Ceratogyrus dolichocephalus Hewitt, 1919

Common name: Cranial Horned Baboon

♀ Female described ♂ Male described

Type Locality and Records

Type locality

Distribution

ZimbabweBotswana

Type Locality: Victoria, S. Rhodesia

Adult Male Activity

Collection months of 29 adult male specimen records, against the rainfall where they live

Wet seasonDry seasonWet season1514611125°15°JFMAMJJASOND140149mm0
Adult males collected

Of 29 adult males, 22 of 29 (76%) fall in the six wettest months, and 8 of 29 (28%) in the six warmest. Collections peak in April. The wetter half of the year is much the closer fit here.

Mean monthly rainfall and temperature 2001–2020 near the type locality, Victoria, S. Rhodesia. MERRA-2 via NASA POWER, for a grid cell averaging 618 m. Wet and dry seasons, from the rainfall at the locality itself.

Specimen Records (81)

TM 2990 ♀ Type Zimbabwe

Victoria, S. Rhodesia

October 1913 · col. Miss S. E. A. Ambrosc and Master R. H. Ambrose.

TM 2991 ♀ Type Zimbabwe

Victoria (assumed to be Fort Victoria =Masvingo), 20º05’S, 30º50’E

October 1913 · col. Miss S. E. A. Ambrosc and Master R. H. Ambrose.

SAM-ENW-B003287 ♀ Zimbabwe

Salisbury =Harare

April 1917 · col. R. W. Tucker.

female, 4 immature

NMZA 1268 ♂ Zimbabwe

Bulawayo

March 1933

NMZ/A 1308 ♀ Zimbabwe

Heany Junction, Bulawayo, 2028BB

July 1941

NMZ/A 1511 ♀ Zimbabwe

Bulawayo

May 1944

NMZA 1264 ♂ Zimbabwe

Harare

April 1961 · col. C. K. Brain

NMZA 1228 ♂ Zimbabwe

Bulawayo

April 1965

NMZ/A 1224 Zimbabwe

Bulawayo, 2028BA

November 1966

immature

NM 9765 ♂ Zimbabwe

Hunyani Hills Hotel, Lake McIlwane-Kariba, 30m from Salisbury =Harare

November 1966 · col. P. Hulley

NMZA 1495 ♂ Zimbabwe

Harare, Marlborough

April 1968 · col. M. Bowker

with re-grown palpi

NM 16002 ♂ Zimbabwe

Warren Hills, Salisbury =Harare

July 1969

under a rock had a large tunnel like rest using the bottom of the rock as a roof

NM 13746 ♀ Zimbabwe

Kasipiti, Chimanimani

November 1970 · col. J. P. L.

