Papio cynocephalus

(Linnaeus, 1766)

Yellow Baboon

Taxonomy

Subclass : Theria
Infraclass : Placentalia
Magnorder : Boreoeutheria
Superorder : Euarchontoglires
Order : Primates
Suborder : Haplorhini
Infraorder : Simiiformes
Parvorder : Catarrhini
Superfamily : Cercopithecoidea
Family : Cercopithecidae
Subfamily : Cercopithecinae
Tribe : Papionini
Genus : Papio

Species status

Living
Found in the wild
Listed in MSW3 2005

Authority citation

Linnaeus, C. 1766. Systema Naturæ per Regna Tria Naturæ, Secundum Classes, Ordines, Genera, Species, cum Characteribus, Differentiis, Synonymis, Locis. Tomus I. Editio Duodecima, Reformata. Laurentii Salvii, Stockholm, 532 pp.

Authority publication link

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/42946234

Original name as described

Simia Cynocephalus

Other common names

Central Yellow Baboon · Northern Yellow Baboon

Type material

untraced (number not known)

Type kind

nonexistent

Type locality

Africa. Restricted by J. A. Allen in 1925 to "Kenya, inland from Mombasa."

Biogeographic realm

Afrotropic

Country distribution

Ethiopia · Somalia · Kenya · Tanzania · Zambia · Malawi · Mozambique

Taxonomy notes

previously included P. kindae

Taxonomy notes citation

Burrell, A.S. 2009. Phylogenetics and population genetics of central African baboons. New York University.

IUCN Red List status

Least Concern

Species Permalink

https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1000629

Country distribution map

The map below provides a general overview. Most species inhabit only specific regions within countries. Hover over the highlighted regions to see the country name.

Names and synonyms

Present and past (if available) associated names to the species. Click on a name to view its details. If the list is long, scroll down to see more.

Simia Cynocephalus

(Linnaeus, 1766)

Family

Cercopithecidae

Root name

cynocephalus

Validity status

species

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

untraced (number not known)

Type kind

nonexistent

Authority page

38

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/42946234

Authority publication

Stockholm

Name usages

  1. Linnaeus (1766:38, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/42946234) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/38438)
  2. Boddaert (1772:10, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/43563382) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67754)
  3. Brünnich (1782:16) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/68417)
  4. Kerr (1792:66, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/38664084) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/36283)
  5. Link (1795:61, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/46272937) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/35635)
  6. Turton (1802:14, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/25772851) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/69249)
  7. Goldfuss (1809:57, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/47497838) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/34654)

Cercopithecus Cynocephalus

(Erxleben, 1777)

Family

Cercopithecidae

Root name

cynocephalus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

30

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/15872827

Authority publication

Leipzig

Name usages

Erxleben (1777:30, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/15872827) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/36060)

Simia Cynocephalos

(J. F. Gmelin, 1788)

Family

Cercopithecidae

Root name

cynocephalos

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

incorrectsubsequentspelling

Authority page

31

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/25751232

Authority publication

Leipzig

Name usages

Gmelin (1788:31, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/25751232) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/35943)

Simia Basilicus

(von Schreber, 1798)

Family

Cercopithecidae

Root name

basilicus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Authority page

pl. 22C

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/31059950

Authority publication

Die Säugthiere in Abbildungen nach der Natur

Simia Sublutea

(G. K. Shaw, 1800)

Family

Cercopithecidae

Root name

subluteus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Authority page

23

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/41150648

Authority publication

London

Name usages

  1. Shaw (1800:23, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/41150648) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/37615)
  2. Groves (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8549)

Simia Sylvicola

(G. K. Shaw, 1800)

Family

Cercopithecidae

Root name

sylvicola

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

preoccupied

Authority page

22

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/41150607

Authority publication

London

Name usages

Shaw (1800:22, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/41150607) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/37615)

Simia Basiliscus

(Goldfuss, 1809)

Family

Cercopithecidae

Root name

basiliscus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

incorrectsubsequentspelling

Authority page

57

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/47497838

Authority publication

Erlangen

Name usages

  1. Goldfuss (1809:57, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/47497838) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/34654)
  2. Groves (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8549)

