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Chlorocebus
''Chlorocebus'' is a genus of medium-sized primates from the family of Old World monkeys. Six species are currently recognized, although some people classify them all as a single species with numerous subspecies. Either way, they make up the entirety of the genus ''Chlorocebus''.
Confusingly, the terms "vervet monkey" and "green monkey" are sometimes used to refer to the whole genus ''Chlorocebus'', though they also refer more precisely to species ''Chlorocebus pygerythrus'' and ''Chlorocebus sabaeus'', respectively, neither of which is the type species for ''Chlorocebus''. This article uses the term ''Chlorocebus'' consistently for the genus and the common names only for the species.
The native range of these monkeys is sub-Saharan Africa from Senegal and Ethiopia south to South Africa. However, in previous centuries, a number of them were taken as pets by slavers, and were transported across the Atlantic Ocean to the Caribbean islands, along with the enslaved Africans. The monkeys subsequently escaped or were released and became naturalized. The descendents of those populations are found on the West Indian islands of Barbados, Saint Kitts, Nevis, Anguilla, and Sint Maarten. A colony also exists in Broward County, Florida.〔(Development evolves; they adapt. ) St. Petersburg Times. Accessed 2008-07-11〕
== Physical description ==
The dorsal fur of ''Chlorocebus'' monkeys varies by species from pale yellow through grey-green brown to dark brown, while the lower portion and the hair ring around the face is a whitish yellow.〔 The face, hands, and feet are hairless and black, although their abdominal skin is bluish.〔 Males have a blue scrotum and red penis.〔 The monkeys are sexually dimorphic, wild adult males range from and females are , including a tail measuring .〔 Males weigh from and females weigh from .
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