Ceratogyrus brachycephalus Hewitt, 1919

Common name: Broad-horned Baboon

♀ Female described ♂ Male described

Type Locality and Records

Type locality

Distribution

ZimbabweSouth AfricaBotswana

Type Locality: N'jelele River, Zoutpansberg dist, Mr G. Van Dam during August 1916

Adult Male Activity

Collection months of 2 adult male specimen records, against the rainfall where they live

Wet seasonDry seasonWet season1127°17°JFMAMJJASOND1096mm0
Adult males collected

Mean monthly rainfall and temperature 2001–2020 near the type locality. MERRA-2 via NASA POWER, for a grid cell averaging 461 m. Wet and dry seasons, from the rainfall at the locality itself. Records span 2 countries (Botswana, Mozambique), so one climate curve cannot describe all of them.

Specimen Records (27)

TM 2992 ♀ Type South Africa

Njelele River Zoutpansberg

August 1916 · col. G van Dam

TM 2993 ♀ Type South Africa

Njelele River Zoutpansberg

August 1916 · col. G van Dam

TM 2994 ♀ Type South Africa

Njelele River Zoutpansberg

August 1916 · col. G van Dam

? ♂ Botswana

Orapa, 2125AD,

April 1900

NCA76/1519 ♀ South Africa

Allever 103MR Muasstroom 2228CB

August 1976

MRAC 16212 South Africa

Maasstroom Northern Transvaal 2228CB

June 1976

NCA 80/153 ♀ South Africa

Ons Eigegrond Pontdrift Messina

June 1979

NM Z/A 1217 Zimbabwe

Bulawayo 2028 BB

September 1979

NMZ/A 4001 Zimbabwe

Doddiebum HQ. Doddiebum Ranch 2129AD

August 1985

TM 16389 ♀ South Africa

Messina Nature Reserve Messina 2230AC

February 1988

TM 16390 South Africa

Messina Nature Reserve Messina 2230AC

February 1988

TM 16391 ♀ South Africa

Dover 44MT Messina 2230AC

January 1989

TM 16392 ♀ South Africa

Tulbach 135MR 2228CC

March 1989

TM 16393 South Africa

Tulbach 135MR 2228CC

March 1989

? ♀ Mozambique

near Chemba

col. Lesne

? juvenile Mozambique

Nova Choupanga

col. Lesne

? ♂ Mozambique

Dungue

col. Lesne

TM 8160 ♀ Zimbabwe

Birchenough Bridge I932CD

TM 8161 ♀ Zimbabwe

Birchenough Bridge I932CD

TM 8162 ♀ Zimbabwe

Birchenough Bridge I932CD

TM 8163 ♀ Zimbabwe

Birchenough Bridge I932CD

TM 8194 ♀ Zimbabwe

Ghandazi River five miles east of Birchenough Bridge I932CD

TM 8195 ♀ Zimbabwe

Ghandazi River five miles east of Birchenough Bridge I932CD

AMGS 98953 Botswana

Tsessebe,Tati (=)

AMGS 99253 Botswana

Tsessebe,Tati (=)

AMGS 98950 South Africa

Zoutpansberg (=Legacy Locality Information: South Africa)

col. van Dam, G.

AMGS 99254 Zimbabwe

Gwanda (=Coordinates from: en.wikipedia.org)

Taxonomic History