Papio cynocephalus

É. Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire, 1812

Family

Cercopithecidae

Root name

cynocephalus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

102

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/3499296

Authority publication

Annales du Muséum d'histoire naturelle

Name usages

  1. Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire (1812:102, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/3499296) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/17666)
  2. Ranzani (1820:130, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/27804528) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/69437)
  3. Schlegel (1876:127, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/14895192) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67480)
  4. Matschie (1895:11, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/14835385) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67260)
  5. Wroughton (1907:2, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/34063270) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/68769)
  6. Allen (1909:174) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/16003)
  7. Elliot (1913:lvi, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/40602350) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/35489)
  8. Roberts (1913:101, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/50439559) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/17656)
  9. Schwarz (1928:151) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/68600)
  10. Corbet & Hill (1980:88) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63069)
  11. Corbet & Hill (1991:98) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63070)
  12. Yalden, Largen, Kock & Hillman (1996:94) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/36072)
  13. Grubb, Butynski, Oates, Bearder, Disotell, Groves & Struhsaker (2003:1326) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/4919)
  14. Groves (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8549)
  15. Xing, Wang, Han, Ray, Huang, Chemnick, Stewart, Disotell, Ryder & Batzer (2005:875) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/4822)
  16. Mittermeier, Rylands & Wilson (2013:661) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59513)
  17. Butynski, Kingdon & Kalina (2013:228) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/37955)
  18. Mammal Diversity Database (2018:ID #16021) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67336)
  19. Mammal Diversity Database (2019:ID #16021) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67337)
  20. Mammal Diversity Database (2024, https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1000629) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67250)
  21. International Union for the Conservation of Nature (2024, https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/92250442/92251260) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67246)

cynocephalus babouin

(A. G. Desmarest, 1821)

Family

Cercopithecidae

Root name

babouin

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Authority page

68

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/39523832

Authority publication

Paris

Name usages

  1. Desmarest (1821:68, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/39523832) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/34459)
  2. Lesson (1827:45, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/54207476) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/36839)
  3. Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire (1831:66) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67807)
  4. Anonymous (1835:283, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/13702504) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/68892)
  5. Cuvier (1842:2, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/44518525) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/60227)
  6. Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire (1843:579, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/25101310) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67144)
  7. Peters (1852:4) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/61421)
  8. Murray (1866:321, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/15580317) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/39798)
  9. Gray (1871:35, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/9994529) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/21655)
  10. Sclater (1872:18, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/17037776) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/61617)
  11. Rochebrune (1883:81, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/26187534) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/43667)
  12. Groves (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8549)

Cynocephalus Antiquorum

(H. R. Schinz, 1821)

Family

Cercopithecidae

Root name

antiquorum

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

nomen_novum

Type

untraced (number not known)

Type kind

nonexistent

Authority page

115

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/51528872

Authority publication

Stuttgart

Name usages

  1. Schinz (1821:115, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/51528872) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/37604)
  2. Groves (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8549)

Simia cynocephala

(J. B. Fischer, 1829)

Family

Cercopithecidae

Root name

cynocephalus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

33

Authority publication

Stuttgart

Name usages

Fischer (1829:33) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59856)

Pithecus Cynocephalus

(de Blainville, 1839)

Family

Cercopithecidae

Root name

cynocephalus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

40

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/57990960

Authority publication

Ostéographie

Name usages

Blainville (1839:40, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/57990960) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/37118)

Papio babuin

Lesson, 1842

Family

Cercopithecidae

Root name

babuin

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

incorrectsubsequentspelling

Authority page

6

Authority publication

Paris

Name usages

Lesson (1842:6) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/36812)

Cynocephalus Thoth

(W. Ogilby, 1843)

Family

Cercopithecidae

Root name

thoth

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BMNH:Mamm:1855.12.24.18, BMNH:Mamm:1855.12.26.34

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/3e0ba480-bb15-4918-806c-06f5307ea08e https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/ba7096d4-25ad-4739-ba00-8ff0b21d1c88 https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/f39390d6-37d6-401c-afdd-8a801eab493d https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/f73b9226-ec42-4a49-b981-0bb5554272ec

Authority page

11

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/30679989

Authority publication

Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London

Name usages

  1. Gray (1871:35, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/9994529) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/21655)
  2. Groves (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8549)

Cercopithecus ochraceus

(W. C. H. Peters, 1851)

Family

Cercopithecidae

Root name

ochraceus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

ZMB 8260 (= ZMB An 15837)

Type kind

syntypes

Authority page

756

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/11056770

Authority publication

Bericht über die zur Bekanntmachung geeigneten Verhandlungen der Königlichen Preussischen Akademie der Wissenschaften zu Berlin

Name usages

  1. Peters (1852:2) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/61421)
  2. Murray (1866:321, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/15580317) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/39798)
  3. Groves (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8549)

Cynocephalus babuin

(Noack, 1887)

Family

Cercopithecidae

Root name

babuin

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

namecombination · incorrectsubsequent_spelling

Authority page

287

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/10356327

Authority publication

Zoologische Jahrbücher

Name usages

  1. Noack (1887:287, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/10356327) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67855)
  2. Noack (1891:143, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/7781033) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/38509)

