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Papio

A genus of the subfamily CERCOPITHECINAE, family CERCOPITHECIDAE, consisting of five named species: PAPIO URSINUS (chacma baboon), PAPIO CYNOCEPHALUS (yellow baboon), PAPIO PAPIO (western baboon), PAPIO ANUBIS (or olive baboon), and PAPIO HAMADRYAS (hamadryas baboon). Members of the Papio genus inhabit open woodland, savannahs, grassland, and rocky hill country. Some authors consider MANDRILLUS a subgenus of Papio.

Year introduced: 1981(1975)

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Tree Number(s): B01.050.150.900.649.313.988.400.112.199.120.610

MeSH Unique ID: D010215

Registry Number: txid9554

Entry Terms:

  • Papios
  • Baboons
  • Baboon
  • Baboons, Savanna
  • Baboon, Savanna
  • Savanna Baboon
  • Savanna Baboons

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