Etymology

Allen's swamp monkey

Today it means: Allenopithecus nigroviridis, a stocky Old World monkey, endemic to the Congo Basin, with its range spanning the Republic of Congo, Cameroon, and the west of the Democratic Republic of Congo. Full definition →

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Named after American zoologist Joel Asaph Allen.

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