Cynocephalus langheldi

(Matschie, 1892)

Family

Cercopithecidae

Root name

langheldi

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

ZMB 6689, ZMB 6690

Type kind

syntypes

Authority page

233

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/8790699

Authority publication

Sitzungsberichte der Gesellschaft Naturforschender Freunde zu Berlin

Name usages

Groves (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8549)

Papio thoth ibeanus

O. Thomas, 1893

Family

Cercopithecidae

Root name

ibeanus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BMNH:Mamm:1892.10.18.1

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/45e6e79f-391a-4646-88e1-5dcfed82d2ce https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/da88208d-d185-4fdb-92d6-e3e65c0de80a

Authority page

47

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/27734314

Authority publication

Annals and Magazine of Natural History

Papio ibeanus

Matschie, 1895

Family

Cercopithecidae

Root name

ibeanus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

11

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/14835385

Authority publication

Berlin

Name usages

  1. Matschie (1895:11, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/14835385) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67260)
  2. Elliot (1913:lvi, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/40602350) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/35489)

Papio langheldi

Matschie, 1895

Family

Cercopithecidae

Root name

langheldi

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

11

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/14835385

Authority publication

Berlin

Name usages

Matschie (1895:11, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/14835385) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67260)

Papio pruinosus

O. Thomas, 1897

Family

Cercopithecidae

Root name

pruinosus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BMNH:Mamm:1895.12.7.8

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/c5ebdc32-89dd-42d2-9a99-b080d78c2b26 https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/e7b5eb7d-e2bc-4ce7-ad6c-76d88598b54e

Authority page

789

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/31200834

Authority publication

Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London

Name usages

  1. Thomas (1898:927, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/30988166) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/35378)
  2. Elliot (1913:lvi, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/40602350) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/35489)
  3. Groves (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8549)

Papio strepitus

D. G. Elliot, 1907

Family

Cercopithecidae

Root name

strepitus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BMNH:Mamm:1897.10.1.9

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/3227f84d-4f43-4892-8659-ba94e623a34e https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/b4908c9d-7553-4385-b46e-3b08814ca046

Authority page

194

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/24254062

Authority publication

Annals and Magazine of Natural History

Name usages

  1. Elliot (1913:lvi, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/40602350) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/35489)
  2. Groves (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8549)

Papio cynocephalus ibeanus

J. A. Allen, 1909

Family

Cercopithecidae

Root name

ibeanus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

174

Authority publication

Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History

Name usages

  1. Allen (1909:174) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/16003)
  2. Grubb, Butynski, Oates, Bearder, Disotell, Groves & Struhsaker (2003:1326) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/4919)
  3. Groves (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8549)
  4. Mittermeier, Rylands & Wilson (2013:661) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59513)

Papio toth

Berger, 1910

Family

Cercopithecidae

Root name

toth

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

incorrectsubsequentspelling

Authority page

336

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/43615787

Authority publication

Sitzungsberichte der Gesellschaft Naturforschender Freunde zu Berlin

Name usages

Berger (1910:336, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/43615787) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67836)

Choiropithecus rhodesiae

(Haagner, 1918)

Family

Cercopithecidae

Root name

rhodesiae

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Authority page

83

Authority publication

South African Journal of Natural History

Name usages

Groves (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8549)

Papio cynocephalus jubilaeus

E. Schwarz, 1928

Family

Cercopithecidae

Root name

jubilaeus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

ZMB 36551 (= ZMB A 68.10)

Type kind

holotype

Authority page

211

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/45342500

Authority publication

Zeitschrift für Säugetierkunde

Name usages

  1. Schwarz (1928:152) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/68600)
  2. Groves (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8549)

Papio griseipes rhodesiæ

Shortridge, 1934

Family

Cercopithecidae

Root name

rhodesiae

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

9

Authority publication

London

Name usages

Shortridge (1934:9) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/69309)

Papio ruhei

Zukowsky, 1942

Family

Cercopithecidae

Root name

ruhei

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

ZSM 1952/276

Type kind

holotype

Authority page

261-263

Authority publication

Zoologische Garten (Leipzig)

Name usages

Groves (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8549)

Papio cynocephalus cynocephalus

Grubb, Butynski, J. F. Oates, Bearder, Disotell, Groves, & Struhsaker, 2003

Family

Cercopithecidae

Root name

cynocephalus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

1326

Authority publication

International Journal of Primatology

Name usages

  1. Grubb, Butynski, Oates, Bearder, Disotell, Groves & Struhsaker (2003:1326) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/4919)
  2. Groves (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8549)
  3. Mittermeier, Rylands & Wilson (2013:661) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59513)

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