The scientific name for a Vervet monkey is Chlorocebus pygerythrus.

A waag is another name for a grivet, an African monkey, Latin name Chlorocebus aethiops.

The scientific or taxonomic name would be Chlorocebus aethiops.

There are 177 species of mammals and 727 species of birds in Somalia.

These include the :

Macroscelidea

Aardvark

Cape Hyrax

African Bush Elephant

Chlorocebus

and Hamadryas Baboon.

The "Monkeys" scientific name is Catrol Vancliechin == == There are many species of monkey worldwide. Macaca fascicularis (macaque) is only one of them. Others are Chlorocebus aethiops (vervet monkey) , Mandrillus sphinx (mandrill) , Papio cynocephalus, Papio anubis (2 baboon species) and the critically endangered and brighly coloured Brazilian Leontopithecus rosalia . The latter is the name of the Golden Lion