Prince Bernhard's titi
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| Prince Bernhard's titi[1] | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Primates |
| Family: | Pitheciidae |
| Genus: | Callicebus |
| Species: | C. bernhardi |
| Binomial name | |
| Callicebus bernhardi van Roosmalen et al., 2002 |
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Prince Bernhard's titi (Callicebus bernhardi) is a species of titi, a type of New World monkey, endemic to Brazil. It was formally described in 2002 by Marc van Roosmalen and Russell Mittermeier, and named after Prince Bernard of the Netherlands.[3]Locals were shown a photograph of the monkey and asked if they knew of its whereabouts, it was referred to as a "Zog-Zog".[4] [5] This titi has dark orange sideburns and chest, a reddish brown back, and a black tail with a white tip.[6] It is about 94 centimeters (37 in) in length, although 56 centimeters (22 in) is taken up by its tail.[6]
[edit] References
- ^ Groves, C. (2005). Wilson, D. E., & Reeder, D. M, eds. ed. Mammal Species of the World (3rd ed.). Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. pp. 142. OCLC 62265494. ISBN 0-801-88221-4. http://www.bucknell.edu/msw3/browse.asp?id=12100322.
- ^ Veiga, L. M. (2008). Callicebus bernhardi. In: IUCN 2008. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 3 January 2009.
- ^ Lazaroff, Cat (2002-06-24). "Two New Monkeys Found in Amazon Rainforest". http://www.ens-newswire.com/ens/jun2002/2002-06-24-06.asp. Retrieved 2007-06-21.
- ^ "New monkeys found in Brazil in Amazon". 1997-12-28. http://www.theshadowlands.net/newmonkey.txt.
- ^ "Neotropical Primates 10(Suppl.), June 2002". http://www.primate-sg.org/PDF/NP10.S.bernhardi.pdf.
- ^ a b Ellis, Richard (2004). No Turning Back: The Life and Death of Animal Species. New York: Harper Perennial. p. 266. ISBN 0-06-055804-0.
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