NMZ/A 7754 ♀ Zimbabwe

Save/Runde rivers confluence, Ghonarezhou Nature Reserve, 2132AD

April 1971

NMZA 1227 ♂ Zimbabwe

Bulawayo, Waterford

April 1971 · col. P. Lee

NMZA 1266 Zimbabwe

Mashaba

April 1972 · col. Kotz’e

immature male

NMZA 7753 ♂ Zimbabwe

Harare, Borrowdale

May 1972 · col. D. Simleit

NMZA 1229 ♂ Zimbabwe

Bulawayo

April 1973

NMZA 1273 ♂ Zimbabwe

Bulawayo

April 1973

NMZ/A 1274 ♀ Zimbabwe

Hope Fountain

January 1974

NMZA 1260 ♂ Zimbabwe

Bulawayo

April 1978 · col. Mr. Dicks

NMZ/A 63 ♀ Zimbabwe

Tuli road, Gumtree

July 1979

NMZ/A 6 4 4 ♀ Zimbabwe

Matopos R.E.P.S., 2028BC

October 1979

NMZA 162 Zimbabwe

Bulawayo, Matsheamhlope

August 1979 · col. D. K. B. Wheeler

immature

NMZA 311 ♀ Zimbabwe

REP’s Matopos

September 1979 · col. S. Higgins

2 immature

NMZA 1285 ♀ Zimbabwe

South of Bulawayo, R.E.P. school

November 1979 · col. S. Higgins

NMZA 1292 ♀ Zimbabwe

South of Bulawayo, REP school, Matopos

November 1979 · col. S. Higgins

NMZA 9042 Zimbabwe

Gumtree, Tuli road

July 1979 · col. D. K. B. Wheeler

immature female

NMZ/A 662 ♀ Zimbabwe

Bulawayo, 2028BA

March 1980 · col. P. Mhlanga

MNZ/A 1235 ♀ Zimbabwe

Matsheumhlope, Bulawayo, 2028BA

August 1980

NMZA 1234 ♂ Zimbabwe

Nyamandhlovu, Bonisa Farm

March 1980 · col. T. Gibbs

NMZA 1277 ♂ Zimbabwe

Bulawayo

March 1980

NMZA 1632 ♂ Zimbabwe

Bulawayo

May 1981 · col. G. H. French

NMZA 1590 Zimbabwe

Bulawayo

January 1982 · col. H. van Rheede

immature male

NMZA 1631 ♂ Zimbabwe

Bulawayo, Hillside

February 1982 · col. I. N. Terry

NMZA 1697 Zimbabwe

Bulawayo

July 1982 · col. G. Kaufman

immature female

NMZ/A 1910 ♀ Zimbabwe

Fern hill Pump station , Esegodini

September 1983

NMZ/A 1740 ♀ Zimbabwe

Bulawayo

April 1983

NMZ/A 1737 ♀ Zimbabwe

Bulawayo , 2028BA

May 1983

NMZA 1738 ♂ Zimbabwe

Bulawayo

April 1983 · col. J. Hoffman

NMZA 1739 ♂ Zimbabwe

Bulawayo

April 1983 · col. G. Laity

NMZA 1741 ♂ Zimbabwe

Bulawayo

April 1983 · col. Mr. Ashley

NMZ/A 2763 ♀ Zimbabwe

Falcon College, Esegodini,

October 1984

NM Z/A 2628 ♀ Zimbabwe

Plum tree town, 2027BD

June 1984

NMZ/A 2895 ♀ Zimbabwe

Noelvale, Zvishavane, 2030AC

July 1984

NMZA 2201 ♂ Zimbabwe

Bulawayo

May 1984 · col. L. Barker

NMZA 2894 Zimbabwe

Noelvale, Zvishavane

July 1984 · col. M. Bing

immature male

NMZA 5771 ♂ Zimbabwe

Bulawayo

March 1984 · col. Mrs. Wild

NMZ/A2740 ♀ Zimbabwe

Riverside, Bulawayo, 2028BA

January 1985

NMZA 2739 ♂ Zimbabwe

Bulawayo, Hillside

March 1985 · col. R. Howe

NMZA 3539 ♂ Zimbabwe

Bulawayo, Burnside

April 1985 · col. B. Kaufman

NMZA 5348 Zimbabwe

Chipinda pool, Gona-Re-Zhou National Park

February 1985 · col. P. Kagoro

immature

NMZ/A 5282 Zimbabwe

Houtberg farm, 2032BC

June 1986

immature

NMZA 4693 ♂ Zimbabwe

Bulawayo

April 1986 · col. D. G. Broadley

NMZA 4694 Zimbabwe

Bulawayo

February 1986 · col. B. Bennefield

immature

NMZA 5431 ♀ Zimbabwe

Bulawayo, Sunninghill

November 1986 · col. M. McElroy

NM Z/A 5444 ♀ Zimbabwe

Lake M acll wane

October 1987

NMZA 5608 ♀ Zimbabwe

Bulawayo, Sunninghill

March 1987 · col. Mrs. Johnston

NMZA 5609 ♂ Zimbabwe

Bulawayo, Luveve

April 1987 · col. C. Ndebele

NMZA 5696 ♂ Zimbabwe

Bulawayo, Montogomery

May 1987 · col. J. Masuku

NMZA 6200 Zimbabwe

Douglasdale Kennels, Bulawayo

November 1987 · col. M. & R. McElroy

immature male

NMZ/A 6422 ♀ Zimbabwe

Girl’s College, Bulawayo, 2028BA

June 1988

NMZA 6244 ♀ Zimbabwe

Douglasdale Kennels, Bulawayo

July 1988 · col. M & R McElroy

NMZA 6395 ♂ Zimbabwe

Bulawayo, Matsheumhlope

May 1988 · col. D.G. Broadley

NMZA 7423 ♂ Zimbabwe

Bulawayo

December 1988 · col. D. Jones

NM Z/ A7704 ♀ Zimbabwe

15 kilometres North o f Masvingo on Harare road

June 1989

NMZA 7251 ♂ Zimbabwe

Bulawayo, Ascot Mews

April 1989 · col. P. Matheson

NMZA 9949 Zimbabwe

Gutu Mission

November 1989 · col. T. Volpers

immature male, caught in house

NMZ/A 7855 Zimbabwe

Bulawayo, 2028BA

May 1990

immature

NMZA 9468 Zimbabwe

Maleme rest camp, Matopos National Park

February 1990 · col. J. Minshull

immature female

NMZA 8790 ♂ Zimbabwe

Beacon Hill

May 1991 · col. A. Murray

NMZA 9352 Zimbabwe

Maleme rest camp, Matopos National Park

February 1991 · col. J. Minshull

immature female

NMZA 10369 Zimbabwe

Lushongwe platform, Matopos game Park

December 1992 · col. F. Nyathi

immature male

NMZA 10421 Zimbabwe

Lushongwe platform, Matopos game Park

December 1992 · col. F. Nyathi

immature male

NMZA 10471 Zimbabwe

Bulawayo, Riverside

April 1993 · col. S. Gardener

male

BMNH 14.10.21.6 ♂ Zimbabwe

Balla Balla

col. Mrs. Spencer James

NMZA 1270 Zimbabwe

Bulawayo

col. G. Dally

immature female

NMZA 2200 ♂ Zimbabwe

Bulawayo, Kumalo

col. Mr. Duly

AMGS 99009 Zimbabwe

Salisbury (=)

AMGS 99252 Zimbabwe

Salisbury (=)

col. von Hirschberg, C

AMGS 99251 Zimbabwe

Harare, Salisbury, Mashonaland (=)

col. von Hirschberg, C

Taxonomic History