbados in the late 1600s.
    Notes on presence status Populations of the Vervet Monkey on St. Martin are presumed to be descendants of escaped or released monkeys. First sighting on St. Martin dates from 1974. Reported in 2011 on St. Eustatius, but is no longer present.

    Publications

    • Buurt, G. van, & Debrot, A.O. 2012. Exotic and invasive terrestrial and freshwater animal species in the Dutch Caribbean. 1-37. IMARES, Wageningen.
    • Yokoyama, M. 2013. The Incomplete guide to the wildlife of Saint Martin. Revised and expanded second edition. 131. sxm wildlife.